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Section 4 Common Tasks
If the Communicator is powered up when it is not connected to a device, the
Communicator will display the message “No device found at address 0, Poll?” Select “No”,
and then the Main Menu (Figure 6) appears.
If a device is found, the Communicator will skip the Main Menu, display the Online Menu
directly (Figure 7). You can access the Main Menu by pressing the previous menu key (left
key).
4.1 Main Menu
There are four functions in the Main Menu:
1. To access Online Menu;
2. To download software;
3. To read the battery capacity;
4. Polling.
You can access the Main Menu by pressing the previous menu key several times
whenever an instrument is connected.
Figure 6 Main Menu
4.2 Online Menu
If the Communicator is connected to a HART instrument, you can access the Online Menu
from the Main Menu.
Figure 7 Online Menu
4.3 Process Variables
When online, follow the menu operation sequence shown below to access Process
Variables:
Online Menu
→
1 Process Variables.
All process variables (PV, AO, PV%) are listed in the menu and updated at real time.
HART Communicator
1 Online
2 Download
3 Battery
4 Polling
Online
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Device setup
1 Process Variables
2 Diag/Service
3 Basic setup
4 Detail setup
