
Operating
8.2 Operator controls on key panels
SIMATIC Panel PC 577
Operating Instructions, Release 04/2006, A5E00798484-01
8-5
Function keys and softkeys
The softkeys are arranged on the left and on the right, and the function keys in a double row
below the display.
Figure 8-2
Function keys and softkeys
Control keys
The control keys activate editing functions and control functions in different applications:
1 Backspace
2 Open Help
3 Toggling between the pre-defined key
assignment and special characters,
arithmetic symbols and signs
$&.
+(/3
7$%
)1
$
6+,)7
&75/
$/7
35,17
,16
'(/
(17(5
(6&
4 Acknowledge
Alphanumeric keys
Enter letters, special characters, blank spaces and underline using the alphanumeric keys.
1 Underline
2 Blank