TESTO 300 XXL User manual

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Analysis software testo 300XXL
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Content
Preparation ..
Application / System requirements ............................................6
Installation ...............................................................................7
Setting up connection to instrument..........................................8
1st session – Brief instructions
Mouse functions .......................................................................9
Toolbars and pallets ................................................................10
Toolbars .............................................................................13
Toolbars, our recommendation ...............................................14
Menu layout: Main menu .........................................................15
Menu layout: context menus ...................................................17
Online help .............................................................................20
Example
Demonstration file without instrument......................................21
Control unit
Selecting control unit ..............................................................30
Memory management / Tour plan ..........................................31
Menu: Device control ..............................................................34
Outline of device control menu ..........................................34
Register: General information ............................................35
Displaying general information......................................35
Synchronizing clock in instrument with PC clock..........35
Measuring program register ....................................................36
Entering measuring program..............................................36
Deleting measuring program..............................................36
Diagnosis register ..............................................................37
Displaying error messages ..........................................37
Settings register ................................................................38
Setting alarm limits ......................................................38
Setting alarm limit for ambient CO ..........................38
Setting alarm limit for ambient CO2 ........................38
Setting alarm limit for differential pressure ..............39
Setting timer for printer ..........................................40
Zeroing, measuring pressure ..................................40
Entering print text ........................................................41
Entering address..........................................................41
Entering parameters for volume flow measurement......42
Deleting device memory ..............................................42
Logo register ..........................................................................43
Loading company logo ......................................................43
Online measurement ..............................................................44
Barcode ..................................................................................45
Cancelling control unit ............................................................46

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Analysis box
Selecting analysis box ............................................................47
Device control menu ..............................................................48
Outline of device control menu ..........................................48
General register ................................................................49
Displays general information ........................................49
Diagnosis register ..............................................................49
Measuring program register ....................................................50
Entering measuring program..............................................50
Deleting measuring program..............................................51
Settings register ......................................................................52
Setting fuel coefficients/NO2addition ..........................52
Calculating dew point VL ............................................53
Changing display sequence ........................................53
Deleting instrument memory....................................................54
Zeroing, measuring pressure........................................54
Online measurement ..............................................................55
Cancelling analysis box ..........................................................56
Error messages
Error messages.......................................................................57
Other instruments from Testo
Other instruments from Testo ..................................................58
Details/Background
Display ranges59
Main menu item: “File”.............................................................61
Main menu item: “Instrument” .................................................65
Main menu item: “Edit”............................................................68
Main menu item: “View” ..........................................................70
Main menu item: “Insert” .........................................................73
Main menu item: “Format”.......................................................74
Main menu item: “Tools”..........................................................75
Main menu item: “Window” .....................................................77
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Minimum system requirements
• PC with operating system
- Microsoft Windows 95 or better (if applicable)
- Microsoft Windows NT 4, Service pack 4, or better
(if compatible).
- Windows 2000 or better (if compatible).
• CD Rom drive
• Pentium 100 MHz
• 32 MB RAM
• 15 MB hard disk drive space free
• Free serial interface (COM) or corresponding adapter.
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Application of analysis software
Analysis software is used to save, read out and analyse separate
readings and measurement series and to configure the control
unit and the testo 300 XXL analysis box. Graphic presentation of
the readings is the main task of this program.
Readings are taken using Testo analysers and are transmitted to
the PC via serial software. Also the configurations set in the PC,
such as display sequence, alarm limits are updated via the same
interface in the testo 300 XXL measuring instrument. Data is
read out using analysis software which activates the interfaces
making all the functions available.
Readings are logged with date and time. The values are shown
constantly during online measurements.
There are suitable instrument drivers for every Testo
instrument/system, which can be installed. They are specially
adapted to the performance range of the instruments and their
operation.
Application / System requirements
Preparation
Software version
You will see which software version you are using in the main
menu “?” under “Info”.
The description is valid for
• Analysis software from 3.1

