West Control Solutions DataVU 5 - Manual (Page 86)

5 Setup program
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5.6 Data transfer from and to the instrument
There are two ways of transferring the setup data to or from a recorder:
- transfer via the CompactFlash memory card and
- transfer via interface.
5.6.1 Transfer via CompactFlash memory card
In order to be able to read or write to CompactFlash memory cards from a PC,
you will need a card reader/writer.
When you have installed the card reader/writer, and have inserted a
CompactFlash memory card, you will automatically have a new drive under
Windows. You can access the new drive just like a normal hard disk, using
Windows Explorer.
H
A new configuration will delete the data in the instrument (FLASH
memory). If you want to retain the data, then the function
CompactFlash card ➔ Update CF card must be started, or the
data must be read out with the PCA communications software
(PCC) before the configuration is transmitted.
A
CompactFlash memory cards must only be removed from the card
reader/writer if the function “Eject removable medium” (a function
in the PC operating system) has been activated first.
H
Only one configuration file can be saved to the CF card at any
time, since there is no file name as a variable.
Measurement data from several instruments can be on the same
CF card, since they have unambiguous identifications.