User Guide

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS
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18. Programming Battery Setup for the BDS
From String Status, click Connection to display the String View screen.
String View > Setup|Battery|dialog box
After completing Preferences, Communication Setup, and System Setup, complete the Battery
Setup dialog boxes. To open Battery Setup, on the String Status screen, highlight the location
name, then click Connection. After computer to monitor communication is established, the String
View screen appears. To perform battery setup, select Setup|Battery to display the dialog boxes.
Password - If the Battery Setup boxes are protected, type the Battery Setup password and click
OK. This password closes when communication ends. If the password is incorrect, the
Battery Setup boxes appear, but the Send button is inactive.
To change the location, battery or string names after the monitor is set up and communicating,
use the Setup|System dialog boxes.
Send Button and Close Button - On the Battery Setup boxes, the Send button transfers settings
to the monitor. On Battery Setup|Test Parameters, the Historical Log, Resistance Test, and
Load Test settings are sent only if changed. You may complete all dialog boxes before clicking
Send. Clicking Send on any box transfers settings on all boxes. Changes are not saved or sent if
you only click Close.