Radio Shack 22-812A, Manual

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MASTER BKGRD 6-26-07
Using the Meter With a Computer
MASTER BKGRD 6-26-07
You can connect your meter to a computer, letting you con�eniently monitor,
record, and log data o�er a long period of time. You can e�en use your meter to
display oscilloscope information on your computer. For e�ample, you can record
changes in temperature in a refrigerator or �oltage changes in a circuit o�er a long
period of time.
System Requirement
windows
®
Xp, windows Me, windows 2000, windows 98 or windows 95, with all
of the following:
• VGA or SVGA �ideo adapter
• at least 32 MB RAM
• Microsoft-compatible mouse
Installing the Meter’s Software and Hardware
1. Turn on your computer and start the installed windows operating system.
2. insert the software CD into your CD-ROM dri�e.
The CD starts automatically. if it does not,
browse to your CD-ROM dri�e and open
open
setup.exe .
3. After you finish installing the software, restart
your computer.
4. Connect one end of the supplied RS-232 cable
to the jack on top of the meter, then connect
the other end to your computer’s serial port. The
supplied cable fits only one way. Do not force it.
Configuring and Using the Meter and Software
After connecting, you must configure your meter and the Meter View software so the Meter View software so
that they can work with each other. can work with each other.
1. Click Start , programs , then Meter View on your computer. The Meter View
software starts.
2. Turn on your meter. Then hold down SELECT and RANGE together. RS232
appears.
3. On your computer, select the COM port where you connected the meter by
pulling down Option then COM port , then clicking COM1 , COM2 , COM3 , or
COM4 .
RS-232 Connector