
Publication 2706-6.1
Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the rest of the
Dataliner DL40 Plus Message Display manual. You will learn about:
• contents of this manual
• intended audience
• conventions used
• enhanced features of the DL40 Plus Message Displays
This manual describes how to install and use your DL40 Plus Series
Dataliner Message Display. The manual is organized as follows:
Chapter Title Purpose
1 Overview of the DL40 Plus Describes main features and operating
capabilities of the DL40 Plus.
2 Using the Onboard Editor
to Create Messages
Describes how to use the Onboard
Editor to edit messages and set
message options.
3 Using Special Messages Describes the use of special messages
with the remote I/O and parallel port
versions of the DL40 Plus.
4 Offline Operating Modes Describes DL40 Plus message display
operating modes other than run mode.
5 Online Operating Modes Explains the various run modes
available for the DL40 Plus.
6 Serial Port Communications Explains the operation of the run modes
for the serial ports.
7 Parallel Port
Communications
Describes the operations of the run
mode for the parallel port.
8 Remote I/O
Communications
Describes the operations of the run
mode for the remote I/O version.
9 Installation and Wiring Provides instructions for mounting the
DL40 Plus in a panel and wiring it to a
control panel.
10 DIP Switch Settings Setting DIP switches for remote I/O and
parallel port versions.
Appendix A Specifications Lists environmental and electrical specifi-
cations.
Appendix B Error & Status Messages Lists internal error messages.
Appendix C Cables Lists available cable accessory products.
Appendix D ASCII Character Sets Lists English, Cyrillic, and international
character sets.
Appendix E Remote I/O
Application Examples
Shows ladder logic for triggering mes-
sages using Remote I/O communications
Appendix F Serial and Parallel Port
Examples
Shows ladder logic for triggering mes-
sages using serial and parallel port com-
munications
Inside Back
Cover
Dataliner DL40 Plus
Keyboard Edit Commands
Keyboard editing commands.
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