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APP-001b
APR 2007
SECTION 4 CONTROL CONSOLE OPERATION
CONTROL CONSOLE
The Control Console allows the operator to interface with
the purger’s control software. Messages are displayed
in the Control Console Display Window. See Figure 5.
The Control Console Display Window suppor ts four lines
of twenty characters each. Two types of messages can
be displayed by the Control Console Display Window.
The first type of message aler ts the operator to specific
impor tant conditions or status. The PLC Message LED
illuminates when one of these messages from the PLC is
being displayed by the Control Console. Pushbuttons are
disabled for 3 seconds after a message is displayed to
ensure that the operator sees the message. The second
type of message consists of the normal Control Console
menu hierarchy, which allows the operator to verify, and
in certain cases change, various system parameters. The
operator can switch between the two message types by
pressing the “esc” key.
Control Console Specifications:
Display Type: Character LCD, 4 lines by 20 characters
w/LED backlight.
Enclosure: NEMA 4, 4x(indoor)
Humidity: 10-95% (non-condensing)
LED/LCD Life: 100,000 hours
The four Control Pushbuttons allow navigation through
the menu hierarchy. See Figure 5.
ESC – Switches between PLC messages and the Control
Console menu system. It is also used to exit when
navigating through the menu system.
/ \ – Navigate UP.
\ / – Navigate DOWN.
ENTER – To enter a specific menu hierarchy or enter a
parameter change.
The five Functional Pushbuttons per form specific tasks
when depressed. Each has an LED above it which
illuminates when the button is operational. See Figure
5.
esc
enter
DISPLAY WINDOW
PLC MESSAGE LED
CONTROL
PUSHBUTTONS
PURGE POINT ADVANCE
FUNCTIONAL PUSHBUTTON
(NOT APPLICABLE TO MODEL APPC)
WATER PURGE "OK" FUNCTIONAL PUSHBUTTON
RESET 4444 FUNCTIONAL PUSHBUTTON
SYSTEM RESET FUNCTIONAL PUSHBUTTON
STATUS FUNCTIONAL PUSHBUTTON
AUTO-PURGER PLUS CONTROL CONSOLE
Figure 5
