ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s GuideDisplay Setup

Display Setup

The meter’s front panel display is controlled by three types of ION modules: the

Display Options module, the Scroll module, and Display modules.

Display Options Module Settings

The Display Options module contains setup registers that hold data display settings such as contrast level, backlight timeout, daylight savings time, and update time. Settings in the Display Options modules are global, and affect the entire set of front panel display screens.

Setup Register

Function

Default

 

 

 

Contrast

Sets the global contrast setting for the meter display.

7

 

 

 

Backlight Timeout

Sets the time that the front panel’s backlight stays on after the last press of a front

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panel button (in seconds).

 

 

 

 

 

Display Update Time

Sets the period between data display refreshes (in seconds).

1

 

 

 

Digital Grouping

Sets the numbering format by determining how groups of three digits are

1,000

separated.

 

 

 

 

 

Demand Lockout Timeout

Sets the minimum time allowed between consecutive demand resets.

2,160,000

 

 

 

 

Scroll Module Settings

 

 

 

The Scroll module determines the sequence and rate of scrolling for multiple front

 

panel display screens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup Register

Function

 

Default

 

 

 

 

Scroll Delay

Sets the time that will elapse between successive pulses on the Trigger outputs when the

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scroll module is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wraparound

Designates the last Trigger output (Trigger n) before returning to the first Trigger in

10

he order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freeze Time

Sets the time (in seconds) that the Scroll module remains "frozen" when pulsed from the

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Freeze, Up, or Down inputs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Trigger outputs of Scroll module are linked to the inputs of Display modules.

 

When a pulse is sent from the Trigger output of a Scroll module to a linked Display

 

module, the Display module shows its information on the front panel.

 

Display Module Settings

 

 

 

Display modules determine the form and content of each display screen.

 

 

 

 

Setup Register

Function

Default

 

 

 

 

 

Screen Type

This specifies the way the linked parameters are displayed on the front panel

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

Defaults vary among display

 

 

 

 

Softkey Number

This assigns a softkey number to the display screen.

screens. Refer to the ION

 

 

Device Templates at

Softkey Name

This assigns a softkey name to the display screen.

www.pwrm.com.

 

 

 

 

Screen Title

This assigns a title to the display screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Multi-Tech Systems 7500 Display Setup, Display Options Module Settings, Scroll Module Settings, Panel display screens

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