Operating instructions

Preface
MP 377, MP 377 PRO (WinCC flexible)
4 Operating Instructions, 10/2008, 6AV6691-1DR01-0AB0
Position in the information landscape
These operating instructions form part of the SIMATIC HMI documentation. You can obtain
an overview of SIMATIC hardware and SIMATIC software products and SIMATIC systems
and information that can be called up in PDF format in various languages at the
following address:
"
http://www.automation.siemens.com/simatic/portal/html_76/techdoku.htm"
The following designations are used in these operating instructions to represent
multiple HMI devices:
"MP 377" designates all MP 377 HMI devices.
"MP 377 mounting device" designates the following HMI devices:
● MP 377 12" Touch
● MP 377 12" Key
● MP 377 15" Touch
● MP 377 19" Touch
"MP 377 PRO" designates the following HMI devices:
● MP 377 PRO 15" Touch
Conventions
The following text notation will facilitate reading the Operating Instructions:
Notation Scope
"Add screen"
• Terms that appear in the user interface, for example, dialog
names, tabs, buttons, menu commands
• Inputs required, for example limit values, tag values.
• Path information
"File > Edit" Operational sequences, for example, menu commands, shortcut
menu commands
<F1>, <Alt+P> Keyboard operation
Please observe notes labeled as follows:
Note
Notes contain important information concerning the product, its use or a specific section of
the documentation to which you should pay particular attention.
Figures in this documentation
This documentation contains figures pertaining to the hardware described herein. Newer
versions of the HMI device may differ from these figures.