SC310
User’s Manual
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4.2 RS-232 communications port
The RS-232 communications port allows you to transmit in real time the functions measured
and those stored in the memory to a PC. It also allows you to transfer the measured
functions to a serial printer.
When supplied, the SC310 is set by default to communicate with a PC; consequently, the
print mode is deactivated. To change this setting, select the PRINTING option from the
SC310 menu. When this option is activated, communication with the PC via the RS-232 port
(though not via the USB port) is deactivated.
You may transfer data to a PC in one of three different ways:
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Transfer via cable: though slow, this type of transfer is compatible with PCs that are not
equipped with a USB communications port.
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Transfer by phone: simply by using the adapter for MA101 modem, you may connect a
modem (line or cellular) to the RS-232 port, which enables you to make remote
connections from a PC connected to the telephone network. Tele-transfer of data.
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Transfer via radio frequency link: you need only acquire the BT001 cordless
communication kit, which will convert the RS-232 port into a communications port with
wireless
technology. The wireless system allows your PC to receive data from several
sound level meters simultaneously in a radius of 100 m without the need for cables. This is
an attractive solution, since by acquiring more than one SC310 and the corresponding
application software you may create a multi-channel measurement system.
Real-time printout of the measured functions is available for the sound meter (S) and octave
band spectrum analyser (1/1) measurement modes.
The sound meter (S) mode prints out the three functions programmed as F1, F2 and F3
second by second:
