PowerLogic™ PM5100 series user guide Chapter 4—Front panel display and meter setup
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HMI settings
The HMI (human-machine interface) setup screens allow you to:
• control the general appearance and behavior of the display screens,
• change the regional settings, or
• change the meter passwords.
Setting up the display
You can change the display screen’s contrast or the screen backlight and timeout
settings.
1. Navigate to Maint > Setup.
2. Enter the setup password (default is “0000”), then press OK.
3. Navigate to HMI > Displ.
4. Move the cursor to point to the parameter you want to modify, then press Edit.
5. Modify the parameter as required, then press OK.
6. Move the cursor to point to the next parameter you want to modify, press Edit,
make your changes, then press OK.
7. Press to exit. Press Yes to save your changes.
Setting up regional settings
You can change the regional settings to localize the meter screens and display data in
a different language, using local standards and conventions.
NOTE: In order to display a different language other than those listed in the Language
setup parameter, you need to download the appropriate language file to the meter
using the appropriate firmware upgrade tool such as DLF3000. See “Downloading
Firmware” on page 82.
Display setup menu tree
Display setup parameters
Parameter Values Description
Contrast 1 - 9
Increase or decrease the value to increase or
decrease the display contrast.
Backlight Timeout (min) 0 - 60
Set how long (in minutes) before the backlight
turns off after a period of inactivity. Setting this to
“0” disables the backlight timeout feature (i.e.,
backlight is always on).
Screen Timeout (min) 0 - 60
Set how long (in minutes) before the screen turns
off after a period of inactivity. Setting this to “0”
disables the screen timeout feature (i.e., display is
always on).
Maint
Reset
Meter
Comm
Alarm
I/O
Clock
Region
Pass
Displ
Setup
HMI