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  1. Can C-More email be used with a GMail/Yahoo etc. server?
  2. Can I use C-More with WinPLC for String data?
  3. Can this be used with a WinPLC
  4. Can I send data from a C-More panel to a PC Server using FTP to an FTP Server?
  5. Problem: Help File Opens but there is no help, just the contents.
  6. Why can I 'Browse' and list my panel in the Online Link List, but I can not transfer a project to it. The Transfer Button is inactive.
  7. Can you change the font size of the alarm's shown in the Alarm History screen? I have a 6 inch panel and I can't see the entire alarm message.
  8. Do historical trends keep their data when power cycled?
  9. Does C-More (NOT C-More Micro) work with any USB memory device? Does it require a particular brand of USB drive?
  10. How many devices can a C-More panel connect to?
  11. How do I access the setup screen?
  12. What do I need to do to replace/upgrade my old EZ Touch panel to a CMore panel?
  13. How can I make the PLC change screens on the C-more panel?
  14. How can I find the MAC address of a C-More panel?
  15. Does Cmore remote access on a EA7-S6M grayscale screen display as grayscale or color when viewing on a remote pc screen?
  16. Can the cmore HMI read Rslogix 5000 / Contrologix alarm instruction blocks?
  17. Why is it that only 7 digits can be entered in the "Numeric Entry Object "when using Floating point numbers as the data format?
  18. Can I change the backup battery with power applied to my C-more HMI?
  19. Why do I get unusual characters in C-More generated E-Mails?
  20. Where can I find the C-More USB drivers? How can I manually install the drivers?
  21. How can I see the size or position in pixels of an object?
  22. Can the C-More act as a Data Server?
  23. Can the C-More panels display bitmap files (JPG, BMP etc..)from a USB or Compact Flash Drive. (Dynamic loading of the bitmap files)
  24. Can you change the position of the alarm message banner?
  25. What is the maximum memory size Compact flash I can put into the Cmore panel?
  26. What is the maximum memory size USB pen drive I can place into a Cmore?


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