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5 Operating Modes
The DSM570 has two main operating modes including normal viewing of information in the favorite
screens mode (Section 5.1) and the menu mode (Section 5.2). Also, the control mode is a sub mode
of the favorite screens mode, in which certain control and reset functions may be performed (Section
5.2.7.14).
5.1 Favorite screens modes
After the power up screen (see Section 3.1), the DSM570 always enters the favorite screens mode. In
the favorite screens modes, the DSM570
displays one of up to sixteen “favorite” screens. Each
“favorite” screen can display one, two, three, or four information displays. Each information display
can show any displayable data in any display type supported by that data. In favorite screens mode,
the DSM570 can operate in one of two ways:
Manual
mode
– a particular “favorite” screen remains on the display until you select another one,
or
Auto
mode
– the DSM570 automatically cycles between “favorite” screens, at time intervals which
are individually programmable for each “favorite” screen.
An example screen of the DSM570 running in favorite screens mode can be seen in Figure 6 below.
Figure 6
– DSM570 Running in Favorite Screens Mode
The very bottom left hand corner of the screen shows two important parameters: 1) it indicates which
favorite screen is being displayed (in this case Favorite #5), and 2) it indicates that the DSM570 is
currently operating in the
Auto
mode.
Manual
would appear in place of
Auto
if the DSM570 was
operating in
Manual
mode.
