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Chapter 3 User Interface
3.1 Front Panel
The PMC-53A-E has a large, easy to read Dot-Matrix LCD display with backlight and four buttons for data
display and meter configuration, one LED Pulse Output and a Communication Indicator.
Figure 3-1 Front Panel
3.1.1 Front Panel Buttons
The PMC-53A-E’s Front Panel has been designed with a menu-driven interface that is extremely user
friendly such that all one has to do is to simply follow the menu at the bottom of the screen. The button
definitions for F1 to F4 under Display Mode and Setup Mode are explained in the following table. The
default password is 0000 (four zeros).
Display Mode
Setup Mode
Button
Main Menu
Sub Menus
Password
Page
Enter
Password
Browse/Setup Menu
(Until a parameter is
selected)
Enumerated
Parameter
Numeric
Parameter
F1
←
(Menu Left)
Esc
(Exit)
Esc
(Exit)
Cancel
(Exit)
Esc
(Exit)
Cancel
(Exit)
Cancel
(Exit)
F2
Select Option
↑ (Page Up) or
Select Option
Browse
(View Only)
←
(Shift Left)
↑
(Cursor Up)
←
(Previous)
←
(Shift Left)
F3
Select Option
↓ (Page Down) or
Select Option
Null
(Not Used)
↑
(Increment)
↓
(Cursor Down)
↑
(Next)
↑
(Increment)
F4
→
(Menu Right)
→ (Menu Right) or
Select Option or
Null (Not Used)
Enter
(Confirm)
OK
(Confirm)
Enter
(Select Parameter)
OK
(Confirm)
OK
(Confirm)
Table 3-1 Button Function
