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APPENDING DATA TO A JOB:
If the chosen job does already exist
, the user does not have the option to edit the existing job
settings. An “Append Data?” screen appears:
If YES is selected, the meter will retrieve the selected job’s settings (during this time a
“PROCESSING…” message appears) and then switch back to the Pin Mode screen with the restored
settings.
If NO is selected, the meter returns to the Select Job screen.
STORAGE:
Data (readings) may be recalled internally for review or MC statistical analysis and may be downloaded
to a PC for record keeping or further study. MC measurements are collected and stored in individual
groups called JOBS. The user has the option to separate readings collected from various scale of paper
or entire kiln charges. MC readings can be separated by up to 98 distinct jobs (labeled 1 through 98).
Each stored result is accompanied by a date and time stamp, job identification, reading number, total
number of readings in the job, the paper scale on which the reading was taken and the measurement
sample temperature, as defined by the user.
There are no restrictions regarding job-numbering sequences. The meter keeps track of existing jobs
automatically. The meter also offers excellent flexibility in allowing the user to switch among existing
jobs, or create new ones, at random. There are no restrictions regarding measurement storage based
on job number. For example, the user is free to take and store readings pertaining to job 3, then job 5,
back to job 3 etc. The meter stores all readings in the order they were taken, placing markers in
memory to keep track of each stored measurement’s job and associated information. The maximum
storage capability of the meter is therefore determined by the way in which it is used. Heavy use of the
meter’s flexibility capabilities (i.e. measurements accompanied by frequent job or reading type
changes), forces the meter to add additional internal tracking information to memory records and
thereby reduces storage capacity. Depending on meter use, up to 1,416 readings c an be stored in the
RDM-3P. Various memory usage-tracking features are present to make it easy for the user to
determine the rate at which storage space is being used up, as well as providing information related to
the amount of storage space left. Once all available storage space has been filled, the meter will stop
storing readings (i.e. no overwriting occurs) and warn the user after every measurement that the
memory is full. The user has the option to clear the memory at any time.
NOTE:
Individual memory records cannot be deleted. Only block memory erasure is allowed. The
storage memory is not deleted after a PC download. Delete the readings as instructed below after a
download if desired.