User`s manual

Section 7: Real-Time Data Acquisition
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• Start Acquire: Begin processing and displaying data.
A. If you selected Store on Disk above, and selected Prompt for
Header Information in the Header Form setup (Configure menu),
the Header Information dialog box appears. Fill in the desired
header and click OK.
B. A message similar to one of the following will appear
(message dependent on the instrument and if CTD is connected
to a water sampler):
For an instrument that is started by movement of a magnetic
switch (such as SBE 19, 19plus, or 25) -
SEASAVE allows 60 seconds after you click Start Acquire for
you to turn on the CTD magnetic switch. SEASAVE will time
out if data is not received from the instrument within this time.
The time can be increased if needed (see Appendix I: Command
Line Operation).
For other instruments (such as an SBE 16, 16plus, 21, 45, 49, or
911plus) -
SEASAVE will time out if data is not received from the
instrument within 60 seconds.
• Save and Exit: Save the real-time data setup (.con and data file
names, number of scans to average, and COMM port configuration).
If saved, the next time you select Start Acquisition in the
RealtimeData menu, the dialog box will appear with your
saved selections.
3. To stop data acquisition: In the RealtimeData menu, select
Stop Acquisition.