AM16/12 CONTROL PANEL SOFTWARE
The following section is a description of the File menu and each of the tabs in the AM16/12 Control Panel applica
tion.
File Menu Options
Copy Preset(s) to AM16/12 from Disk File...
- Allows any preset stored to a disk file (.amd file extension) to be
loaded to the corresponding AM16/12 memory preset. The Preset 1 through Preset 15 selections copy a single
preset, while the All Presets selection copies all 15 presets to the AM16/12. After a preset is loaded to the AM16/12,
it will be transferred to the active AM16/12 setup. If all 15 presets are loaded, preset 1 will be made the active
preset. This option is helpful in restoring AM16/12 settings if they have been accidentally corrupted. Note that this
option will overwrite any data stored in the AM16/12’s preset memory with the new preset data from disk.
Save Preset(s) from AM16/12 to Disk File...
- Allows any preset currently stored in the AM16/12’s preset memory
to be saved to a disk file. The Preset 1 through Preset 15 selections copy a single preset, while the All Presets
selection copies all 15 AM16/12 presets to the selected disk file. This option is helpful in archiving the final settings
for the AM16/12 in a particular installation.
Load Active Setup from Disk File...
- Allows the active AM16/12 setup to be loaded from a disk file. Loading the
active AM16/12 setup from a disk file will not overwrite any AM16/12 preset memory data. This option is helpful
when a basic AM16/12 setup has been generated off-site and needs to be “tweaked” on-site.
Save Active Setup to Disk File...
- Allows the active AM16/12 setup to be stored to a disk file. You select which
preset position in the disk file to which to store the active AM16/12 setup. This option has no effect on the AM16/12
preset memories.
Select Active Setup from AM16/12 Preset...
- Allows any of the AM16/12 preset memories to be recalled and made
to be the active AM16/12 setup. This option does not affect any of the preset memory data.
Save Active Setup to AM16/12 Preset...
- Allows the active AM16/12 setup to be stored in one of the 15 preset
memories in the AM16/12. Note that this option will overwrite any preset memory data stored in the selected preset
memory position.
Enter Input/Output Names...
- Allows names to be assigned to the 16 inputs and the 12 outputs of the AM16/12.
These names may be up to 15 characters long and are stored in nonvolatile memory in the AM16/12. In addition,
the names are stored in any disk files generated with any of the save to disk options above. Inputs or outputs with
no assigned names are listed as “No Name”. To change a name, simply click on the desired text box and enter the
desired name. While you are permitted to enter more than 15 characters in the text box, only the first 15 will be
stored. To save the changes to the AM16/12’s nonvolatile memory, click the Apply button. If you click the Cancel
button, the changes you have made will not be applied. The shortcut key for this option is Ctrl+E.
Enter Disk File Notes...
- Allows you to add any
notes that you want to be included in a file saved to
disk. These notes could be installation instructions,
operational instructions, or any other information
which might be helpful to associate with a saved file.
You’ll see the screen shown at the right when you
choose this option:
After you enter the desired text into the text box,
choose OK to save the changes you’ve made. Cancel
will ignore the changes you’ve made since the last
time you clicked OK. Note that to save your changes
to a disk file, you must still either use Save Preset(s)
from AM16/12 to Disk File... or Save Active Setup to
Disk File... to store the notes in a disk file. The
shortcut key for this option is Ctrl+D.
Print Setup...
- Allows the active printer to be
changed using the standard Windows printer setup
dialog. This will set the printer which is used with the
Print Tabs... menu selection. The shortcut key for this
option is Ctrl+P.
Print Tabs...
- Allows any or all of the AM16/12 control panel tabs to be printed for documentation purposes.
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