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3.6
Installing updates
Stay up to date – download the latest versions of the software and pro-
grams to your pH Meter/Conductometer to benefit from new and
expanded functions. The performance of your instrument may also be
improved by software updates.
Downloading the update from the Internet
First, you have to download the data for the instrument update from the
Internet and save it on the computer (PC).
1 Go to
2 Select the instrument in the list box.
3 Select the appropriate software version and save it somewhere on
your computer.
4 Extract the zip file. The two files in the SwUpdates subfolder with
the suffixes *.bin and *.mbin will be used for the installation.
NOTE
Data backup
You are recommended to create a backup of the saved data before the
update.
Use the Print out or Data transfer functions (see Chapter 4.10, page
56).
Installing the update on the instrument
For the actual installation of the update, the instrument has to be con-
nected to the computer (PC) by means of a USB cable (6.2151.110).
The optional USB Y cable (6.2151.140) cannot be used.
1 Connect the USB cable to the computer and then to the instrument.
2 Switch on the instrument.