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'Communications Setup' (below). Once this has been done, an operator will be
able to use Insight with the logger connected to the PC without being in
Administrator mode.
Upgrading
It is not necessary to remove an existing version of the software before
installing a new one. Settings and data files used with the current installation will
be maintained.
Removal
From the Windows Start button menu, select Settings and then Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs, select Datapaq Insight and click Add/
Remove.
Using the Software
Full details on using the Insight software are contained entirely within its online
Help system: access this by clicking Help, and then Contents, on Insight's main
menu. Then, within Help, click on Contents headings and topics to expand and
read them.
You may also click the Help button in any dialog – or press the F1 key – to bring
up help information relevant to the task being performed.
For use of Insight to reset the logger, see p. 40.
For downloading data from the logger, see p. 48.
Communications Setup
After Insight has been installed, it is necessary to establish communication
between the data logger and the PC, as follows.
The logger can be connected to the PC by either a COM (serial) port or a USB port.
Only one logger at a time can be connected to the PC's USB ports: it is not possible
to connect simultaneously more than one logger to the PC using USB ports and then
1. Using the communications lead supplied, connect the logger to a free COM
(serial) port or to a USB port on the PC (to minimize communications
problems, connect the lead first to the PC and then to the logger). The red
LED on the logger should flash five times to confirm that the connection
between the communications lead and the logger has been made.
If using USB, and if the PC is having a Datapaq logger connected for the first
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to choose which one to use.
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