Installing and Starting the TRAPtest Software
Exit all open applications. Insert the TRAPtest CD in your CR-ROM drive, the installation
program starts automatically. Follow the on-screen prompts. The set-up program creates the
folder VPK 30 in the program group GESTRA.
Installing Software
TRAPtest Program
To start the program, click the START button on the Windows taskbar, point to Programs, and
then click TRAPtest. The main menu window appears.
To close the program, click the QUIT button in the main menu.
EXTRAS
The menu EXTRAS consists of the following items:
MANUFACTURER
ORGANIZE COMPANY
LANGUAGE
LIMIT VALUES
ABOUT
IMPORT
INTERFACE
TESTER
LOAD UPDATE
Under the menu item MANUFACTURER you can take down the particulars of the steam trap
manufacturers whose steam traps are installed in your plant. The entries are then listed in the
menu Test Objects and can be selected. We recommend to enter the corresponding data before
starting off with the first test object.
Under the menu item TESTER you can enter the name of your employees who are entrusted
with the task of checking the steam trap. The entries are then listed in the menu Test Objects
and can be selected. We recommend to enter the corresponding data before starting off with
the first test job.
Under the menu item LIMIT VALUES you can change the limit sound values preset by the
system (consultation with GESTRA recommended).
Under the menu item LANGUAGE you can select the language of your country.
Under the menu item INTERFACE you can select the port (COM 1, COM 2).
Under the menu item IMPORT you can import data records from a previous version (VKP 20).
Under the menu item ORGANIZE COMPANY you can enter the corporate names of the
operators or subdivisions of a company. The data entered here serve as key field to identify a
particular record and its occurence in the database.
Please note: When deleting an entry the related data record stored under this entry will
also be cleared completely.
The currently selected corporate names/subdivisions are, for instance, the headers of printouts
and windows.
Under the menu item LOAD UPDATE you can load the latest software version for the terminal
VKPN 30.
Under the menu item ABOUT you will find the address of the producer, the version number of
the TRAPtest program and the name of the currently selected company.
Menu Items of the TRAPtest Software
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