Metrohm 873 Biodiesel Rancimat Manual - Manual (Page 27)

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Warning
Any interruption to the grounding within or outside the instrument can
make it dangerous!
Mains connection
Plug the mains cable into the mains connection socket of the Biodiesel Ran-
cimat.
3.3.4 Switching the instrument on/off
The Biodiesel Rancimat is switched on and off using the mains switch. When
switching the instrument on, the pilot lamp ON lights up on the front of the
instrument auf.
3.4 Connecting a PC
3.4.1 Connecting the 873 Biodiesel Rancimat and the PC
Caution
Always switch the Biodiesel Rancimat and PC off before you connect the
two devices with the RS-232 cable 6.2134.100.
The PC program 873 Biodiesel Rancimat allows control of max. 4 instru-
ments. The following options are available for connecting the instruments
to serial PC interfaces:
￭ Connection to integrated COM interfaces of the PC
￭ Connection to an additional integrated interface expansion card
Connect the RS-232 interface of the Biodiesel Rancimat to the required serial
COM port on the PC using the RS-232 cable 6.2134.100 (9-pin/9-pin). For
25-pin COM ports, the optional RS-232 cable 6.2125.110 (not in the scope
of delivery) or a commercially available adapter must be used.
3.4.2 Installing the software
3.4.2.1 System requirements
Operating system Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Win-
dows Vista
RAM 256 MB (Windows 2000 / Windows XP)
1 GB (Windows Vista)
Processor Pentium III or higher