YSI PC6000 User Manual

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Advanced Setup

Section 5

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PC6000 Software Operations Manual

A ten-digit integral number of seconds past midnight March 1, 1984.

NUM (numeric):
A fixed point number of the form DDDDDD.TTTTTT where DDDDDD is the number of days past
December 31 1899, and where TTTTTT is the fractional part of the day which has elapsed (.750000
is 6 PM).

REL (relative):
A fixed-point number of the form HHHH.HHHH giving the number of hours elapsed since the first
sample in the file.

NOTE: The export date format only applies to CDF and SDF export files. The date and time
formats displayed on the PC6000 screen are determined in the SETUP menu.

Select Export header format: -- to specify what header lines (if any) should be included at the
top of CDF and SDF export files. The header can contain up to three lines.

(-): No header lines.

P: One header line, containing the name of each Parameter.

U: One header line, containing the name of each Unit.

T: One header line, containing the name of the report Title.

Select Multiple formula query: N to change the characteristics of a derived parameter. This
option should be set to N for no, except for advanced users.

Select User-Defined menu colors to customize the menu colors of PC6000. Changing the colors
using this option permanently modifies the color scheme of User Defined Colors in the Setup
menu. To use this feature, select a menu item to be changed from the lists provided. Find the box
that has the same title as the item you selected. Stop scrolling when the desired color is displayed
and press Esc.

Continue this process until all colors appear to your liking.

Select User-Defined plot colors to modify the plot colors of PC6000. As detailed in the
User-defined menu colors section above, select plot items to be changed from the list provided and
press Enter. Watch the sample plot as you repeatedly press Enter. Press Esc when the item color
you prefer is displayed. Repeat this process until all plot colors are to your liking.

Select Default Data Directory: to specify the drive and directory to which you want all PC6000
files to be stored. Type the drive and directory to which you wish all PC6000 data files to be stored
when captured from the sonde.

Example: Typing C:\PC6000 would save all data files to the C:\ drive and to a
directory called PC6000.

Select User-defined printer control codes: to manually enter special printer commands. Consult
your printer's instruction manual for the specific commands compatible with your printer.