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Installation
Preparation
General knowledge for using and installing software
The software surface (image, user philosophy) is defined in
accordance with the Microsoft® Office standard. Icons and
menu items are selected corresponding to this standard. If you
are already working with Office programs (Word®, Excel®,
Power Point® ...) you will become familiar with this software
environment very quickly.
Installation
Installation is menu-driven. Please observe the notes and
explanations on the various pages.
It may be necessary to reboot when installing the software..
If it is necessary to reboot your PC, please register with the same
user name (password) used during installation. Otherwise, the
installation may not be correctly carried out.
1. Place CD-ROM in the drive
- Installation will start automatically
If it does not:
Open Explorer, select the CD-ROM drive and start
installation by clicking twice on the “Setup” file or
“Setup.exe”.
2. Enter the licence number. The licence number can be found
on the CD-ROM case and is marked with .
Note
If the number input is not accepted, it may be due to the
following:
- Is the shift button activated?
- Is “Num” in the separate digit pad activated?
- Was I entered instead of 1?
- Was o entered instead of 0?
3. The installation program copies program files from the
software to a directory on your hard disk. A new program
group is set up. The Testo logo appears in the start menu.

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Preparation
Setting up connection to instrument
1. Connect the testo 300 XXL control unit
and the interface cable (Part no. 0409.0178) with a
serial interface (COMx) in your PC.
2. Switch on the control unit.
3. Start the Testo analysis software.
4. Select the “New device” dialog box from the
“Instrument” main menu. The “New device setup
wizard” dialog window opens.
5. Select the testo 300 XXL instrument driver and click on
“Continue”.
6. Select a free interface and click on “Continue”. The name of
the instrument driver is shown.
7. Click on “Finish” to set up
the connection to the control
unit. The instrument driver
appears in the directory. If you
wish to carry out changes, press
“Back” to return to the previous
pages.
8. You can select between the configuration for the
control unit or the analysis box in the
“Select device” window. The “Slave Mode”
is shown on the testo 300 XXL control unit
display. It is not possible to operate the control
unit keypad in this mode.
If the instrument is not connected, please check
the connection cable. Also check if the
configuration (COM1, COM2...) corresponds
to the interface in use.
If there are problems, close the programs which
have access to the serial interface.
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1st session – Brief instructions
Certain menu functions can be activated directly via the mouse,
making the software easy to use.
Some menu functions need only to be clicked on once with the
mouse while others need to be clicked twice.
The following options are available depending on where you are
in the program:
Click left on
menu item: Opens sub-menu or
carries out function
Click left on
symbol button: Carries out function
Click left on
name in archive: Selects
Click twice, left: Selects and opens/carries out
Click right: Opens (if available)
Context menu
Mouse functions

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Toolbars and pallets
1st session - Brief instructions
File category
Open file
Save active document
Page view
Print view
Set up new location
Set up new folder
Transmit to instrument
Delete element
Undo last action
Copy in clipboard
Insert contents in clipboard
Set up formula
Connect protocols
Use help
Use situation-related help function

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Toolbars and pallets
1st session - Brief instructions
Instrument category
Device control
Control measurement
Start online measurement
Stop online measurement
Read out memory
View category
View as diagram
View as table
View as digit box
View as histogram
View as form
View as analog instrument
View as parametric graph
Set layout
Search in archive

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Toolbars and pallets
1st session - Brief instructions
Left mouse button selects
Left mouse button shows status information
Left mouse button enlarges
Left mouse button shows crosshair
Left mouse button marks area to be included in mean calculation
Left mouse button shows compensating curve
Left mouse shows difference
Select font
Change background colour in diagram. Also edits pattern/style
Insert text
Remove text from a view
Full screen

