—
To save a backup file, select all parameters.
—
To save a replication file, select all parameters except device-specific parameters.
e) Click Save.
f) Browse to the desired location, then enter the name for this configuration file.
g) Set the file type to ProLink configuration file.
h) Click Start Save.
The configuration file is saved to the specified location as
yourname
.pcfg
.
3.2.2 Load a configuration file using ProLink III
You can load a configuration file to the transmitter's working memory. The PC file formats are supported: the
ProLink III PC file format is supported.
Note
When you use ProLink III format for configuration files, you can specify configuration parameters individually
or by groups. Therefore, you can use this format for both backup and replication.
Procedure
•
To load a file in ProLink III format from the PC:
a) Choose
Device Tools
>
Configuration Transfer
>
Load Configuration
.
b) Select On my computer in ProLink III file format and click
Next
.
c) Select the parameters that you want to load.
d) Click Load.
e) Set the file type to Configuration file.
f) Navigate to the file you want to load, and select it.
g) Click Start Load.
The parameters are written to working memory, and the new settings become effectively immediately.
3.2.3 Restore the factory configuration
Display
Menu
>
Configuration
>
Restore Factory Configuration
ProLink III
Device Tools
>
Configuration Transfer
>
Restore Factory Configuration
Field Communicator
Service Tools
>
Maintenance
>
Reset/Restore
>
Restore Factory Configuration
A file containing the factory configuration is always saved in the transmitter's internal memory, and is
available for use.
This action is typically used for error recovery or for repurposing a transmitter.
If you restore the factory configuration, the real-time clock, the audit trail, the historian, and other logs are
not reset.
Introduction to configuration and commissioning
Configuration and Use Manual
April 2019
MMI-20048166
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Micro Motion 4200 Transmitters
