PD6600 Series Loop-Powered Process Meters
Instruction Manual
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Setting the Display Features
(
DISPLAY
)
The meter’s display functions may be programmed
using the
Display
menu. This menu consists of the
following submenus:
Units
,
Decimal Point
,
Comma
,
Bargraph
(PD6604/8 Only),
Top
, and
Bottom
.
Changing the Engineering Units (
UNITS
)
It is possible to change the engineering units within
the selected unit class without the need to re-scale
the meter. When selecting a new unit from within the
DISPLAY
menu (e.g. changing from gallons (
GAL
) to
liters (
L
)), the meter will automatically convert the dis-
play values to display the new unit. Enter the
UNITS
menu, select a new unit of measure from the list of
predefined units, and press the
Enter
button. If enter-
ing a custom unit (
CUSTOM
), a custom conversion fac-
tor will need to be entered.
Changing the Decimal Point (
DEC.PT
)
The decimal point may be set with up to seven deci-
mal places or with no decimal point at all.
Pressing the
Right-Arrow
moves the decimal point
one place to the right until no decimal point is dis-
played, and then it moves to the left most position.
Pressing the
Up-Arrow
moves the decimal point one
place to the left.
If the dual-scale level feature is selected, the decimal
point selections for PV1 & PV2 are enabled.
Enabling or Disabling Commas on the
Bottom Display (
COMMA
)
The bottom display is set to show a comma separat-
ing the thousands and millions place by default if a
numeric value is being displayed. This feature can be
disabled or enabled using the
Comma
menu.
Display Capabilities Optimization
(
TOP
and
BOTTOM
)
Display Configuration Examples
The meter’s dual-line display can be setup in multiple
ways to provide an extremely informative view of the
process variable being monitored. The following
graphics show typical configurations:
Top Display:
Process Variable
Bottom Display
: Engineering Units or Tag
Top Display:
Process Variable
Bottom Display:
Toggling Between Units and Tag
Dual-Scale Mode:
Top Display:
Toggling Between Process Variable and Units
Bottom Display:
Toggling Between Process Variable
(in different scale) and Different Units
Note
: To display units as GALLONS, select custom
units and enter the desired text.
Top Display:
Toggling Between Process Variable and Units
Bottom Display:
Percent
Top Display:
Maximum Value
Bottom Display:
Process Value
SETUP
DISPLAY
DSPLY
UNITS
DSPLY
DEC.PT
DSPLY
COMMA
DSPLY
TOP
DSPLY
BOTTOM
DSPLY
BARGRAPH
PD6604/8 Only
DEC.PT
222222.22
DEC.PT
1111111.1
Move Decimal
to the Right
DEC.PT
222222.22
DSPLY
COMMA
Accept
Decimal
Location
DSPLY
DEC.PT
Move Decimal
to the Left
