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Changing the Protection Level Section 4-4
4-4 Changing the Protection Level
Operations Restricted
in the Protection
Levels
The protection level function can restrict parameter read/write access to one
of three levels, as shown in the following table.
The default protection level is level 1. When the parameters are initialized, the
protection level is set to level 1.
Procedure The factory default protection level is level 1, so the protection level must be
changed in order to switch to level 0. Use the following procedure to change
the protection level.
Display the Mode Selection Menu and press the Up Key ( ) or Down Key
( ) until the protection level display (PRT) appears.
Note If the S8M has been turned ON for the first time, it will return to Set-
ting Mode. If the S8M has been in Run Mode before, it will return to
Run Mode.
Level Applicable user Access
Level 0 System administrator All parameters can be read and changed.
Level 1 Supervisor Only operational settings related to voltage
and current can be read and changed.
Level 2 General staff A limited number of parameters can be read.
No parameters can be changed.
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Press the Mode Key ( ).
The S8M will automatically return to
Setting Mode or Run Mode (see
note) if no key is pressed within 5 s.
LV1 will be displayed. The present
protection level is level 1 (the default
value), so press the Down Key ( )
to change to level 0.
If the Mode Key ( ) is pressed, the
LV0 display will flash. When the dis-
play stops flashing, the protection
level will be switched to level 0 and
the S8M will return to Setting Mode.