Larson Davis System 824, Reference Manual

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3-16 824 Reference Manual 11/8/00
Save ID
The Save ID menu item saves or creates an ID. Use the
u
or
d
keys to highlight Save ID, then press
c
. You will
then be prompted to verify the name for the ID. (See ID
Name below)
Title
You can attach a description to your ID with the Title menu
item. This description can be used on printed reports and
other items. The Title field is capable of holding up to 30
characters.
ID Name
You use the ID Name menu item to give an ID a unique
name that represents the ID in the Setup menu. The ID
Name field is capable of holding up to 8 characters.
Name format: “cccccccc.ccc” The first 8 characters form the
name and the last three are the extension that indicate the
instrument type (e.g. “SSA”). The name does not have to be
a full 8 characters long. Leading spaces and symbols will be
removed from a name. Case is preserved but ignored when
finding names. Embedded spaces will be converted to
underscore. The name should start with a letter or number.
The characters generally used in a name are A to Z, 0 to 9,
and _ - (underscore, and dash) but may also be “ ‘ ( ) [ ] !@ #
% $ ^ &.
The allowed characters in names for IDs are compatible with
PC filenames. The following characters are NOT allowed:
* + , . / : ; < = > ? [ \ ] |
Write Protect, Delete, Write Enable IDs
After an ID has been created, it can be protected (or locked),
or deleted if necessary. To do this, use the
u
or
d
keys
from the Setup menu to highlight the desired ID.
Title Description of ID
ID Name Name of ID