4—Setting Up and Basic Operations

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Entering a New Name Using the VS-2480 Controls

1. Press

to select the first character in the naming box if it isn’t already selected.
2. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the desired first character—a box appears
around the currently selected character in the area below the naming box.
3. Press

to select the next character.
4. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the second character in the new name.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until you’ve entered the entire new name.
6. When you’re done, press F5 (OK).

Entering a New Name from a Keyboard

1. Press

to select the first character in the naming box if it isn’t already selected.
2. Type the desired name.
3. Press F5 (OK).

Naming Tools

The F buttons beneath the naming screen provide tools you may want to use as you
create a name.

Entering Numbers with the Numeric Keypad

In parameter boxes that contain project time locations, you can enter the desired
number using the VS-2480 numeric keypad. To do this:
1. Press NUMERICS. It lights—and ENTER/YES and EXIT/NO flash—to indicate that
the keypad is active.
2. Press

or

to select the part of the number you want to enter.
3. Enter the desired value by pressing the appropriate keys on the keypad.
4. When you’ve finished entering the number, press ENTER/YES.

Press: To:

F1 (HIST) recall with each press one of the names you’ve entered since
powering up.
F2 (BackSp) delete the character to the left of the currently selected character.
F3 (DELETE) erase the currently selected character and move all following
characters to the left by one position.
F4 (INSERT) add a blank space before the currently selected character, moving all
following characters one position to the right.
F5 (OK) assign the currently entered text to the item you’re naming.
F6 (CANCEL) leave the naming screen without assigning a new name.
If you’re entering a long string of numbers, select the right-most digit on the display—
each number you enter from the keypad pushes the displayed numbers to the left.
You can set the VS-2480 so that numbers are entered from the keypad right-to-left (the
default method) or left-to-right. See “NUMERICS TYPE” on Page 364.
To enter “-” using the keypad, press “0” twice.
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