04-2018
693779B01 - Ed. 1
Select the Add instrument icon in the toolbar or in the main Instrument menu.
Follow the instructions of the Add an instrument wizard. If PEL Transfer does not detect the instrument in the
pull-down list, click on the Update button.
When the connection with the instrument is established, the name of the instrument should appear on the side left of
the window in the PEL Network branch of the tree.
CONFIGURING THE INSTRUMENT
To congure your PEL, select the instrument in the PEL Network directory.
Open the Configure the instrument dialogue box by clicking on the Configure icon in the toolbar, in the Instrument
menu, or in the Status zone.
This dialogue box has 6 tabs:
General: Contains elds used to assign a name to the instrument and auto-o command, LCD display unit command,
operating button, clock adjustment, and SD card formatting options.
Communication: Options concerning Wi-Fi, the Bluetooth link, and the Ethernet network.
Measurement: Selection of the distribution system, ratio of voltages, and selection of the frequency
Current sensor: Detection of the current sensors and choice of the nominal primary current.
Recording: Recording parameter options.
Meters: Reset of the meters and partial energy meter reset options.
Click on OK to transfer the new conguration to the instrument.
STARTING RECORDING (START/STOP)
To start recording, do one of the following:
In PEL Transfer: Select the appropriate option in the Recording tab of the Configuration dialogue box. The
instrument can be configured to start recording either at some future date and time, or immediately after recording
is configured on the instrument.
On the instrument: Press the Selection button and hold it down until the REC indicator lights, then release it. The
instrument starts recording as it was previously configured to do.
To stop recording, do one of the following:
In PEL Transfer: In the menu, select Instrument > Stop recording .
On the instrument: Press the Selection button and hold it down until the REC indicator lights, then release it.
VIEWING THE RECORDING
The recorded data can be transferred to the PC in two ways and then be displayed there and used to create reports:
The SD card can be withdrawn from the instrument and connected to the PC using the SD card reader provided.
Start PEL Transfer, select the Open command in the File menu, point to the ICP le bearing the desired session
number on the SD card, and select Open.
Direct connection between the PC and the PEL (USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth). Start PEL Transfer, open a
connection to the instrument, select the instrument (make sure that it is connected) in the tree, then select Recorded
sessions. Double-click on the desired recorded session.
When the download is over, select the downloaded test and click on the Open button in the Download dialogue box. In
both cases, the session is added to My open sessions in the tree. The data can then be displayed.
