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Sentry 950 

1.9 Upload Memory

 

From the 

Options 

menu, pressing '7' or the 

Upload Memory 

button accesses the Upload 

Memory screen. In this mode, the unit waits for PC to establish connection and download 
saved data. Sentry 950 software is used in conjunction with device for this operation. 

 

Connect unit to PC via USB cable. 

 

Open Sentry 950 Collection Software. 

 

Select the COM Port that the device is plugged into. The port is located by right-
clicking  on  Computer  from  the  Start  Menu,  selecting  Manage>Device 
Manager>Ports (COM & LPT), then checking the USB Serial Port COM number. 

 

 

 

 

 

Select  this  COM  Port  number  from  the  drop  down  menu  of  the  Sentry  950 
software and click 'Obtain Data.' 

Summary of Contents for Sentry 950

Page 1: ...Sentry 950 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... Metering LLC Sentry 950 Table of Contents Introduction 3 1 Operating Instructions 3 1 1 Powering Up 3 1 2 Powering Down 3 1 3 Main Screen 3 1 4 Reading 4 1 5 Signal Strength 5 1 6 Options 6 1 7 Browse Memory 7 1 8 Erase Memory 7 1 9 Upload Memory 8 ...

Page 3: ...entry 950 press and hold key 1 on the keypad for four seconds The LCD display will illuminate and display the battery life shown at the top left corner of the screen 1 2 Powering Down Device is powered down automatically if idled for two minutes To power down the handheld manually press and hold 1 on the keypad from main screen for at least four seconds or an audible beep 1 3 Main Screen The main ...

Page 4: ...5 inches from the meter if in standard sensitivity mode If Autosave option was selected an icon diskette will appear next to the Save Record button once message is received It is also possible to save manually by pressing 2 on the keypad or pushing Save Record button on the display if Autosave option is not chosen A yellow icon H will appear if the High Sensitivity mode is turned on Custom message...

Page 5: ...ot through the keypad Checking one or more Exclude options will filter out the selected protocols Figure 3 1 5 Signal Strength From the main screen pressing 2 on the keypad or pushing the Signal Strength button on the display will lead to the Signal Strength screen The needle of the gauge shows the RF strength of the signal coming from the module The scale of the power meter is divided into 3 sect...

Page 6: ...ange of the hand held device Pressing 3 on the keypad or pushing the Beep Settings button on the display will redirect to the beep settings screen Beeps can be set to sound for every action upon packet reception or never Figure 5 Pressing 2 on the keypad or pushing the NEXT button on the display will advance to additional options Autosave automatically stores meter readings in internal flash memor...

Page 7: ...messages Pressing 3 or 9 on the keypad or pushing Up or Down respectively scrolls through the memory contents of the device Figure 7 1 8 Erase Memory By pressing 5 on the keypad from the options menu or pushing the Erase Memory button on the display the user is directed to a red confirmation screen verifying that the user actually intends to erase the memory contents This screen is pictured below ...

Page 8: ...d data Sentry 950 software is used in conjunction with device for this operation Connect unit to PC via USB cable Open Sentry 950 Collection Software Select the COM Port that the device is plugged into The port is located by right clicking on Computer from the Start Menu selecting Manage Device Manager Ports COM LPT then checking the USB Serial Port COM number Select this COM Port number from the ...

Page 9: ...Page 9 Copyright 2015 Vision Metering LLC Sentry 950 The unit will upload data automatically Figure 9 Once finished a window will appear indicating that the download is complete Click Save to export data to an Excel file ...

Page 10: ...ht 2015 Vision Metering LLC Sentry 950 Revision History Date Revision Author Comments 6 19 2015 NC Dmytro Zaytsev 12 24 2015 A Jacob Kon Vlad Lozovskiy Audible Beep when shutting down Protocol filtering Firmware revision level indicator ...

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