Basic setup
Perform the following steps, in sequence, when setting up the
recorder for first-time use – for detailed configuration routines
refer to the Operating instructions (OI/RVG200-EN).
6.1 Start-up
1. Locate and mount the recorder as described in Sections
1
and
2
.
2. Make electrical and signal connections as described in
Section
3
.
3. Power-up the recorder.
4. Proceed to the next step (6.2) to set the date and time.
6.2 Set the date and time
1. Press the
Home
icon (
) from any
Operator
or
Log
view
to display page 1 of the
Operator
menus.
2. Press the
Configuration
icon (
) to display the
Select
Operator
page.
3. Press
and at the
Operator 1 – Password (0..9999)
page press
again (passwords are not set at
first-time use). The
Operator 1 Edit / Open / New
configuration page is displayed.
4. Press the
Edit Configuration
icon
at the
Operator 1(4)
page to display the
System Configuration
page and press
the
Common
icon
to
display
the
Common
Configuration
level menus.
5. Press the
tab and at the
Date and time
field, press
the
icon to display the
Date and Time
dialog.
Enter the required information in each field, pressing
to accept the content and return to the
Date and Time
dialog.
6. When all fields have been set, press
to return to the
Common Configuration
level
menu options.
6.3 Setup Groups and Channel allocation
1. Press the
tab and at the
Number of Groups
field,
press
and enter the number of
Groups
required.
Press
to return to the
Common Configuration
level.
2. At the Channel Allocation field, press
to display the
Group Configuration
dialog. Select the channel(s) to be
assigned to each group. When allocation is complete,
press
to return to the
Common Configuration
level.
6.4 Set up the archive files
1. Press the
tab to display the associated fields.
2. Press the
icon associated with each field to enter
and configure
Archive
parameters – press
or
(as appropriate) to accept the content at each field.
3. When all fields have been configured, press
to
return to the
I/O Groups 1(6)
page then
to return to
the
Common Configuration
page.
4. Press
to exit the
Common Configuration
level and
return to the
System Configuration
page.
6.5 Set the sample rate
1. At the
System Configuration
page, press the
Groups
icon
to display the
I/O Groups 1 (6)
page.
2. Press the icon associated with the required
Group
(for
example
) to display the
Group 1 (6)
dialog.
3. Press the
tab and then the
icon
associated with each field to enter and configure
Recording
parameters – press
or
(as
appropriate) to accept the content at each field.
6.6 Select Operator views and Menu enables
1. At the
Group 1 (6)
dialog, select the view(s) required by
pressing the
/
/
tabs to
display the associated fields.
2. Press the
icon associated with each field to enter
and configure view parameters (
Chart / Indicator / Bar
)
and
Menu enables
for each view – press
or
(as
appropriate) to accept the content at each field.
3. Proceed to the next step (6.7) to set up the archive files.
Note.
At power-up, a start-up screen is displayed
while a self-test sequence is performed. An operator
view is displayed when the self-test sequence is
complete and the recorder is ready for operation.
Time
Time
Setup
Setup
Setup
Archive
OK
Recording
OK
Chart
Indicator
Bar
OK
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