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Section 4 Common Tasks
If the Communicator is powered up when it is not connected to a device, the
Communicator will display the message “No device found at address 0, Poll?” Select “No”,
and then the Main Menu (Figure 6) appears.
If a device is found, the Communicator will display the Online Menu (Figure 7). You can
access the Main Menu by pressing the previous menu key.
4.1 Main Menu
There are four functions of the Main Menu: 1.To access Online Menu; 2. To read the
battery capacity; 3. Polling. You can access the Main Menu by pressing the previous
menu key several times.
Figure 6 Main Menu
4.2 Online Menu
If the Communicator is connected to a HART instrument, you can access the Online Menu
from the Main Menu.
Figure 7 Online Menu
4.3 Process Variables
When online, follow the below operation to access Process Variables:
Online Menu→1 Process Variables.
All process variables (PV, AO, PV%) are listed in the menu and updated at real time.
Figure 8 Process Variables
HART Communicator
1 Online
2 Battery
3 Polling
Online
(
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Device setup
1 Process Variables
2 Diag/Service
3 Basic setup
4 Detail setup
Online
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Process variables
1 PV
** KPA
2 AO
** mA
3 PV % ** %