Monarch Instrument DC1250 User Manual
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If there are already any alternate language strings present in the recorder they will appear
farther to the right on the line after the asterisk on the same line as the English language
phrase it's associated with.
The user will optionally enter more or modify existing text to the right of the asterisk. The
asterisk has to remain present along with all of the text and tab characters to the left of that
asterisk for the new text to be registered properly with the recorder.
When the user has made the desired changes he then loads the newly edited .LAN file into
the recorder using the LOAD LANG. menu command. This causes the alternate language
to be loaded into the recorder and saved in the Flash memory. Wait for the transient
message DONE to appear. This process may take up to a minute to complete. Occasional
blinking of the Red LED will signify accesses to the card as it proceeds.
Finally the user will select which of the 2 languages will be made to appear onscreen. This
selection will normally be remembered through power interruptions; however the user can
change the selection back and forth at anytime.
Notes:
- The language currently selected for use does not affect what's written to the file, however
the words in the menu mentioned above may appear onscreen as the alternate language
equivalents.
- There are no restrictions on actual case and how the style of the strings can vary, but the
menu strings have to be 14 characters or less. Others have to fit the screen using a single
line of text. Leading spaces with the user entered text will appear in the messages and will
generally waste space. They should be avoided.
Note that depending on the editor being used and the length of the English text, the
asterisk may appear to fall in different positions from line to line. Resist the temptation to
line them up to avoid damaging the text to the left of that asterisk.
- The user does not have to enter in an alternate phrase for every line in the file. The
English version will automatically be substituted for those omitted. In fact an alternate
English version could be substituted by only changing a few of the lines to suit a user's
preferences.
- It is recommended to keep backup copies of language (.LAN) files
- More alternate languages can be created and saved in additional .LAN files for use one at
a time.