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screen. The screen might look like the following snapshot if
you became impatient with the jog wheel entry method.
The remainder of this section will explain 730 Encoder setup
and housekeeping functions using the Windows® software.
These procedures are common to USB, serial and network con-
nection to the 730 Encoder.
FILE OPTIONS
Click the
File
tab at the top of the window.
This brings down a sub-menu with choices
for either saving programming setups
from
the encoder to a small file on the comput-
er, or for uploading setups from a file on
the computer
to
the encoder.
Files will be assigned a .rds extension, and
you will be prompted to locate an area on your hard drive to
save these. This file utility may be used to distribute a common
encoder setup among stations in a network, or to more easily
update non-dynamic scrolling-PS or Radio Text messages with-
out having to type them in each time. .rds files may be stored
and managed using the familiar Windows® file-making rules
and procedures.
Reset to
Factory Defaults
This menu tab also allows the user to reset the encoder to
Factory Defaults
. This command will re-initialize the encoder
with factory settings and update the computer screen appro-
