5 Operation
5.7 Handling the keypad
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Table 27: Keypad buttons
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On OLED displays, languages can be selected by pressing 
START + ▲ simultaneously.
Display: Select Language.
The display language can be changed with the ▲ and ▼ arrow 
keys. The selected language setting can then be saved by 
pressing the OK button.
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If you want to use the START and STOP buttons to control the 
DC1-S… variable frequency drive, the corresponding setting 
needs to be enabled in parameter P-12 ("Local process data 
source") regardless of which keypad type or model is being used 
(integrated DX-KEY-LED or external DX-KEY-OLED)
Button Attribute ID Explanation
OK • Navigating in parameter mode
• Opens and closes the parameter interface
(press the button and hold it down for more than two seconds)
• Saves parameter changes
• Changes the value being displayed: A, rpm, etc. 
(real-time information)
START
• Starts the variable frequency drive
1)
• Changes the operating direction
2)
 if the motor is running
STOP • Stops the variable frequency drive
1)
• Reset – Resetting after fault message
UP • Increases the speed
1)
• Increment numeric value or parameter number
DOWN
• Decreases the speed
1)
• Decrement numeric value or parameter number
Hint:
1) P-12 = 1 (one operating direction) or P-12 = 2 (two operating directions);
The operating direction will be reversed when the START button is pressed
2) Only if P-12 = 2