User guide

4.2 SETUP MENU
Highlight
Setup
from the PC6000 menu bar and press
Enter
to configure the PC program to your
specifications.
------DISPLAY-FORMATS---- ---------COMPUTER-CONNECTIONS--------
Date format: mdy Comm port: 2
Date separator: / Baud rate: 9600
Time separator: : Printer port: 1
Radix mark: . Printer type: HP LaserJet laser
--------MORE-SETUP------- -----------COMPUTER-DISPLAY----------
Data capture setup... Menu colors: Pacific Ocean (color)
Advanced setup... Plot colors: Danube River (color)
Graphics mode: Automatic selection
Other than the Comm port and Printer port options, the default values should be adequate to
perform virtually every function of the Sondes.
Under the COMPUTER-CONNECTIONS heading, select
Comm port
to make necessary changes
if the default value is not correct. This option must be properly set before you can communicate
with the software inside the Sonde. See
Section 4.1.3, System
, to verify agreement between the
sonde and PC software. If you have difficulty communicating with the sonde, change the Com port
and try again. PC6000 allows only Com port 1 or 2.
Change the baud rate by highlighting
Baud rate
, then press
Enter
. Select from the list of possible
baud rates that are displayed. The baud rate you select here must match the baud rate set in the
sonde (which defaults to 9600).
Select
Printer port
to specify where your computer’s printer is connected. If you have difficulty
printing, specify a different printer port (1, 2, or 3) and try again.
Select
Printer type
to provide a list of printers that are supported by PC6000. Select a printer that
best describes your system's printer. If you have difficulty printing, try a different selection here.
You may need to consult the printer instruction manual to determine what type of printer your
printer emulates. The printer type option only affects plot
output, having no effect on report
printing.