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Setup - PAT Options
Tester Output
The Tester Output drop-down boxes are used to configure the interpretation of the data
downloaded from
your test instrument. With the exception of the Notes option, all fields are mutually exclusive - in other
words you cannot set more than one field to Asset Description.
Note that for test instruments that use the SSS download format, the Site, Location and Person information
in the download will override the options configured in the PAT Options tab.
Please refer to the manual for your test instrument to determine the default Tester Output and other
download options.
Code Abbreviations
See the
Code Abbreviations page for more information on Code Abbreviations.
Code Abbreviations
Code Abbreviations
Code Abbreviations are used to help save time typing on the test instrument. If you wish to use Code
Abbreviations on your test instrument, and your test instrument is able to use Code Abbreviations, tick the
Use code abbreviations on tester box in the
PAT Options tab.
When this option is enabled text prefixed with a 9 (nine) will be checked against the list of Code
Abbreviations and, if found, the Code Abbreviation will be expanded. In the example below, 9KET would
expand to Kettle, 9TOA to Toaster etc.