Baseline Systems BaseStation 3200 - Manual (Page 88)

BaseStation 3200 Advanced Irrigation Controller Manual
Note: If pause conditions exist on the controller, pressing NEXT four times from the main screen displays the
Pause Conditions report. In this case, you need to press the NEXT button five times to display the Operator
Messages.
2. If there are multiple messages, press the + or – button to scroll through the messages.
3. Press the CLR button to clear the message.
Viewing Exported Log Files
You can view the log files that you exported from the controller.
1. Perform the Exporting Log Files procedure (on page 72) to copy the log files to a USB drive.
2. Plug the USB drive that has the exported files on it into a USB port of a Microsoft Windows-based computer.
3. When Windows prompts, click the option to open the folder and view the files. A Windows Explorer window
opens and displays the contents of the USB drive.
4. Double-click on the folder that matches the serial number of your controller. That folder opens and displays
the Export subfolder.
5. Double-click on the Export subfolder. The Export
subfolder opens and displays a list of additional
subfolders that contain the log files.
6. Double-click the Archive folder that contains the log
files that you want to view.

The Archive folders are created monthly and
are labelled with the year and the month. For
example, Archive_201111 contains the log files
for November 2011.
 Most of the log files are formatted as .csv
(comma separated value) files. If you have Microsoft Excel on your computer, and Excel is configured to
open .csv files, you can double-click on a filename, and it will open in Excel.
 If you do not have Microsoft Excel on your computer, position your cursor on the filename that you want
to open, and then click the right mouse button. From the list of options, click Open with, and then select a
software program to open the file.
7. When you have finished viewing the log files, close the Windows Explorer window for the USB drive.
8. In the System Tray area of your Windows Desktop, click the option to Safely Remove Hardware and Eject
Media.
9. When the Safe to Remove Hardware message displays, unplug the USB drive from the computer.
Saving Exported Log Files to a Computer
If you have BaseStation 3200 log files on a USB drive, you can copy them to a Microsoft Windows-based computer
for permanent storage.
1. Perform the Exporting Log Files procedure (on page 72) to copy the log files to a USB drive.
2. Plug the USB drive that has the exported files on it into a USB port of a Microsoft Windows-based computer.
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