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measurement Function. That is, the
Digimet must be in a measurement
Function for this option to be available. If a
slot does not contain any stored data, the
Digimet will not allow selection of that slot
for recall.
When the RECALL screen appears, if
there is stored data in a particular slot,
there will be either a label or a timer-stamp
next to the numbered slot. Only twelve
characters of the label will appear in the
Store screen.
When data is recalled, it is displayed on
the Digimet 3000 display in the same
format as during normal sampling
operation, except that the recall slot
number appears (blinking) at the upper
right corner of the display screen. Both
recalled data and held data can be stored
in multiple slots, allowing the user to “make
a copy”.
Print/Upload
The Print/Upload function allows the user
to Print an individual item to the Digimet
Printer or Upload an individual item to a
computer via a serial port. In order to print,
the Digimet Printer must be connected to
the Digimet 3000 (See section on the
Digimet Printer). The printer cable
supplied with the Digimet Printer has a 25-
pin male serial connector at one end and a
9-pin male serial connector at the other.
The 9-pin end connects to the Digimet
3000 and the 25-pin end connects to the
Digimet Printer. The next step is to supply
the Digimet Printer with power using the
supplied AC wall transformer. Turn the
Digimet Printer “ON”. Press the Enter key
to select Print/Upload. A screen will appear
with storage slots identified along with
either labels or timer-stamps (same as in
Recall). Choose the item to Print/Upload
by selecting the item with the up and down
arrow keys. Select the item by pressing
the Enter key. The next screen will indicate
that the numbered slot with the attached
label will be sent. Press Enter to send,
Menu key to exit without printing or
uploading the item. If there is a loose cable
connection or the Digimet Printer is not
“ON” then an error message “No Clear to
Send” will appear and remain on the
screen. If the “No Clear to Send” remains
on the screen, then press the Menu key to
exit and the connection problem must be
corrected. If all is OK then the item data
will be sent to the Digimet Printer.
The above procedure would be identical
for Uploading an item to the computer
accept for a few differences. To upload,
the supplied 6’ computer cable (supplied
with the Basic Digimet 3000) which has 9-
pin connectors at each end, one is a
female and one is a male connector, must
be used. The male end attaches to the
Digimet 3000 and the other to the
computer. The second difference would be
that the software to upload data from the
Digimet 3000 must be loaded and running
on a computer to complete the upload
procedure. Other than these two
differences the steps for Uploading would
be the same as for Printing. For
information on the software requirements
for uploading data from the Digimet to a
computer, see the section on
SOFTWARE.
Limping data
In versions greater than 3.2, a feature was
added to the Pulsator Ratio Function
called the Limping data.
The difference in the milking ratio of the
right and left sides of the pulsator is
referred to as “limping ratio”. Limping may
be caused by plugged or worn small air
tubes, plugged or leaking pulsator tubing,
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