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Using the dtcconfig menus 4
Using the dtcconfig menus
The DTC configuration tool (dtcconfig) provides menus, fields, and function keys to
help you configure your DTC devices. It has three types of menus:
• Main menu: used to access other menus and functions.
• Actions menu: provides you with a selection of possible actions you can take
from the current screen.
• Data acquisition menu: provides you with a list of possible field values. This
menu is displayed by pressing the Help (F1) function key.
You can select a menu item in one of two ways:
• Use the arrow keys or Tab to move from one item to the next. Once the desired
menu item is highlighted: press Return, or the Select Item or Select Action (F4)
function key to start the operation.
• Type the first character of the menu item (for example, a for Add DTC
Configuration). The DTC manager immediately executes the command
associated with that letter (you do not have to press Return). If several options
start with the same letter, enter the letters of the option until it is unique (for
example, con for the Configure option and cop for the Copy function). This
abbreviated method does not work when selecting from a list of valid field options
such as found in a HELP screen.
If you enter an incorrect value for a field, an error message window appears. Read
the message and press the space bar to return to the screen and to correct the entry.
The following keyboard keys are used to enter information at the various dtcconfig
screens:
• Tab and arrow keys. If the Tab key does not let you move to another field, try
using the arrow key.
• Space bar. When an error message is displayed, you must press the space bar to
continue.
• Function keys. Explained in the next section, function keys vary for different
screens.
• Return key, Perform Task (F4), and Done (F4) function keys. Read the pop-
up window message or look at the bottom of the screen to know which of these
keys to press.