16
4. P C - L I N K S O F T O P E R A T I O N
1. First install the PC-LINK software from the CD provided onto your computer.
2. Once the software has finished installing connect the USB driver lead into both
the PC and multimeter.
3. Hold down the Hz/DUTY key while you turn on the meter, the meter will go into
PC-Link mode and the symbol 'PC-LINK' will appear on the LCD. The serial data
output function is then active.
N
NO
OT
TE
E:: If you want to enable the serial data output function during measuring, you
have to turn 'OFF' the meter first, then operate according to step 2.
4. Connect the meters OPTICAL PORT and computer USB port with the USB line.
5. Run the PC-LINK software, click the SET menu. Select the System Set. Then
select the COM port in the serial port Select. As for the proper COM port, we
can view it in the device manager by following these steps.
- Right-click the 'My Computer' icon on the Windows desktop, and then click
'Properties'.
- Click the 'Hardware' tab and then click 'Device Manager'.
- Scroll through the list of installed devices till you locate the Ports (Com and
LPT) entry. Click the plus (+) beside this entry to view the installed ports, If no
errors occur, the USB to Serial COM Port (COM x) will appear, COM x is just
the proper port, here x is a specific number.
6. Select the default sampling rate or you can select other desired sampling rate.
7. Now press 'Start' in the PC-LINK software to measure and view the synchronic
data or graph in the software interface.
8. To disable the serial data output function, switch the meter to 'OFF' location first.
9. For more information about the PC-LINK SOFT, please refer to the Help topic
included in the software
5163440K_Instructions.qxd 18/09/2009 10:32 Page 16
