MREL DATATRAP II User manual

QUICK START GUIDE
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A: UNLOCK THE LATCHES.
B: OPEN THE DATATRAP II™.
INSTALL THE DATATRAP II™ SOFTWARE
ON THE COMPUTER.
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B
TURN ON THE DATATRAP II™ BY
PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON
FOR 2 SECONDS. THE LED
SCREEN WILL TURN ON AND THE
STATUS LIGHT WILL FLASH.
PRESS THE INFO BUTTON AND THE DISPLAY WILL
SHOW THE BATTERY LEVEL REMAINING AS SHOWN
ABOVE. IF THE BATTERY NEEDS CHARGING, PLEASE
SEE STEP 5, ELSE GO TO STEP 6.
PROGRAM THE
DATATRAP II™ BY
SELECTING CHANGE SETTINGS AND
NUMBER OF TESTS OPTION AND
CLICKING NEXT.
TURN OFF THE DATATRAP II™ BY PRESSING
THE POWER BUTTON AND THEN CONNECT
THE BATTERY CHARGER TO THE DC IN PORT.
THE DISPLAY ON THE DATATRAP II™ WILL
DISPLAY CHARGING.
WITH THE DATATRAP II™ POWERED ON,
CONNECT THE USB COMMUNICATIONS CABLE
TO THE
DATATRAP II™. THEN CONNECT THE
OTHER END OF THE USB COMMUNICATIONS
CABLE TO THE PC WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS
INSTALLED.
START THE SOFTWARE FROM
START / PROGRAMS / MREL / DATATRAPII
AND CLICK ON
PROGRAM DATATRAPII
INSTALL USB DRIVERS FOR THE
DATATRAP II ™ FROM
MyDocuments/MREL/DataTrapII/driver
FOR MORE HELP, GO TO
www.mrel.ca/usb/dt2
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CHOOSE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TESTS
MORE TESTS = LESS TIME PER TEST
CHOOSE THE NUMBER OF CHANNELS YOU
REQUIRE BY TURNING THEM OFF OR ON.
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SET THE
RECORDING RATE
FOR EACH CHANNEL.
SET THE TRIGGER TYPE FOR EACH CHANNEL.
WHEN ALL CHANNELS ARE SET, PRESS NEXT.
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THE FOLLOWING CONFIRM WINDOW WILL APPEAR,
CLICK THE WRITE SETTINGS TO DATATRAPII BUTTON.
THE DATATRAP II™ IS NOW READY FOR YOUR TEST.
TURN ON THE DATATRAP II ™
PRESS THE NEXT TEST BUTTON, STATUS LIGHT
WILL STOP FLASHING. CHECK THE RANGE
LIGHTS TO CONFIRM THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE
GOOD. IF NOT, CHECK FOR OPEN
CONNECTIONS OR SHORT CIRCUITS.
WHEN READY TO CAPTURE THE DATA, PRESS THE
START BUTTON. THE START LIGHT WILL REMAIN
ILLUMINATED.
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CONNECT THE COAXIAL CABLE TO THE 1 TO 8 BNC
CONNECTORS ON THE BACK OF THE DATATRAP II
™.
RECORD THE OHMS/M OR OHMS/FT OF THE
PROBEROD OR PROBECABLE USED
SETUP THE VOD PROBEROD
OR PROBECABLE AS
NEEDED FOR YOUR TEST.
CONNECT THE PROBEROD
OR PROBECABLE TO THE
COAXIAL CABLE USING
WIRECUTTERS AND
ELECTRICAL TAPE.
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WHEN THE DATATRAP II™ HAS BEEN
TRIGGERED, THE TRIG’D LIGHT ON
THE OUTSIDE OF THE DATATRAP II™
WILL BEGIN TO FLASH.
DO NOT TURN OFF THE DATATRAP II™
PLUG THE COMMUNICATIONS CABLE
INTO THE DATATRAP II™USB COM PORT.
CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE
COMMUNICATIONS CABLE TO THE
COMPUTER AND DOWNLOAD THE
RESULTS.
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