SATEC PM180 Operation Manual - Manual (Page 58)

‎Chapter 6 Using PAS Setting Up the Device
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4. You can also adjust the amount of time that PAS waits for a
connection before announcing an error and the number of retries
PAS uses to receive a response from the device if
communications fail.
Communicating through a USB
On the Instrument Setup tab, click USB Port, and then click OK.
Setting Up the Device
Creating Setups for the Device
PAS allows you to prepare setup data for your device off-line without the need to
have it connected to your PC.
Select the device site from the list box on the PAS toolbar, and then select the
desired setup group from the Meter Setup menu. Click on the tab with the setup you
want to create or modify and fill in the boxes with the desired configuration data for
your device.
Click the “Save as…” button to store the data to the site database.
 Note
Always set up and store the Basic Setup data to the site database first. PAS uses this data as a
reference when arranging other device setup.
To save your setup to another site database, select it from the file pane. Click OK.
Copying Setups to the Device Database
To reuse setups from another site, you can simply copy them to your present site
database. Click Open, select the desired site database, and then click OK. The
opened setup is copied to your site database.
You can also copy all setups from one site database into another site's database.
Select a device site from the list box on the toolbar from which you want to reproduce
setups, and then
select “Copy to...” from the Meter Setup menu. Select the site
database to which to copy setups, and then click OK.
Downloading Setup to the Device
PAS allows you to update each setup in your device one at time or to download all
setups together from the site database.
To update a particular setup in your device, check the On-line button
on the
PAS toolbar, select a device site from the list box, and then select the desired setup
group from the Meter Setup menu. Click on the tab of the setup you want to
download to the device, and then click Send.