Opening Or Creating A P3-100 Configuration File - Martin P3-100 System Controller Installation And Safety Manual User Manual

1. Opening or creating a P3-100 configuration file

You can use either a P3-100 (with or without panels connected to it) or a PC running Windows XP and the
P3-100 Offline Editor to open or create a configuration file. The explanation below refers to the P3-100, but it
also applies to the Offline Editor.
Configuration files contain all the configuration settings and data related to an installation. The active
configuration file is constantly updated and saved in the P3-100's internal flash memory.
See Figure 4. When you start the
P3-100 (or at any time if you open
the File menu) you can either:
• Select a configuration file from the
list at the top of the Recent
Configurations window (the most
recently used file is called test in
Figure 4).
• Select Browse to look for a
configuration file either in the
P3-100's internal flash memory or
on a removable USB memory
device. Configuration files
prepared in the P3-100 Offline
Editor PC application and stored
on a USB memory device can be
opened using a P3-100.
• Select Create New if you want to
create a new configuration file and
save it in the P3-100's internal
flash memory. Follow the
instructions given under "Creating
a new configuration" below.
If you want a portable backup of a configuration file you have saved in the P3-100's internal flash memory,
you can copy the file to a USB memory device at any time using the Save Copy command.
If there is no user input within the first 10 seconds after startup, the P3-100 loads the configuration file from
the top of the Recent Configurations list (i.e. the configuration file that was active when the P3-100 was last
shut down).
Creating a new configuration
1. Click on Create New to create a new
configuration (if the P3-100 or PC you
are using has auto-loaded an existing
configuration because more than 10
seconds have passed after startup,
you will need to open the File menu
first).
2. See Figure 5. Enter a name for the
new configuration file.
3. You can enter a path for the new
configuration file, but if you are using
a P3-100 it must point to a location in
the P3-100's internal storage (you
can copy this file to another memory
device later).
4. Click on Next.
Figure 4: File Operations window
Figure 5: New configuration window
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