Chapter 4: E2 Controller

4.2 Navigating Controller Display Screens

4.2.1 Menu Selection

The E2 Series controller provides five user-selectable menus needed to view operating data and enter setpoints for the system (see

Figure 4-6). These menus may be accessed from a scrolling Main Menu screen by pressing the Program key. You are then allowed to scroll between adjacent menu selections within the Main Menu by using the up and down arrow keys. When the desired menu is centered in the screen with bold capital letters and an arrow symbol is pointing towards the Enter key, you may press the Enter key to access that menu loop. The user can access the menu loop screens located within the designated menu selection using the up and down arrow keys. Access to some menus may be protected by a built-in security protocol and may require the use of a password to gain access.

4.2.2 Menus

From the Main screen, you may press the Program (Prg) key to select from among the five menus shown in Figure 4-6.

Figure 4-6. Menu selections.

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Black Box Black Box Cold Row DX, CRDX-W-FS-12KW, CRDX-A-FS-24KW Navigating Controller Display Screens Menu Selection, Menus

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