Operating the Eagle™
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Operating the Eagle™
Identification
ProVision, WinScan, pmiScan, or ProVision Mobile can be used to
identify a PMI recorder, such as the Eagle. Identifying the Eagle
using software can provide you with useful information such as the
exact model name, the serial number of your unit, the firmware
version, the number of voltage and current channels, and any
possible options that your unit may have. This is particularly
useful when trying to gather as much information about your Eagle
as possible when requesting technical assistance.
Initialization
The Eagle recorders must be initialized before recording data.
This is done by either connecting the recorder to your computer
using the USB communications cable that came with the recorder
or wirelessly with your computer, PDA, or Field PC using
Bluetooth
®
. See the “PC and Laptop Communications with the
Eagle Recorders” section for more information on how to
communicate with your Eagle using your computer. For more
detailed information on initialization, see the software
documentation.
Battery Ride-Through
All Eagle recorders come standard with a battery that will allow the
unit to continue to record during an outage for approximately 2
