YSI PC6000 - Manual (Page 12)

Capture, Retrieve and Analyze Data Section 3
YSI Incorporated PC6000 Software Operations Manual 8
The parameters listed in the lower part of the display (not shown) are likely to change during the
Auto-configure execution.
IMPORTANT: Without the execution of the Auto-Configure command, the PC6000 software
may display error messages that refer to “differing parameters” that prohibit you from
proceeding.
Leave all of the other selections with their default settings intact and then press Esc twice to
return to the menu bar of PC6000.
To capture data, use the arrow keys to select Sonde from the main menu and press Enter. At the
# sign type “menu”. This command returns you to the Main Sonde menu. Next select 1-Run
from the Main menu, and 1-Start sampling from the Setup Menu (600R, 600XL or 6820) or the
Discrete Sample menu (600XLM, 6600 or 6920). Lines of data will be displayed to the screen
and updated at the interval specified.
Now press the F3 key and a message appears on the screen asking for the type of data file you
wish to create. Select PC6000 and press Enter. A message now appears on the screen asking,
“OK to create new data file?” Press Enter to indicate ‘yes’ and data capture to your
designated file will begin.
As noted above, a change in the format of the displayed data in that both date and time will now
be displayed. In this mode, data appearing on the screen will be saved to your computer memory
until you press either Esc or F3. When you press either of these keys, data capture halts and
returns the display to the original data scrolling. A second press of Esc will stop the sampling
and return the display to the Run menu.
You may view and/or analyze the data by pressing F10, and then following the instructions in the
Section 3, Analyzing Data.
RETRIEVE – 600XLM, 6600 AND 6920 SONDES
PC6000 Software can also be used as the interface to transfer (upload) data logged to sonde
memory from the sonde to the computer hard drive. This function only applies to sondes with
internal memory (6920, 6600 and 600XLM).
To carry out this operation, consult Section 2 of your Sonde’s Operations Manual on the logging
of data to sonde memory using the Discrete Sample and Unattended Sample features of the sonde
software. Make certain that you have logged at least one file (or study) to the sonde memory.
After logging is complete and the studies terminated, attach the sonde to the computer via the
YSI cable as described above.
You may now retrieve data files using the following procedure. Remember these are not files in
the PC6000 directory, but are in the sonde file directory.
Run PC6000 software on your PC and select Sonde from the PC6000 menu bar using the arrow
keys. At the # sign, type “menu” to enter the Sonde Main menu. Next select 3-File.