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How to set the VFC back to factory default settings

Topic

  • How do I set the Vanguard Field Controller back to its factory default settings?
  • Delete permanent messages on a Vanguard Field Controller 

Environment

  • Product: Vanguard Display
  • Components: Vanguard Field Controller
  • Control System: Vanguard Professional Software

Steps

  • Restoring the controller will remove the peripheral data, & sign dimensions entered previously, however It will keep the IP information for the remote connection to remain.
  • This method will also remove the permanent the messages on the VFC
  • It is good practice to save do a system backup and save the config before restoring the controller to a default state. How to save and load a system backup file for a VFC
  • From the main menu of the VFC, navigate to the following screens:
    • Log In.
    • Shared.
    • Reset.
    • Restore Defaults.
    • Confirm.

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