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Date Code 20081022 Instruction Manual SEL-787 Relay
PC Software
Settings Database Management and Drivers
Step 3. Enter special operating characteristics that describe the relay
settings in the Settings Description dialog box. These can
include the protection scheme settings and communications
settings.
Step 4. Highlight one of the relays listed in Settings in Database and
select the Copy option button to create a new collection of
settings.
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QuickSet prompts for a new name. Be sure to
enter a new description in Settings Description .
Copy/Move Settings Between Databases
Step 1. Select the Copy/Move Settings Between Databases tab to
create multiple databases with the Database Manager ; these
databases are useful for grouping similar protection schemes or
geographic areas.
Step 2. Click the Open B option button to open a relay database.
Step 3. Type a filename and click Open .
a. Highlight a device or setting in the A database,
b. Select Copy or Move , and click the > button to create a
new device or setting in the B database.
Step 4. Reverse this process to take devices from the B database to the
A database. Copy creates an identical device that appears in
both databases. Move removes the device from one database
and places the device in another database.
Create a New Database, Copy an Existing Database
To create and copy an existing database of devices to a new database:
Step 1. Click File > Database Manager , and select the Create New
Database button.
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QuickSet prompts you for a
file name.
Step 2. Type the new database name (and location if the new location
differs from the existing one), and click Save .
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QuickSet displays the message
Settings [path and
filename] was successfully created
.
Step 3. Click OK .
To copy an exiting database of devices to a new database:
Step 1. Click File > Database Manager , and select the Copy/Move
Settings Between Databases tab in the Database Manager
dialog box.
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QuickSet opens the last active database and
assigns it as Database A .
Step 2. Click the Open B button;
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QuickSet prompts
you for a file location.
Step 3. Type a new database name, click the Open button, and click
Yes ; the program creates a new empty database. Load devices
into the new database as in Copy/Move Settings Between
Databases on page 3.5 .