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YSI PC6000 User Manual

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Getting Started

Section 2

YSI Incorporated

PC6000 Software Operations Manual

6

1.

Connect one end of your YSI cable to the sonde and the other to the computer ‘s Com port
that was selected above.

2.

Make certain that your sonde is powered either with batteries or a power supply.

3.

Using the arrow keys, highlight the Sonde selection in the top menu bar of PC6000 and press
Enter.

A display similar to that shown below will appear, followed by a # sign. As instructed, type
menu” after the # sign and the Main sonde menu will appear.

PC6000 Main Menu Bar

Sonde

File

Setup

Real-Time

PC6000

# menu

Sonde Main Menu

After establishing sonde communication proceed to Section 2 of the Sonde’s Operations manual
supplied with your sonde to learn about the basics of Sonde setup. Pay particular attention to
leaning low to set up Discrete Sampling and Unattended Sampling studies from the Run menu.
Then proceed to the next section of this manual to learn how to capture data from the sonde to
the computer in real time, to upload data from sondes containing memory, and to analyze the
captured or uploaded data.

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1-Run 5-System

2-Calibrate 6-Report

3-File 7-Sensor

4-Status 8-Advanced

Select option (0 for previous menu):