SDT 5000 User Manual
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The Selection Bar is displayed using reverse video characters, while the selection with the
cursor is displayed with normal video characters.
10.1.3 SCREEN BODY
The Screen Body is the main viewing area on each screen and is located from line 4 to line
22. Here the user can view and change parameters, navigate screens and select confirmations.
The Screen Body is made up of the following components:
Display Fields
Read only display of a system parameter, which is
shown for informational purposes and can’t be altered by
the user. A Display Field is updated whenever the
parameter changes.
Display Field Labels
Text label that describes the parameter a Display Field
represents.
Edit
Fields
These Fields allow the user to change system
parameters, and are used to enter numeric or
alphanumeric values.
Edit Field Labels
Text label that describes the Edit Field and describes the
parameter the field represents.
Confirmation Fields
These fields are used to perform an action that requires a
confirmation of YES or NO. An example is “Reinitialize
User to Default Parameters?” in the “User
Configuration” screen.
Confirmation Field Labels
Text Label describing the Confirmation Field on the
same line.
Menu Field Labels
Text label that let’s the user know what screen will be
entered if that selection is selected.
Selection Numbers
A number that’s associated with Edit Fields and Menu
Field Labels, and can be entered into the Select Field by
the user. Selecting a Selection Number will either move
the current cursor position to the Edit field or enter the
screen indicated by the Menu Field Label.
Fixed Text
Fixed messages on the screen to provide additional
information to the user.
The user may enter unprintable characters into an Edit Field by using the following notation:
\r carriage
return
\n line
feed
\t tab
character
\x12
hexadecimal value 12 (18 in decimal)
\123
octal value 123 (83 in decimal)
All the string Edit Field for user parameters, such as End of Message, Start of Message and
polling strings support this notation.
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