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File Management 183
7 File Management
Saving the error log to a test file
You can create a text file to save to a CD or on the hard drive on the PC. These files are
useful for troubleshooting, keeping track of analytical parameter (chemistry) settings for
user defined methods, or for emailing. You can use any system window with a print
button with this procedure:
Capturing the error report:
1. Verify that the analyzer is in READY or WAIT mode.
2. Turn the printer off.
3. At the Operation Panel, select the
Error Report
icon.
4. On the Error report window, select Extend .
5. Select
Print
.
6. On the print window, select
All
.
7. Select
Execute
.
8. Delete the print job as follows:
a. At the Windows taskbar, select
Start
, then select
Settings
.
b. Select
Printers and Faxes
.
c. At the Printers and Faxes window, right-select the printer marked with a
checkmark (default printer)
d. Select
Cancel All Documents
.
e. When prompted, select
Yes
.
f. Close the Printer and the Printer and Fax windows.
9. Turn the printer on.
10. Copy the file to a CD or a DVD as follows:
a. Place a formatted CD or DVD into the CD/DVD drive.
NOTE:
Close any CD/DVD popup windows that open after a disk is placed into
the CD/DVD drive.
b. Select the
Drag-to-Disc
icon located to the left of the time display in the
lower-right corner of the window.
c. Use Windows Explorer to find the C:\A002\Work folder and locate the file
named sfytwork.txt.
d. Right-select sfytwork.txt then, holding down the mouse button, drag the file to
the Drag-to-Disc window and release the button.