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Chapter 6.
100 TransPort™ PT878GC User’s Manual
6.1.6.1 Refreshing a File
You can refresh a file (updating the display with the most current information) in one of two ways:
• Press [F2] , Refresh, to refresh the highlighted file.
• From the File Menu, scroll to the Refresh option and press [ENTER] .
The updated information on the highlighted file appears in the window on the right.
6.1.6.2 Transferring a File to a PC
To upload a log, meter, screen capture (bitmap) or site file to a PC:
1. Check that the Communications option (see page 7-15) has been set to the IrDA protocol.
Note: For Windows NT 4.0, check that the QuickBeam software (available through the path C:\Program
Files\QuickBeam Suite) is running, and that the IR beam on the PT878GC-GC has clear access to the IR
sensor connected to the PC port.
2. Highlight the desired site in the left window of the Drive Manager.
3. Press [MENU] , scroll to the Transfer option, and press [ENTER] .
The screen shows a message indicating that the PT878GC is searching for an infrared device. (If the scanner finds no
device, a window appears with this message, and asks if you want to try again.) If it finds a device, it sends another
message indicating that it is uploading the site. (The meter also displays a message if the upload fails.) When the
upload is complete, the meter returns to the Drive Manager. The PC holds the transferred file in the QuickBeam (IR)
Inbox folder, as shown in Figure 6-13 on the next page. You can open the file on the PC using any text editor.
Figure 98: The IR_Inbox Folder with
Transferred File
6.1.6.3 Transferring a File from a PC to the PT878GC
Once you have stored site or meter files to a PC, you can then transfer them back to the PT878GC over the IR
interface. The PT878GC only accepts files with a .sit (site) or .met (meter) extension. If you try renaming another type
of file with a .sit or .met extension and transfer it, it will be transferred, but it will not function if you open it. Also, if you
are transferring a file and the meter already has a file with the identical name, the meter will overwrite its current file
with the transferred file. If the transferred file has a name longer than eight characters, the meter will shorten the
name to eight characters, and replace any spaces in the name with underbars.
Note: It is not possible to download log files back to the PT878GC.
To download a site or meter file from a PC to a PT878GC:
1. Check that the Communications option (see page 114) has been set to the IrDA protocol.