YSI 6000UPG - Manual (Page 68)

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Select this option to set up communication parameters between the 6000 UPG Sonde and an outside
device, such as a personal computer. The following options are available:
After you enter the number associated with the option you prefer, a list of choices will appear.
Choose from the list by typing the number associated with the desired selection. See Section 9 for
more details.
This option is intended to help insure that rechargeable alkaline or NiCad type batteries are not fully
discharged during an unattended study. If the rechargeable alkaline battery type is selected, the
6000
UPG will terminate the unattended study when the battery voltage reaches 8 volts (rather than
the 6 volt cut-off for standard alkaline batteries). Currently, rechargeable alkaline battery chemistry
is not well suited for long term unattended studies and battery life typically falls approximately 50%
with each recharge cycle. At this time, we do not recommend the use of either recharageable
alkaline or NiCad batteries for Unattended Deployment studies with the 6000
UPG
.
Select this option to record, within the sonde software, the serial number (or identification name) of
the sonde. The identification will be stored in a portion of the flash memory which will not be
erased when the flash disk is formatted.
Select this option to modify the page length of reports. A four line header will appear at the top of
each page. The header lists all parameters which have been selected for output, see above. Setting
the page length to 0 will provide a header only at the beginning of the data. Setting the value to 10
will provide one header and six lines of data (4 lines for the header + 6 lines of data = 10). You may
enter any number which provides the desired report presentation.
When uploading data directly from the sonde to a computer disk drive in either Comma & " "
Delimited or ASCII Text format, it is generally wise to set the page length to 0 in order to avoid
gaps in the data after importing into spreadsheet software.
3. Communication
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System-setup Comm
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1. RS-232 baud rate
2. RS-232 data size
3. Modem Setup
4. SDI-12 address
5. KERMIT padding
Select option (0 for previous menu):
4. Batteries
5. Instrument ID
6. Page Length