6-1 Operating Modes and System Menu
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6-1-3 Overview of Menu Items
The following tables show the eight menu items and provide an overview of their contents.
1. Initialize Tab
Item Function
Page
Screen Data Area Formats project data, such as screen data. P. 6-11
Alarm/Event History Initializes or saves in a CSV file in the Memory Card the
alarm/event history data that has been generated during operation.
P. 6-12
Data Log Initializes or saves in a CSV file in the Memory Card the data log
data that registers changes to the contents of an address, or saves
in the Memory Card as a CSV file.
P. 6-14
Operation Log Initializes or saves in a CSV file in the Memory Card the operation
log data, such as that for functional object operations and screen
switching.
P. 6-15
Error Log Initializes or saves in a CSV file in the Memory Card the error log
data that is generated by macro errors.
P. 6-17
Select language The language to display system menus, input keypads, error mes-
sages, etc., can be set to Japanese, English, Italian, Spanish,
French, German, or Chinese (traditional or simplified).
P. 6-18
Memory Card
The Memory Card in the PT can be removed.
P. 6-19
Internal Holding Memory
($HB/$HW)
Initializes the Internal Holding Bit/Word Memories.
P. 6-20
2. PT Settings Tab
Item Function
Page
Start-up Waiting Time Sets the system startup waiting time. Communications are not per-
formed during this specified time when the power is turned ON or
the PT is reset. The default is 0 s.
P. 6-23
Screen Saver Sets the screen saver to ON or OFF. The default setting is OFF. P. 6-24
Screen Saver Start-up
Time
Sets the amount of time after which the screen saver is started.
The default setting is 15 min.
If the screen saver start-up time is indirectly specified, the address
of the allocation destination will be displayed.
P. 6-24
Key Press Sound Sets whether a sound will be heard when a touch switch is
pressed. The default setting is ON.
P. 6-25
Buzzer Sound Sets whether a buzzer will be heard when a command from the
host is received or an error occurs. The default setting is ERR ON.
P. 6-25
Backlight Sets the backlight brightness to one of three levels. The brightness
cannot be adjusted much.
The default setting is High.
P. 6-26
External brightness ad-
justment (NS15 only)
Enables the brightness of NS-series PT panel backlighting to be
adjusted externally. It allows panel brightness to be set lower than
the Low selection in the backlight brightness settings.
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Calendar Check Displays and sets the date and time for the internal clock. P. 6-27
Printer Type Sets the control method for the printer connected to the PT. P. 6-28
Mode Sets the printing method for the printer connected to the PT. P. 6-28
Orientation Sets the paper orientation for the printer connected to the PT. P. 6-29
Changing Value in Device
Monitor Setting
Selects whether to set or just monitor device monitor values in the
functions for Registered Monitor and 6-3-9 Switch Box.
P. 6-29
Contrast (NS5-SQ/MQ
only)
Adjusts the contrast for the screen. P. 6-29
CJK Han Unification Prior-
ity
The CJK Han unification setting is used to select what character
style (traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, or Japanese) will be
given priority for display.
P. 6-30