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Toolbars
You can activate commands, which are often used, directly by
using the icons in the toolbars.
You can easily move the required toolbar to another position
using the mouse. It will appear horizontal, vertical or as a
separate window (pallet) depending on the position.
You can determine the function of the toolbars in
the “Tools/Customize…” menu.
You can put together new toolbars on the register
available and define
· whether the toolbar should be displayed or not
· whether large or small buttons are to be used
· which icons are to appear in the toolbar
To change the toolbars, open the “Commands” register and
move the corresponding icon to the required location in the
toolbar. Click at the bottom of the symbol for more information.
To delete icons, simply remove from the toolbar.
Separation marks can be placed between the icons. Simply
move an icon to the side of the toolbar to remove or insert the
marks.
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Toolbars, our recommendation
1st session – Brief instructions
You can put together your own tools list as required. The
following are some suggestions:
Easy logger operation
The functions suggested here are used
regularly to program and read out data
loggers and should, therefore, be placed
in the toolbar for direct access.
Main emphasis: Data management
Regular reworking and updating of the
archive tree is necessary in this case.
The tools specified here are particularly
suitable for this purpose.
Main emphasis on printed
documentation
Read out instrument and print as table
or diagram - the range of functions
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Going from left to right, the main menu contains the
following:
File
All of the functions, which are needed to open, close,
save, delete and print. New folders and locations are
created. The names of files and folders can be changed
and their properties can be displayed.
The files, which were last used, are available in a list,
which can be opened.
The program can be exited in this menu.
Instrument
Connection to the measuring instruments is
controlled from this menu. New measuring
instruments can be connected and configured.
Edit
Measured data can be copied, inserted, pasted or
deleted using these commands. Commands and self-
defined mathematical functions can be undone.
Menu layout: Main menu
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View
Included are functions required for graphical display or
screen layout. Toolbars, status bars, archive or palettes
can be made to appear or disappear, as required. You
can choose which channels of the attached instrument
are to be shown and a protocol header can be defined.
Insert
Text can be added to diagrams. The measured data
can be further offset using a mathematical function.
Format
The font can be set here. This font is then used for
protocols and to label diagrams.
The appearance of the diagrams and tables can be
improved optically using specific patterns/styles.
Tools
Settings:
Here you have the option of assigning units and
axes.
Customize:
It is also possible to define the range of functions
included in the toolbar.
Window
If you have several files at the same time in the RAM
memory, you have several ways available to display
them.
Menu layout: Main menu
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This is a special range of commands, selected especially for a
certain area. These menus, which can be selected using the right
mouse button, can be opened depending on where the mouse
is placed.
Context: Instrument
New locations can be quickly set up in the
instrument, the current instrument can be
registered and deregistered or all of the
settings in the instrument can also be
undertaken via “Device control” in the PC.
Context: Folders in archive
Click right mouse button on folder and then
you can edit the tree structure:
Set up, delete, rename folder/locations etc.
Context: Folders in instrument
The locations saved in the instrument can be
read out or deleted.
Menu layout: Context menus
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Context: Location
- Edit contents.
- Change/delete location name
- Edit information on location.
Additional parameters or useful information (if supplied by
instrument), particularly on location, can be entered via
“Properties”. These are also available on site, once they are
transmitted to the instrument.
Context: Work area
In the work area context e.g. table, the data which is
shown or is to be printed can be defined. Channels can be
made to appear or disappear via Edit. Additional
information for printing can be formulated via “Header”.
Menu layout: Context menus
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Context: Name of table
The context for the header in the table enables
access to the title and information box, which can
be edited in location. “Measuring protocol”
includes additional data on the protocol itself.
Context menu in diagrams
and other presentation
elements:
“Edit line” leads to the
settings menu for presenting
the data and editing curves.
Note:
This menu can be reached
directly by clicking twice on
the curve.
Menu layout: Context menus
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Menu layout: Context menus
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Short menu in digit box
Type of view, pattern/style and content can be
selected.
Online Help
Online help is available for many functions. This online help is
activated by pressing F1 (function button on the keypad) or by
clicking on “?” in the menu bar.
Press Shift+F1 for direct help. The cursor arrow will then turn into
a question mark with an arrow. You should click on the area
about which you have a question. The online help for this topic
will then be opened.