All screens of the Thermonom hot runner controller are built the same way: a menu bar at the top, below it the working area with the content of the respective view, and a second menu bar at the bottom. If the content exceeds one page, a scroll bar appears at the right-hand edge of the working area.
The coloured frames in the following figure belong to these instructions and not to the screen. The figure shows the overview screen (Section 8.1, “Homescreen”); the two menu bars look the same or similar on the other screens, while the working area carries different content there.
| AREAS | ||
| ▬ | Upper menu bar | Main menu, return to the overview, title line, main contactor, user level and navigation aid – items (1) to (7). |
| ▬ | Working area | The actual working area: content and operating elements of the respective screen – here the channel tiles of the overview. |
| ▬ | Right-hand side bar | Scrolling when the working area covers more than one page – here with more than 12 channels. If the content fits on one page, the bar stays empty. |
| ▬ | Lower menu bar | The functions available on the respective screen – here items (8) to (15). They change with the screen. |
| UPPER MENU BAR | ||
| (1) | Section 7.4, “Main menu” | Open the main menu of the hot runner control. |
| (2) | Homescreen | Return from other screen views to home screen. |
| (3) | Menu name / selection | Display of the menu name or display of the selected channels. |
| (4) | USB storage | A USB storage device has been detected. The symbol appears only while one is plugged into the device. |
| (5) | Section 7.3, “Main contactor ON/OFF” | Red = switched on; White = switched off. |
| (6) | Section 11.2, “User” | Actual user level and access to user administration. |
| (7) | Navigation aid | Switched back and forth between the last two open screens. |
| LOWER MENU BAR | ||
| (8) | ON | Enabling of all selected channels. |
| (9) | OFF | Disabling of all selected channels. |
| (10) | Section 8.1.3, “Special functions” | Switching the special functions on or off. |
| (11) | Section 8.1.2, “Operating mode” | Change the operating mode. |
| (12) | Section 8.1.4, “Setpoint” | Change the setpoint. |
| (13) | Section 9.1, “Channel settings” | Tabular view of all settings for channel selection. |
| (14) | Section 8.5, “Diagram” | Graphical presentation of the temperature profile of one or more channels. |
| (15) | Section 8.1.1, “Channel details” | Selection or deselection of all channels. |
NOTE
The upper menu bar is the same on all screens; only dialogues do not show it. What lies behind the three symbols that lead to a screen of their own is described in Section 7.4, “Main menu”, Section 7.3, “Main contactor ON/OFF” and Section 11.2, “User”.NOTE
The lower menu bar shown here applies to all views in Chapter 8, “Displays”. On the other screens it offers different functions; these are described there with the respective screen.