Veris Technologies 3100 Soil EC Mapping System (1997-2008 floppy disk drive 1.76G) - Operating Instructions - Manual (Page 16)

Veris Technologies
Pub. #OM 1CM02-1
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Meaning: You can do four different things with the file you have just created:
Option 1: Download to disk. If you press the #1 button, you will be asked to insert a diskette in the
disk drive and begin downloading the file.
Option 2: Delete the file. If you press the #2 button, you will be asked if you really want to delete the
file, as a safeguard against accidentally deleting files. A typical scenario for deleting a file you have
just created is when you’re checking out the system at the beginning of a day.
Option 3: Keep file. If you press the #3 button, the file will remain in memory, and the display will
index to the next file. It will continue offering the options for each file in memory, until it reaches the
last file. At that time, it will ask you whether you wish to begin data acquisition, or quit.
Option 4: Exit File Manager. If your press the #4 button, you will immediately go to data acquisition
mode, and can then choose to begin or quit.
If you selected Option 1 above, here is the next display you will see:
Insert disk and press any key
Meaning: The instrument is expecting to download the file.
Choice: Insert disk, then press any key. The display will read “Working”, which means the system
is checking out your disk to see if you have enough disk space to accept the file. If you do not have
enough space, it will ask you to insert a different disk. Depending on the size of the file, it may take a
couple of minutes before the next display appears.
(If you discover you don’t have a diskette at this point, you can shut the power off and restart. The file
will be available for downloading later. Once the system has begun downloading the file, do not
remove the disk or shut the power off until the file is completely downloaded)
Downloading:
Veris______.dat
____ percent complete
Meaning: System is downloading the file. Do not remove disk or shut power off until downloading
is complete.
Finished downloading Veris_____.dat
Press any Key
Meaning: The system has finished downloading to your disk and is ready for the next step.
Choices: Press any key to bring up next display.
#____
(1) Download to disk (3) Keep file
(2) Delete file (4) Exit File Manager
Choices: If you press #3, the instrument will index to the next file and offer the same options. If no
files are left to download, you will then go into acquisition mode. If you press #4, you will go directly
into data acquisition mode.
About the Veris output file format: Veris data is output as a 5 column ASCII text file. Column A:
longitude, B: latitude, C: EC shallow, D: EC deep, E: DGPS elevation
(1) Begin data acquisition
(2) Quit