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5 Offliner Settings Software
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Handling Backward Compatibility
Offliner Settings displays the version number in the second pane on the bottom
status bar. The settings version is a whole number (v1, v2, v3, v4, etc.).
The
Offliner Settings is backward compatible. Open and edit older settings
files and convert older settings files to a newer version. Offliner Settings han-
dles forward conversion only; it converts an older setting file to a newer setting
file.
Converting a
Settings File
1 Open the setting file you wish to convert.
2 In the
File menu, select Convert to... and then select the version x (where x
is the newer version). A dialog box pops up prompting Offliner for a new
file name. Use either the same file name or enter a new file name. The con-
version process inserts default values for any newly added devices in the
new setting file. When the conversion is complete,
Offliner Settings dis-
plays the new file.
Figure 5.3: Converting Setting Files
Sending a New
Setting File to the
Relay
1 Make sure the settings version and the serial number of the relay in the set-
ting file match. The relay will reject the setting file if either the serial num-
ber or the settings version do not match.
A “serial number discrepancy” message may appear. This is to en-
sure that you are aware of the exact relay in which settings are to
be loaded. If this happens, check the relay serial number using the
terminal mode ID menu item. Type this serial number into the F-
PRO Serial No. box in the Identification tab display area of
Offliner
Settings. Alternately you may check the Ignore Serial Number
check box to bypass serial number supervision.
2 Check the serial number and the settings version of the relay, for details see
“ID” on page 3-11. The Device Serial Number and Required Settings Ver-
sion on the Identification screen indicate the serial number and the settings
version of the relay.