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PRTrans1000IS
PRODUCT USER GUIDE
Device Operation
Connecting and Starting the Data Logger
1. Once the software is installed and running, plug the
interface cable into the data logger (see Installing the
Interface Cable instructions) .
2. Connect the USB end of the interface cable into an
open USB port on the computer.
3. The data logger will automatically appear under
Connected Devices within the software.
4. For most applications, select
Custom Start
from
the menu bar and choose the desired start method,
reading interval and other parameters appropriate for
the data logging application and click
Start . ( Quick
Start applies the most recent custom start options,
Batch Start is used for managing multiple loggers at
once, Real Time Start stores the dataset as it records
while connected to the logger.)
5. The status of the device will change to Running ,
Waiting to Start or Waiting for Trigger , depending
upon your start method.
6. Disconnect the data logger from the interface cable
and place it in the environment to measure.
Note:
The device will stop recording data when the end of memory
is reached or the device is stopped. At this point the device cannot be
restarted until it has been re-armed by the computer.
Downloading Data from a Data Logger
1. Connect the data logger to the interface cable.
2. Highlight the data logger in the
Connected Device s
list. Click Stop on the menu bar.
3. Once the data logger is stopped, with the logger
highlighted, click
Download
.
4. Downloading will offload and save all the recorded
data to the PC.
Trigger Settings
The PRTrans1000IS records based off user configured
trigger settings.
1. Select
Trigger Settings from the Device Menu: Start
Device or Identify Device and Read Status.
2. Trigger formats are available in Window or Two Point
Mode . Window mode allows a high and/or low trigger set
point, and a trigger sample count or “window” of time
recorded when set points are exceeded to be defined. Two
point allows for different Start and Stop setpoints to be
defined for both the high and low triggers.
Refer to the Trigger Settings video on the MadgeTech
YouTube Channel for instructions on how to configure
Trigger Settings.
WARNING – POTENTIAL ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING HAZARD. CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HUMIDITY TO MINIMIZE
THE GENERATION OF STATIC ELECTRICITY OR TOUCH WITH AN INSULATING OBJECT BEFORE USE.