Winco DGC-2020 - Manual (Page 83)

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Logic Timers
Refer to Section 5, BESTlogic+ Programmable Logic, for information on using logic timers.
FILE MANAGEMENT
These paragraphs describe file management of settings files, firmware files, and language module files.
Settings Files
These paragraphs describe the tasks of opening, uploading, downloading, saving, printing, and
comparing of settings files. When opening, uploading, downloading, or saving a settings file, operational
settings, as well as BESTlogic+ settings are combined together as a whole. When printing a settings file,
only the operational settings are shown. There is a separate print option available on the BESTlogic+
Programmable Logic screen for printing BESTlogic+ settings. For information on solely uploading or
downloading BESTlogic+ settings, refer to Section 5, BESTlogic+ Programmable Logic.
Opening a Settings File
To open a new instance of a settings file into BESTCOMSPlus, pull down the File menu and choose
Open. The Open dialog box appears. This dialog box allows you to use normal Windows
®
techniques to
select the file that you want to open. Select the file and open it and the file settings have been brought
into a new instance in BESTCOMSPlus. You may also open a file, by clicking on the Open File icon on
the lower menu bar. When done in this manner, you will be asked to upload the settings and logic from
the file to the current device. You may choose Yes or No. The settings in the current instance will be
overwritten.
Uploading a Settings File
To upload a settings file to the DGC-2020, you must first open the file through BESTCOMSPlus or create
the file using BESTCOMSPlus. Then pull down the Communication menu and select Upload Settings.
You are prompted to enter the password. If the password is correct, the upload begins and the progress
bar is shown.
Downloading a Settings File
To download a settings file from the DGC-2020, you must pull down the Communication menu and select
Download Settings. If the settings in your BESTCOMSPlus have changed, a dialog box will open asking
you if want to save the current settings changes. You may choose Yes or No. After you have taken the
required action to save or not save the current settings, the downloading is executed.
Saving a Settings File
Select Save or Save As from the File pull-down menu. A dialog box pops up allowing you to enter a
filename and location to save. Select the Save button to complete the save.
Printing a Settings File
To view a preview of the printout, select Print Preview from the File pull-down menu. If you wish to print to
a printer, select the printer icon in the upper left corner of the Print Preview screen.
You may skip the print preview and go directly to print by pulling down the File menu and selecting Print.
A dialog box, Print opens with the typical Windows
®
choice to setup the properties of printer. Execute this
command, as necessary, and then select Print.
Comparing Settings Files
BESTCOMSPlus has the ability to compare two different settings files. To use this feature, pull down the
Tools menu and select Compare Settings Files. The BESTCOMSPlus Settings Compare Setup dialog
box appears (Figure 4-31). Select the location of the first file to compare under Left Settings Source and
select the location of the second file to compare under Right Settings Source. If you are comparing a
settings file located on your PC hard drive or portable media, click the folder button and navigate to the
file. If you want to compare settings downloaded from a unit, click the Select Unit button to set up the
communication port. Click the Compare button to compare the selected settings files.