Rockwell Automation 2706-M1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 HARDWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 7)

Using this Manual P–2
Publication 2706–816
You do not require any special knowledge to operate the
MessageView

terminal. Before running an application, you should
know how to respond to messages which allow data entry or other
inputs. This information is available from the application designer.
Equipment installers must be familiar with standard panel
installation techniques.
For information relating to SLC

or PLC

logic controllers or
ASCII Triggering devices, refer to the appropriate user manuals.
This manual uses the following conventions:
•
we refer to a MessageView 421D, 421N or 421F Interactive
Display Terminal as the terminal.
•
we refer to MessageBuilder

Configuration Software (Catalog
No. 2706-MB1) as MessageBuilder software.
•
we show MessageView terminal displays within a rectangular
box:
Battery Test
Test Passed
You may see the following acronyms used in the MessageView user
manual:
FPE Front Panel Editor
HE Stack Historical Event Stack
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
POST Power-On Self Test
RIO Remote I/O
RTC Real Time Clock
SLC Small Logic Controller
VFD Vacuum Fluorescent Display
The following table lists other publications related to the
MessageView 421 terminals.
Publication Number Description
2706-817 MessageBuilder Configuration Software User Manual
1770-4.1 Programmable Controller Wiring and Grounding Guidelines
Intended Audience
Conventions
Acronyms
Related Publications