YSI PC6000 - Manual (Page 24)

PC6000 Menus Section 4
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Active definition: default report/plot
Select an action: Select a definition
Create new definition
Rename active definition
Delete active definition
Clear active definition
Active definition displays the name of the current active definition.
Highlight Select a definition and press Enter to retrieve an old definition.
Highlight Create new definition and press Enter to create a new report and plot format. You will
need to name the new definition, then specify the new definition by variation of the current format.
Example: if you want to report and plot only dissolved oxygen readings in mg/L
for your study instead of all parameters, first create a new definition at the prompt
by typing “DO”. Then exit the definition menu by pressing Esc. Scroll to the
Parameters menu and eliminate all parameters except DO, mg/L. This data
presentation can then be reported, plotted, or exported, but more importantly, if
you return to this data file at a later time, the “DO” definition can always be
selected to provide this same data format since it has been saved under its own
designation.
Remember: Always name the new definition in the “create new designation” option prior to making
changes that will define the new format.
Select Rename active definition option to change the name of the active definition.
Select Delete active definition option to remove the active definition from the file.
Select Clear active definition option to reset the active definition to default values. Thus all
customization features that you previously set up are reset to the default values.
Select Export menu option to export a data file to another program. After selecting the Export
option you will be asked to name the file to be exported. The default name is the same as the
current data file with the extension .PRN, .CDF, or .SDF, depending on the export format selected,
ASCII, Comma & Quote Delimited or Space Delimited, respectively. Export formats are selected
in the Advanced Setup menu, see Section 4.2, Setup Menu). After the file has been exported to
disk, it can be retrieved using any program you choose. This feature is especially useful when
exporting to a database or a spreadsheet program. Follow the importing instructions outlined in the
destination program to retrieve the export file you have created.