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Rockwell Automation 2706-M1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 HARDWARE MANUAL User Manual

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Front Panel Editor

Publication 2706–816

Important:

One option was selected by the application designer
when the application was created. If you need to change
the setting, you must then reset the terminal. Either:

cycle power to the terminal

reset the terminal by pressing the up

, down

and Enter

keys simultaneously.

Note: This option defaults to Preset values and is read only for
ASCII Trigger or Slave Device MessageView terminal
configurations (2706-M1D, -M1N, or -M1F).

Port Power-Up (RS-232 port only)

The terminal may be shut down and restarted from time to time, with
the same application loaded. You may choose which type of device
the RS-232 port is set to communicate with at every startup:

a computer which has MessageBuilder software loaded

the auxiliary device in the system.

1. Select Port Power-Up and press the Enter

key to display the

Port option.

MessageBuilder

Port Power-Up

2. Use the up

or down

arrow keys to toggle between the

options. Whenever the terminal is restarted:

the MessageBuilder option configures the terminal to
communicate with the computer containing MessageBuilder
software.

the Auxiliary option configures the terminal to communicate
with the auxiliary device: ASCII Trigger device, slave device,
ASCII Input device.

3. Press the Enter

key to select the displayed option and return

to the Port Power-Up submenu.

Or press the Ack

key to return to the Port Power-Up

submenu without changing the option.

4. Press the Ack

key twice to return to the FPE menu.