Security Features and Document of Volatility
Using Secure Mode
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Using Secure Mode
Secure Mode automatically applies the selected
Security Level
action the next
time the instrument’s power is cycled.
To activate Secure Mode, do the following:
Step
Action
Notes
1
Open the Security Level menu
For MXG (Series A), press:
File
>
More
>
Security
>
Security Level
For ESG, press:
Utility
>
Memory Catalog
>
More
>
Security
>
Security Level
2
Select the Security Level
Available options:
—
None
equivalent to a factory preset, no user information is
lost
—
Erase
equivalent to
—
Overwrite
equivalent to
—
Sanitize
equivalent to
Erase and Sanitize All (Option 006
3
Activate Secure Mode
CAUTION
Once you activate secure mode (by pressing
Confirm)
, you cannot deactivate or decrease
the Security Level; the erasure actions for the
selected Security Level execute at the next
power cycle. Once you activate Secure Mode,
you can only increase the Security Level until
you cycle power. For example, you can
change
Erase
to
Overwrite
, but not the
reverse.
After the power cycle, the Security Level
selection remains the same, but the secure
mode is not activated.
For MXG (Series A), press:
File
>
More
>
Security
>
Enter Secure
Mode
>
Confirm
For ESG, press:
Utility
>
Memory Catalog
>
More
>
Security
>
Enter Secure Mode
>
Confirm
The
Enter Secure Mode
softkey changes to
Secure Mode Activated
.
