Owner's manual

Basic Control Operation
Chapter 2
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The input cursor is the c ursor located on lines 2 and 3 of the screen. It is
available when you need to input data by using the operator panel (as
needed in MDI mode, for example). The following section is a description
of how to move the cursor a nd edit data on the input line by using the keys
on the operator panel.
CursorOperation: Description:
Moving the inputcursor To move the cursorrightandleftin the inputarea,pressand
holdthe[SHIFT] keywhilepressing the leftand rightcursor
keys. To movethe cursorbetween line 2and 3use the le ft
and rightcursorkeys while holding the [SHIFT] key. The
up and downcursorkeyscannotbeused. Theinputcursor
wraps around whenitreachesthe end of the screen.
Inserting characters To insertcharactersinto existingdataon the inputlines,move
the cursor as described above. Placethe cursor justtothe
rightofthelocation to insertdata. Anydatatypedinby using
the operatorpanel is insertedjustto the leftofthe cursor.
Deleting Characters To delete characters ontheinputlinesmove the cursor tothe
rightofthecharactertodelete. Pressing the [DEL] key
deletes the characterto the leftofthe cursorin the inputline.
Deleting all characters on
the inputline
To delete all entered characterson the inputlines press the
[DEL] key while holdingdown the[SHIFT] key. All
characters ontheinputlinearedeleted.
Sendinginformation To sendinformation to the controlfrominputlinepressthe
[TRANSMIT] key. All informationon the inputline issentto
the control.
It is sometimes necessary to perform a Reform Memory operation to clear
memory. This is often necessary after one of the following occurs:
the amount of RAM m emory that can be used by PAL is changed in
AMP
a new PAL program has been sent to the control (downloading PAL
does not always make it necessary to format)
volatile memory has failed either from the super cap loosing power or
from the battery backup loosing power.
You must format any time the control displays the error message
“MEMORY CRASH -- REFORMAT.”
This operation can also be performed when you want to delete all part
programs i n control memory.
After a format operation is performed, it is not necessary to re-install
AMP or PAL.
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The Input Cursor
2.11
{REFORM MEMORY}