User Manual

WATLOW Series 998 User’s Manual 4.39
Setup Menus, Chapter 4
Setup-Communications
Communications Prompts
When you are in the Setup menus, the Series 998 displays the menu
selection ( [InPt], [OtPt], [GLbL] or [COM] ) in the upper display, and
[`SEt] in the lower display.
The Up-arrow > or Down-arrow key < selects another menu. Press the
Mode key µ to display the first prompt in the lower display and its value
in the upper display. Use the Up-arrow and Down-arrow keys to change
the value in the upper display. The new value will not take effect until
after a five-second delay or until you press the Mode key.
Baud Rate
Select the communications speed.
[bAUd] This prompt appears only on controllers equipped with communi-
cations hardware (99__-____-_R__ or 99__-____-_S__).
Default
↓
[9600] [`300] [`600] [1200] [2400] [4800]
[bAUd] [bAUd] [bAUd] [bAUd] [bAUd] [bAUd]
Data Bits and Parity
Select the communications format (start bit = 1, stop bit = 1).
• [``7o] 7 data bits, odd parity.
• [``7E] 7 data bits, even parity.
• [``8n] 8 data bits, no parity.
[dAtA] This prompt appears only on controllers equipped with communi-
cations hardware (99__-____-_R__ or 99__-____-_S__).
Default
↓
[``7o] [``7E] [``8n]
[dAtA] [dAtA] [dAtA]
[bAUd]
[dATA]