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4.2. Menus
4.2.1. The various menus and their functions
The MX48 unit has five menus that are accessed by pressing the “Programming” key (item D, Fig.
4).
These five menus are as follows:
DESIGNATION FUNCTION
“CHANNEL” programming - To program the whole configuration of a measuring
channel (ON/OFF, range, alarm thresholds, etc.)
“SIMULATION” programming - To artificially vary a channel measurement on:
- the display panel,
- the 4-20 mA current output.
- To trigger the alarms (LED and relays) at the same
time.
“CHANNEL COPY” programming - To copy the complete programming from one channel
to another (time saving)
“UNIT” programming - To program the whole configuration of the MX48 unit
(language, slave number, etc.).
“UPLOADING” programming Do not use this mode (re-programming of the MX48
unit).
4.2.2. Block diagram of the scrolling of the various menus
It is easy to use these various menus by means of the keys on the keypad and the “Programming”
key (Fig 4).
Detailed flow diagrams of the menu scrolling function and of each menu are given on the following
pages.