Emerson Micro Motion 1600 - 7.1.7 Configure security for the display

Field communicator Device Settings → Display → Backlight
You can control the intensity and contrast of the backlight on the display's LCD panel.
Procedure
You can set the backlight and Auto Contrast on the display's LCD panel to either ON or OFF.
When Auto Contrast is OFF, you can also set Contrast as desired (Default: 50).
7.1.7 Configure security for the display
Display Menu → Configuration → Security → Display Security
ProLink III Device Tools → Configuration → Transmitter Display → Display Security
Field communicator Device Settings → Display → Display Behavior
When using the display, you can require users to enter a password to do any of the following tasks:
• Enter the main menu
• Change a parameter
• Access alert data through the display
• Start, stop, or reset totalizers or inventories via the context menu
The display password can be the same or different from the totalizer/inventory context menu control
password. If different, the display password is used to reset, start, and stop totalizers or inventories using
Menu → Operations → Totalizers.
Procedure
1. Configure Password Required as desired.
Option
Description
At Write When an user chooses an action that leads to a configuration change, they are
prompted to enter the display password.
Enter Menu When the menu is selected from the process variable screen, the display password
will be immediately required if Password Required is set.
Never (default) When a user chooses an action that leads to a configuration change, they are
prompted to enter a specific button sequence ( ⇦⇧⇩⇨). This is designed to protect
against accidental changes to configuration. It is not a security measure.
2. If the At Write or Enter Menu option was selected, enable or disable alert security as desired.
Option
Description
Enabled If an alert is active, the alert symbol ⓘ is shown in the lower right corner of the display but
the alert banner is not displayed. If the operator attempts to enter the alert menu, they are
prompted to enter the display password.
Disabled If an alert is active, the alert symbol ⓘ is shown in the lower right corner of the display
and the alert banner is displayed automatically. No password or confirmation is required to
enter the alert menu.
Configure device options and preferences Configuration and Use Manual
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