Page 16 Foundation Fieldbus RMA803 Remote Indicator User's Guide Revision 4
Table 5: Three-Button Option Functions
Physical
Button
Advanced
Display
Action
Left
Increment
Scroll to previous menu item in an active
list.
Scroll through alphanumeric list to
desired character (ex. for entering Tag
names or numeric values)
Center
Decrement
Scroll to next menu item in an active list.
Scroll through alphanumeric list to
desired character (ex. for entering Tag
names or numeric values)
Right
Enter Call up the Main Menu.
Call up a lower-level menu.
Select an item for data entry.
Confirm a data entry operation
Activate the service associated with a
selected menu item.
4.3 Menu Navigation
The user must press ↵ button to call up the Main Menu. To exit the Main Menu and return to the
PV display screen, select <EXIT>.
Use the and buttons to scroll through the list of menu items. Press the ↵ button to select an
item for data entry or activation. When an item is selected for data entry or activation, the cursor will
call up a pop-up to allow editing of the value. No action is taken against a menu item until the
↵
button is pressed.
If a user presses the ↵ button to begin a data entry operation, they must press another button within
10 seconds or the Remote Indicator firmware will assume that the user wants to abort the operation
or has walked away from the Remote Indicator. After 10 seconds with no action, the data entry will
time out and the original value of the parameter will be preserved.
4.4 Data Entry
Data entry is performed from left to right. Select a character / digit by pressing or buttons, and
then press
↵ to advance to the next character position to the right. Select the cross-hatch character
▒ to terminate the entry or if the final character is already a space character, just press ↵ again.
All numeric entries are clamped at the low or high limit if needed. You can determine the low and
high limit for a parameter by selecting either the ▲ or ▼ character while the cursor is positioned
over the left-most digit and press
↵ button. The Display will show the selected limit.