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THE SETUP MENU ALLOWS THE USER TO SETUP THE CORRECT
OPERATING PARAMETERS FOR THE DMD-480-S2 SERIES.
1.
OPTION 0 [RETURN TO OPERATION MENU]:
SELECTING THIS OPTION WILL RETURN YOU TO THE OPERATION MENU.
2.
OPTION 1 [SELECT COMMUNICATIONS PORT]:
THIS OPTION ALLOWS THE SELECTION OF EITHER COM1 OR COM2
AS THE COMMUNICATIONS PORT FOR THE DMD-480-S2 SERIES AND THE
USERS COMPUTER. COM3 AND COM4 ARE NOT ALLOWED.
THE SETTING OF THE COMMUNICATIONS PORT IS ALWAYS NECESSARY
FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE DMD-480-S2 SERIES IN BOTH THE
OPERATION AND TEST MODES.
3.
OPTION 2 [SET SCALING EQUATION]:
THIS OPTION ALLOWS THE USER TO SELECT COEFFICIENTS OF A
SCALING EQUATION. THE SCALING EQUATION PROVIDES FOR BOTH A
SCALE FACTOR (A) AND A FIXED OFFSET (C).
THE SCALING EQUATION IS: VALUE = C + (A x READING)
THE SETTING OF THE SCALING EQUATION ONLY APPLIES TO THE
“OPERATION MODE”.
(REFER TO SECTION F FOR A DESCRIPTION ON SETTING THE
SCALING EQUATION.)
4.
OPTION 3 [SELECT DATA DESTINATION]:
THIS OPTION ALLOWS THE USER TO STORE DATA IN ONE OF 3 MODES.
THE DATA MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN ONLY, SENT
TO A FILE ONLY, OR BOTH.
THIS OPTION APPLIES ONLY TO THE “OPERATION MODE”.
(REFER TO SECTION G FOR MORE INFORMATION ON STORING DATA.)
5.
OPTION 4 [DATA COLLECTION METHOD]:
THIS OPTION ALLOWS THE USER TO COLLECT DATA IN 3 DIFFERENT
WAYS AND ONLY APPLIES TO THE OPERATE MODE, NOT THE TEST
MODE.
1)
TAKE A READING EVERY “Y” SECONDS, WHERE “Y” IS ONE
SECOND MINIMUM, FOR A TOTAL “A” MINUTES.
2)
START TAKING DATA EVERY “Y” SECONDS AT TIME “A” UNTIL
TIME “B”.
3)
TAKE DATA EVERY “Y” SECONDS STARTING NOW AND
CONTINUE READING DATA FOREVER. THIS IS THE DEFAULT
METHOD FOR THE OPERATE MODE.
BY DEFAULT, THE VALUE FOR “Y” MUST BE
≥≥≥≥≥
1 SECOND.
