Ebtron QSG?EBR?1000_R1A User manual

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QSG‐EBR‐1000_R1ABOOKLET.doc
QUICK START GUIDE
EB-LINK READER
QSG‐EBR‐1000_R1A
DOCP/N:930‐0600

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1.INSTALLBATTERIES
TheEB‐LinkReaderissuppliedwith2AA‐sizealkalinebatteries.To
ensurereliableoperation,useonlyfreshalkalinebatteries.Donotmix
oldandnewbatteriesordifferentbatterytypes.Installbatteriesas
shownbelow.
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1. Remove flexible
protective cover
2. Depress battery
cover at arrows to
release.
3. Slide cover off
to remove.
4. Install (2) AA Alkaline batteries
so that the flat negative (-) terminal
engages each spring.
5. Replace battery cover by sliding up until it ‘clicks’ in place. Replace
flexible protective cover.

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2.START‐UP/OPERATION
DepressthePowerbuttonontherightsideofthe
instrumenttostartoperation.Themainstartup
screenwilldisplaytoallowyoutoselectthemenu
optionoperationtoperform.Thetouch‐screen
iconoptionsaredetailedinthefollowing
paragraphs.
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2.1ACQUIREICON
TheAcquireiconallowstheacquisitionofdatafroman
EbtronGoldSeriesTransmitterequippedwithanEB‐Link
optioncard.Thetransmittercovermustberemovedto
permitIRcommunicationwiththeEB‐LinkReader.When
usingtheEB‐LinkReader,remembertopointthedevice
directlyatthetransmitterwithin3.3feet(1meter)ofit
andholditinthatpositionuntiltheACQUIREeventiscomplete.
Dataacquisitiontypicallyoccursinafewseconds.
Toacquiredata:
a.PointtheEB‐LinkReaderatthetransmitteratadistanceof<3.3
feet(1meter).
b.TouchAcquirescreenicon.KeepEB‐LinkReaderpointedat
transmitter.Screenwillindicate“SearchingforGTx116”,andthen
“Eb‐LinkEstablished.AcquiringData.”Thisisfollowedby“Success.
DataAcquired.”beforesummarymeasurementdataisdisplayed.
SelectingtheTRAVscreeniconallowsindividualprobeandsensor
flowsandtemperaturestobedisplayed.
SelectingtheSAVEscreeniconallowsthecurrentdatatobesaved.
TheSAVEoptionisonlyvisibleifthedatahasnotalreadybeen
saved.
SelectingtheRE‐ACQUIREscreeniconallowsfornewdatatobe
acquiredfromthetransmitter.
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2.2FILEICON
SelecttheFileicontoaccessandmanagethefilesstored
withinthedevice.FromtheFilemenuyoucanopenor
deleteindividualfiles.RefertotheEB‐LINKREADER
SOFTWAREQUICKSTARTGUIDEforfilemanagement
optionsavailablewhenusingtheEB‐LinkReader,Software,
USBcableandacomputer.
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2.3SETTINGSICON
SelectingtheSettingsiconpermitschangingtheEB‐Link
Readerdate,time,AutoPower‐Savescreentimeoutdelay,
andtemperatureaveragingmethodsettings.
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2.4HELPICON
SelectingtheHelpicondisplaysEB‐LinkReaderhelp
information.
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2.5AUTOPOWERSAVE
TheEB‐LinkReaderwillenteraPower‐Savemodethatdisablesthe
displayafter30secondsofinactivity.InthePower‐Savemode,battery
lifeisgreaterthan6months.Allsettingsandstoreddatawillbe
retained.ThePower‐Savescreentimeoutdelayisuseradjustableinthe
Settingsmenu.
2.5ADDITIONALINFORMATION
ForadditionalinformationontheEB‐LinkReader,refertothemost
currentInstallationandOperatingguideat:
http://www.ebtron.com/eblinkreader/guide.pdf
orcontacttheEbtronSolutionsteamat1‐800‐2EBTRON(1‐800‐232‐
8766).

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3.INSTALLINGEB‐LINKREADERSOFTWARE
3.1DownloadEB‐LinkReaderApplicationSoftwareat
www.ebtron.com/support_downloads.htm.
3.2WithPCrunningMicrosoft
WindowsXPoperatingsystem
(orlater),connecttheUSBcable
tothePCandtoEB‐LinkReader.
Youmaybepresentedwiththe
followingscreentobeginCDC
driverinstallation.Select“No,
notthistime”,thenclick
“Next”.
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3.3Atthefollowingscreen,
select“Installfromalistor
specificlocation”,thenclick
“Next”.
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3.4Atthefollowingscreen,select
the“Includethislocationinthe
search:”checkbox,andthenclick
ontheBrowsebuttontonavigate
tothefolderwhereyou
downloadedtheEB‐LinkReader
ApplicationSoftware,andthen
click“Next”.

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Found new hardware
Your new hardware is installed and read
y
to use.
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3.5Youmayreceivethefollowing
Windowscompatibilitynotice.
Simplyselectthe“Continue
Anyway”option.
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3.6Installationofthedriverwill
continueasshownbelowuntil
completed.
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3.7Clickonthe“Finish”buttonto
completeinstallation.
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3.8FollowingsuccessfulinstallationoftheSoftwareyoumayreceive
thefollowingwindowspop‐upnotificationindicatingthatyourEB‐Link
Readersoftwareisreadyforuse!

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4.USINGTHEEB‐LINKREADERSOFTWARE
4.1ConnectUSBCables
WithyourPCturnedON,connecttheUSBcableprovidedbetween
thePCandtheEB‐LinkReader.
4.2LaunchIR_App.exe
NavigatetothefolderwhereyouhavedownloadedtheEB‐Link
ReaderApplicationfiles,andthenlocatethefileIR_App.exe.
Double‐clickthefile(orselectrun).Theapplicationwillstart,locate
andconnecttotheEB‐LinkReaderandthenlistthedatasetfiles
thathavebeenstoredonit.
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4.3ViewaFile
Asingleclickonanyofthelistedfileswillallowyoutoviewthedata.
4.4Right‐clickFileOptions
RightclickonanyfiletoRename,DeleteorRefreshthedata.A
doubleclickonanylistedfilewillalsobringupthescreento
renamethefile.
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4.5RefreshData
SingleclickontheRefreshDataicontore‐scantheEBLinkReaderfiles.
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4.6SyncTime
SingleclickontheSyncTimeicontosetthetimeontheEB‐LinkReader
tobesynchronizedwiththecurrenttimeoftheconnectedPC.
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4.7ExporttoExcel
ClicktheExportAlltoExcelicontolaunchMicrosoftExcelapplication
andexportallofthedatatoanewspreadsheet.
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4.8DeleteAllFiles(usewithCaution!)
ClicktheDeleteAllicontodeletealldatasetsstoredintheEB‐Link
Reader.
CAUTION
THISWILLDELETEALLDATASETSSTORED
ONTHEEB‐LINKREADER.
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4.9DeleteaSingleFile
Todeleteasinglefile,simplyright‐clickonthefileentryandthenselect
the“Delete”optiontodeletetheselectedfile.
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