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Message attribute default screen – Rockwell Automation 2706-ND1 DL40 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING SFTWR.USER MANUAL User Manual

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Chapter 5
The Develop Menu

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Notes

The attributes shown on the Message Attributes pop-up window are those
assigned to the message with the lowest message number currently in the
Message Picks list.

If

Line Usage

is other than

All Lines

, then the display line on the DL40

does not necessarily correspond to the cursor row value shown on the
message editing window during editing.

To select a block of messages, move the cursor to the first message on the
block and press

[CTRL][B]

to mark the beginning of the block. Then move

the cursor to the last message in the block and press

[

]

. The entire block

will be moved to the opposite column.

The

Slave message color

,

Slave message length

, and

Echo relay to

slave

message attribute selections are only available through the Offline

Programming Software. You cannot change those attributes with the DL40
Onboard

Editor.

Message Attribute Defaults

are the attributes assigned to all messages in a

file when they are created.

After you have selected

Message Attribute Defaults

, the Message Attribute

Defaults window will open. Use the arrow keys to highlight the attribute you
want to change and press

[

]

. You will be able to select the new attribute

value from a list, or enter a number. Press

[

]

apply the new attribute.

When you have finished choosing attribute settings, move the cursor to

Quit

and press

[

]

.

Message Attribute Default
Screen