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Using a PC with MCR-4V
Connecting the Device to a PC
1.
Open MCR for Windows from the Start Screen or Start Menu.
2.
Connect the device with the supplied USB cable to your computer.
The USB driver installation will start automatically.
IMPORTANT
-Make sure to install the software MCR for Windows before connecting the MCR-4V
to the computer.
-The USB device driver must be installed before trying to carry out USB
communication. After installing the USB device driver, your computer will be able to
detect and recognize any MCR-4V unit that is connected with a USB communication
cable.
-When connecting a MCR-4V to a PC, connect only one unit at a time. If you connect
multiple units at the same time, they may not be recognized properly.
USB Communication Cable
(US-15C)
When the USB driver installation completes, on the upper right corner
of the software screen, you will see an icon showing the PC and
MCR-4V connected via USB.
IMPORTANT
If you don't see this icon, the USB driver may not have been installed correctly. Please
see [Help for Unit Recognition Failure] in the Help menu, and check the USB driver.
Making Settings via PC
The following items are not included on the device menu, and can
only be set or changed from MCR for Windows by connecting the
device to a computer via USB.
Channel Name
Create and assign names to each of the channels to be used for
recording. Channel Names are used for display in “T&D Graph”.
1.
Select the [Recording Start Settings] menu in MCR for Windows.
2.
Place a check next to the desired channel(s) and enter each channel
name.
3.
Click [Send Settings].
Scale Conversion Equation
1.
Select the [Scale Conversion / Unit Settings] menu.
2.
Place a check next to the desired channel(s).
3.
Set “Scale Conversion” to ON for each channel.
4.
Select either [Convert by using the equation: y=ax+b] or [Convert
by specifying 2 points], and enter a value in each box.
5.
Select the number of significant digits after scale conversion.
6.
Click [Apply Settings].
Unit Settings
1.
Select the [Scale Conversion / Unit Settings] menu.
2.
Open the “Measurement Unit” tab page, and set [Unit for use in
Graph] for display in “T&D Graph” and [Unit for use in LCD] for
measurements and graph display in LCD.
3.
Click [Apply Settings].
