IDEC MICROSmart FC6A Series User Manual

FC6A S ERIES MICROS MART U SER ’ S M ANUAL FC9Y-B1722 7-3
7: HMI F UNCTION
LCD Settings
You can change the HMI module LCD settings in the module configuration editor.
For details on the module configuration editor, see "Module Configuration Editor Overview" on page 12-1.
Backlight Settings
If you select Always On in the Backlight Settings, the LCD backlight will remain on at all times. If you select Turn off in, the
LCD backlight turns on when an HMI module operation button is pressed and automatically turns off if no operation buttons are
pressed for a certain amount of time. Set the time until the backlight automatically turns off to a value in the range of 1 to 65,535
seconds.
The backlight on time can also be changed with the system menu environment settings. If you set the time to 0, the backlight will
remain on at all times in the same manner as when Always On is selected. For details, see "Setting the LCD Backlight ON Time"
on page 7-13.
Message Settings
These are settings related to the messages displayed on the LCD.
When you execute the MSG instruction, the set message is displayed on the LCD. Set the character set, scroll unit, scroll speed,
and blink speed of the displayed message.
For details on MSG Instruction, see Chapter 12 "MSG Instruction Common Settings" in the "FC6A Series MICROSmart Ladder
Programming Manual".
■ Character Set
This is the character set used in the messages displayed with the MSG instruction. Select from the following.
■ Scroll Unit
This is the unit with which the messages displayed with the MSG instruction are scrolled. Select from the following.
■ Scroll Speed
This is the speed with which the messages displayed with the MSG instruction are scrolled. Select from the following.
"500 ms", "600 ms", "700 ms", "800 ms", "900 ms", "1000 ms"
■ Blink Speed
This is the speed with which the messages displayed with the MSG instruction blink or inverted. Select from the following.
"500 ms", "600 ms", "700 ms", "800 ms", "900 ms", "1000 ms"
Options
These are settings related to the overall display of the HMI module.
■ Menu Language
This is the language of the menus displayed on the LCD. Select from the following.
"Japanese", "English", "Chinese"
Selection Character Set Languages Usable in the MSG Instruction
European ISO-8859-1 (Latin 1) Italian, English, Dutch, Spanish, German, French
Japanese Shift-JIS Japanese (level 1)
Chinese GB2312 Chinese (simplified)
Cyrillic ANSI1251 Russian
Selection Description
1 character Scrolls the text in 1 character units.
1 dot Scrolls the text in 1 dot units.

IDEC MICROSmart FC6A Series Specifications

General

Brand	IDEC
Model	MICROSmart FC6A Series
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English