To turn recording on or off via front panel, first press any key to turn on display.
If there are no errors, the recording status will show. If there are errors, press
DOWN to reach the recording status menu. Once in the recording status menu,
press SET to toggle recording.
To change recording via command line, type “RECORDING = ON” or
“RECORDING = OFF”.
Garmin GPS
MONITOR may be connected to a Garmin GPS for accurate time keeping. If this
setting is enabled, a GPS menu will appear on the top level of the front panel
providing GPS details and showing the setting
Local Time Offset
which may be
changed to translate GPS time to local time. For more details on GPS, please see
the section
GPS
.
Password
The password is used to prevent unauthorized access. You can enable password
protection by configuring a password. If password protection is enabled, the user
is allowed view setup and data. However, no changes to setup will be allowed
until a password is entered. A password prompt will automatically appear
whenever a setup change is attempted.
Via front panel, go to Station Setup->Other Setup->Password. Press set and
enter a password. Press set again and the password will be enabled.
Using the command line, type "PASSWORD = XXX" to set password to XXX.
Type "PASSWORD =" to disable password usage.
To disable the password, enter a blank password.
Logging out is accomplished by turning off the display, by typing EXIT in the
command line, or by powering down the unit.
SDI-12 is unaffected by password protection.
If you forget the password and want to clear it, reset the unit and press and hold
the DOWN key. You must keep the key pressed until you see the message
“Password Cleared” appear on the front panel.
Auto Output
When MONITOR has
Auto Output
mode enabled (via front panel, Station
Setup>Other Settings>Auto Output, command line AUTO OUTPUT), it will
automatically send data out on the RS232 port. The data will come out at
whatever
baud rate
is setup (via front panel, Station Setup>Other Settings>Baud
Rate, command line BAUD RATE). If connected via HyperTerminal, and if
command line mode is active, type EXIT to leave command line mode and to
capture the auto output.
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