Figure 13: Q-Drive.exe: Scanning For Active Drives - Quin Q-drive Installation & User Manual

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Figure 13. Q-Drive.exe: scanning for active drives
Once a drive has been connected to it, it is possible to change the various parameters
available on each page. Moving around and selecting the parameters is done using the
following keys:
Change Pages:
The page displayed on the computer is changed by pressing the <TAB> key.
<Shift><Tab> will move backwards through the pages.
Select Parameters
The up/down arrow keys are used to select the desired parameter on each page. The
selected parameter appears in reverse video, Figure 13. shows Proportional Gain as the
selected parameter.
Change Values:
The plus key <+> and the minus key <-> change the value of the selected parameter
displayed in reverse video. It is also possible to directly enter a value from the
keyboard, simply type in the new value and press the <Return> key.
Save Settings:
The <F2> key saves all settings to non-volatile (EEPROM) memory and in some cases
activates the changed value.
Read File:
A file containing preset drive parameters can be downloaded to the drive using the
<F3> key. Pressing this key will present the default drive parameter file name,
QDRIVE.CFG, this file name can be erased and replaced with another file name.
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