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Chapter 5 Programming
5.7.7.2 Disk Full Alarm Output (Full contact #)
If the relay option is fitted, the Disk Full Alarm can trigger a contact closure.
To set the Disk Full Alarm to trigger a contact closure:
From the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu use the UP (↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ) or DOWN (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ) button to highlight Full contact # and
press the ENTER button. You will be prompted with "Full contact #? X". Use the UP (↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ) or DOWN (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ )
button to select a relay contact number, 1 through 6, or 0 for no contact closure. Then press the ENTER
button to return to the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu.
NOTE: If the relay output option is installed, the contact selected will close when the Disk Full Alarm
threshold is reached. Once a contact has been selected, all disk errors (e.g. Read/write, File not
found etc.) will also cause the same contact to close.
5.7.7.3 Record Status Alarm Output (Rec. contact #)
If the relay option is fitted, it is possible to monitor the record status via a contact closure. When the unit
is recording, it closes the selected contact. When the unit is not recording, the selected contact is open.
To monitor the record status via a contact closure:
From the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu use the UP (↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ) or DOWN (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ) button to highlight Rec. contact # and
press the ENTER button. You will be prompted with "Rec. contact #? X". Use the UP (↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ) or DOWN (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ )
button to select a relay contact number, 1 through 6, or 0 for no contact closure. Then press the ENTER
button to return to the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu.
5.7.8 Format Disk
The floppy disk or CompactFlash™ card must first be formatted before being used. This can be done in the
unit, or on any IBM compatible PC running MSDOS. The disks are formatted in MSDOS compatible format.
Note that only 1.44 Meg (High Density) 3½ inch floppy disks can be used.
To format a disk/card:
First ensure that the disk/card is not write protected. The plastic slide in one corner of the floppy disk must be
in a position such that it exposes the hole in the plastic cover. The CompactFlash™ card may have a tiny slide
switch on the back end which will be marked as to which way is write protected. Open the door below the LCD
screen to expose the drive. Insert a floppy disk, label side up with the metal toward the drive opening. Insert a
CompactFlash™ card with the arrow facing up and towards the drive opening. Insure the disk/card is pushed
fully into the drive; it will be pulled in and down.
Once the disk/card has been inserted into the drive, from the Record Setup menu use the UP (↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ) or DOWN (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ )
button to highlight Format Disk and press the ENTER button. A pop up window will display "format=NO*".
Press the YES button to change the display to read "format=YES?" and then press the ENTER button to start
formatting. The light on the drive will come on while the disk/card is being formatted. The Disk Status Window
will indicate FORMAT while the disk/card is formatting. Once formatting has been completed a window will pop
up to announce "Format Complete" or it will indicate any error if the disk could not be formatted. Press the OK?
button to accept. You will be returned to the Record Setup menu.
5.7.9 Save Configuration (CFG) File
This function allows the user to save the unit configuration to the disk/card for later retrieval or archiving. This
saves the entire user configuration database, which is usually stored in nonvolatile memory. It is recommended
that the user perform this function after fully setting up the unit for the first time. This allows the user to return
at any stage to a known, good configuration setup or may be used to transfer this setup to other machines. The
file will be saved with the current filename as set by the user (see Section 5.7.11). Any existing configuration
file on the disk with the same name will be overwritten.
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