Operating Instructions
Chapter
6
CLX490
8009237/RB47/2007-08-03
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6-5
Operation
Loading a complete CLX parameter set (upload)
¾
Click
in the toolbar or press [F3] key.
CLV-Setup loads the current CLX parameter set from the RAM of the CLX to its databa-
se and displays the values in the tabs.
The "Device Ready" LED is extinguished during the upload.
If the "CLV-Setup" program does not recognize parameters transferred during the upload, it
outputs a warning message. Unknown parameters can be edited in the E
XTRAS
tab by follo-
wing the conventions for command strings. When the parameter set is then saved, these
parameters are also saved.
Transfering and saving a complete CLX parameter set (download)
1.
Click
in the toolbar or press [F4] key.
The "Device Ready" LED is extinguished.
CLV-Setup copies the parameter set to the RAM of the CLX.
The D
OWNLOAD
PARAMETERS
dialog box with the storage options is then displayed.
P
ERMANENT
: CLV-Setup copies the parameter set to the RAM and to the EEPROM of the
CLX.
T
EMPORARY
: CLV-Setup copies the parameter set to the RAM only. The changes are lost
when the CLX supply voltage is switched off.
2.
Confirm the dialog box with the desired storage option.
The "Device Ready" LED lights up again.
The new parameter set is stored in the CLX either permanently or temporarily.
CLX with external parameter memory
If the parameter set was downloaded and stored
permanently
, CLV-Setup opens a further
dialog box for adjusting the parameter set in the external memory, if the start option is set
to S
TART
WITH
EXTERNAL
PARAMETERS
.
¾
Choose the C
OPY
NOW
INTERNAL
PARAMETER
SET
TO
EXTERNAL
MEMORY
option.
CLV-Setup then instructs the CLX to copy the new parameter set to the external
memory. The "Device Ready" LED lights up again.
The internal and external parameter sets are now identical.
See also
Chapter 10.3.5 Adjusting the parameter set in the external parameter memory af-
ter it has been downloaded to the CLX, Page 10-10
Saving a parameter set in CLV-Setup
1.
To save the modified parameter set as a new configuration file in CLV-Setup, or to over-
write an existing file, choose F
ILE
and S
AVE
AS
.
The S
AVE
A
S
... dialog box is then displayed.
2.
Enter the file name in the dialog box (file name extension "*.scl") and confirm the entry.
The new parameter set is now stored in CLV-Setup in the subdirectory "data".
