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Download test results, Import data – Hach-Lange BODTrak II Basic User Manual User Manual

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Figure 3

shows typical curves through a 10 day test period. For incorrect

curves, refer to

Figure 4

on page 10.

Figure 3 Typical curves

1 Typical with substrate variation

3 Typical with time lag

2 Typical

Download test results

To transfer test results to a PC:

1. Select

PROGRAMS>ACCESSORIES>COMMUNICATIONS>HYPERTERM
INAL.

2. In the Connection Description window, type in a name for the

connection and select an icon to represent the connection. Click OK.

3. In the Connect To window, use the drop-down menu to select the

COM port connected to the instrument. Click OK.

4. Configure the COM port properties: BPS = 9600, Data Bits = 8,

Parity = None, Stop Bits = 1, Flow Control = None.

5. Click OK. The connector indicator shows.
6. Select TRANSFER>CAPTURE TEXT.
7. In the Capture Text window, click START.
8. Power the instrument on. Push the key for the channel that has data

to be downloaded.

9. Type GA in the HyperTerminal window and push ENTER. The

transfer is complete when the screen stops adding new data.

10. Select TRANSFER>CAPTURE TEXT>STOP.
11. Select CALL>DISCONNECT. The disconnected indicator shows.
12. To end the HyperTerminal session, select FILE>EXIT.

Import data

To import the data from the captured text file:

1. Open a new or existing spreadsheet. Select DATA>IMPORT

EXTERNAL DATA>IMPORT DATA.

2. Select the text file captured in HyperTerminal. Click IMPORT.
3. In the Text Import Wizard, select Delimited as the file type, the start

row in the spreadsheet and Windows (ANSI) as the file origin. Click
NEXT.

4. Click the check boxes for Space delimiter and Treat consecutive

delimiters as one. Click NEXT.

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