User manual
Communication with the Automation System
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Entering a Value in an Edition Field
Input Methods
Before you can enter a value in an edition field, activate the input mode in the XBT
terminal.
After you have activated the input mode for a field, the whole field blinks and the
following edition methods are available:
z accelerated incremental edition
z thumbwheel edition
z direct edition
z direct edition via virtual numeric keypad
Edition
Methods
Key Description
Accelerated
Incremental
Edition:
Down/Up The total value of the field is increased or decreased by pressing the up/down
keys.
Thumbwheel
Edition:
Left/Right
Down/Up
z First, the digit to be modified is selected and starts blinking when the up and
down keys are pressed. (These keys are managed in the same way as a
drum. This means that on reaching one end of the variable field, you go back
to the other end.)
z Next, when the left and right keys are pressed, the digit values are displayed
in one direction or the other (these keys are also managed in the same way
as a drum).