Screen Selection

 

Section 1-8

Screen Selection

You can perform screen operations by using the function keys while the File

 

Operations

 

Selection Display is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function key

Name

 

Function

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

Copy

 

Copies previously created screen data to another screen number.

90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F2

Delete

 

Deletes designated screen data. Can also be used to delete

91,

 

 

 

 

multiple screens, or to delete screens from the Programmable

114

 

 

 

 

Terminal one screen at a time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F3

Print

 

Prints designated screen data. Can also be used to print multiple

101

 

 

 

 

screens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F4

Attribute Change

 

Sets buzzer attributes, bit inputs, history records, and alarms.

78

 

 

(ATTRIB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F5

Read

 

Loads screen data from other files. The data can include screens,

93

 

 

 

 

marks, the numeral table, the character string table, I/O

 

 

 

 

 

comments, and direct connection information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F6

Transmit (TMX.)

 

Transmits data from the Support Tool to a Programmable

108

 

 

 

 

Terminal. The data to be transmitted can be a single screen,

 

 

 

 

 

multiple screens, or a memory table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F7

Receive (RCV.)

 

Receives data sent from a Programmable Terminal to the

111

 

 

 

 

Support Tool. The data to be received can be a single screen,

 

 

 

 

 

multiple screens, or a memory table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F8

Continuous or

 

Creates Continuous or Overlapping Screens.

75

 

 

Overlapping Screen

 

 

 

 

Creation (Co/Ovl)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F9

Marks (MARK)

 

Creates and modifies marks.

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F10

Next Item (NEXT)

Use to change the functions allocated to the function keys.

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NEXT, F1

Comment Change

Changes screen comments that have previously been set.

92

 

 

(CMNT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT, F2

Table Edit (TABLE)

Edits memory tables

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT, F3

Check (CHECK)

 

Checks whether there are any errors in continuous or overlapping

80

 

 

 

 

screens, and displays or prints the results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT, F4

Direct Connection

Sets data area allocations, comments, and other information for

17

 

 

(DIRECT)

 

use with direct connection operation. This function key appears

 

 

 

 

 

only if direct connection has been turned ON in the Tool Settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT, F10

Previous Item (PREV)

Use to change the functions allocated to the function keys.

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Handling Multiple Screens Tags can be used to handle multiple screens simultaneously. For example, several screens can be deleted at the same time by tagging them and then executing Delete from the Screen Selection Display.

Use the following keys to attach or remove tags.

Key(s)

Operation

 

 

Space

Reverses the tag of the screen with the bar cursor.

 

 

Home

Clears all tags.

 

 

Shift+Home

Reverses all tags.

Tags are indicated by asterisks. By using tags effectively, you can handle multiple screens as a single group.

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