9 4.8 Using a Palm PDA
by disconnecting the Scanner and returning it to your office or by taking a
portable or laptop computer to the site where the Scanner is operating.
4.8 Using a Palm PDA
Initialization: In order to initialize the scanner it must have power, either from
the line if the scanner is installed or from a 12-volt power adapter wall transformer.
Also, the PDA must be able to communicate with the scanner, either
through a serial cable or an infrared connection. Older scanners employed only the
serial cable, while newer VS-2SX scanners employ IR. An IR transmitter must
have a line-of-sight view of the receiver at a range of 12 inches or less. The
PDA emits a slight beep as long as communication is successful. To implement
a command in the Palm, touch or tap the screen surface with either a finger
or the supplied pointer. Tap Done at any point to return to the main menu.
Once the scanner is powered and the PDA is communicating with the
scanner, tap the PalmScan icon to reach the Main Menu, consisting of 3
commands: LDU, Comm, and Files.
4.8.1 LDU
This mode allows the user to scroll though a series of screens showing real-time
display of the measurements that have been enabled: voltage, current, power,
phase angle, power factor, displacement power factor, and harmonics are possible.
The “1 Chan” display option shows the measurements on fewer screens
than the “4 Chan” option, but both sequences show the same information.
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Tap More to scroll through the measurements.
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Tap Next to view other channels.
4.8.2 Comm
This mode allows the user to perform 6 functions, most importantly Download
and Initialize:
1) “Download” identifies the scanner in the heading, allows editing of the
identification, and leads to a download.
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Tap Done and OK to initiate the download. See “Downloading Data”
below.
2) “Identify” lists information about the individual scanner.
3) “Date/Time” allows the user to synchronize the scanner with the PDA.
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Tap Set Time to change the Date/Time of the PDA.
