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Video Recorder – User Manual 82
4.4 Frequently used programming prompts
When programming the instrument you will see certain prompts repeatedly in different menus. These
are described in Table 4-2, rather than in each menu in which they appear.
Table 4-2 Frequently Used Programming Prompts
Prompt Range/Selections Definition
IN DECIMAL POS X.XXXXX
XX.XXXX
XXX.XXX
XXXX.XX
XXXXX.X
XXXXXX.
X.XXEXX
Select the decimal point position to be
used for all inputs to the function.
Select X.XXEXX to display the function’s
values in exponential notation.
Example: 1.23E4 means 1.23 x 10
4
.
OUT DECIMAL POS Same as IN DECIMAL POS selections Select the decimal point position that will
be used for all outputs of the function.
ON LABEL* OFF
UP
START
LOW
RESET
TRUE
LEFT
DECRS
LOAD
COOL
ON
DOWN
STOP
HIGH
RUN
FALSE
RIGHT
INCRS
UNLOAD
HEAT
FILL
EMPTY
IN
OPEN
HOLD
READY
ALARM
AUTO
SP1
NO
PAUSE
DRAIN
FULL
OUT
CLOSED
ACTIVE
ABORT
NORMAL
MANUAL
SP2
YES
Select the discrete function’s ON(1)
state label.
OFF LABEL* Same as ON LABEL selections Select the discrete function’s OFF state
label.
DESCR* Enter up to 16 characters.
Usually appears as a header or title on
some displays and reports. For alarms,
this is the actual alarm message.
TAG* Enter 7 characters maximum. Identifies the point or function on most
displays and reports. Each tag must be
unique.
UNITS* Default choices:
PSI DEGR
BAR K
MW MV
GPH V
GPM OHM
GPS HZ
GAL MA
LPH %
LPM PH
LPS KG
LITR GRAM
DEGC LB
DEGF
Shows units of measure for analog
values on most displays and reports.
These 25 choices can be changed. See
Table 4-4.
* Prompt does not appear if labeling is disabled under ENABLE FEATURES.