User Manual

Model 42270/75 42260/65 Version 3.1 December 2004
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Retrieve File
Open a data file currently stored on the PC.
Save File
Save data to a new file on the PC.
COM Set
Set the COM Port number, baud rate, data bits, parity, & stop bits.
Logger Set
The Datalogger must be configured before each recording session using the following
parameters (refer to Figure 3):
• Sample Points: Number of data points to log (1000, 2000, 4000, 8000, 12000, 16000)
• Sample Rate: Set from 1 to
7200 secs (logging interval).
• Start Mode: IMMEDIATE
(recording starts when OK is
selected), SCHEDULE (see
Start Date/Time below),
MAGNETIC (recording
begins when a magnet is
passed over back of the
datalogger).
• Start Date and Start Time:
Set date/time when
Datalogger is to begin
recording data.
• Unit: Select
o
C or
o
F for
temperature recording only.
Select
o
C with humidity or
o
F
with humidity for
temperature and humidity
recording (only the 42270
can record humidity).
• High and Low Alarm: Temperature limits that, if exceeded, enable the front panel
‘ALARM’ LED and the LCD icon ‘ALM’ to flash.
• Logger Date and Logger Time: Set the Datalogger’s internal real-time clock.
• Sleep Mode: When enabled, the Datalogger automatically shuts off after 10 minutes.
• Logger ID setting: Unique name given to each Datalogger (up to 8 characters).
Data Table
View a list of all the data. Right-click in the list window to call up the following commands:
• GOTO: Specify a target cell to locate using its row and column.
• FIND: Search for a text string in all of the alpha-numeric cells in the entire table or for a
selected range.
• SORT: First right-click on a column header in the Data Table. Now sort the cells using
the data in one of the rows or columns as the sort key.
Note that in the table, data can be cut (ctrl-c) and pasted (ctrl-v).
FIGURE 3
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