Learning the basics
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Viewing current licenses
To view the current licenses and the Easy Upg
rade expiration date in
your 475 Field Communicator, tap the Settings icon from the Field
Communicator Main Menu. Then tap the Licenses icon.
The Easy Upgrad
e Utility can also display all licensing information from
the Licensing & Registration window or Upgrade window. A 475 Field
Communicator must be connected to view licensing information from
the Upgrade window.
Purchasing and downloading new licenses
You can select and enable new licenses for a 475 Field Communicator
from yo
ur site. There are four basic steps to obtain new licenses:
1.Register your 475 Field Communica
tor by connecting it to the Easy
Upgrade Utility and logging in to the Licensing & Registration
window.
2.Select the licenses to purchase and note the appropriate part
numbers. Y
ou can select licenses for multiple Field Communicators
at one time.
3.Submit a purchase order to your sales representative.You are
not
ified when your order has been processed and the licenses are
available for download.
4.Connect the 475 Field Communicator to the Easy Upg
rade Utility,
and use the Licensing & Registration window to enable the
purchased licenses.
See the Easy Upgrad
e Utility Help for more information on selecting
and enabling licenses.
You can send your 475 Field Communica
tor to a service center to have
a technician enable licenses for you. Contact your sales representative
for more information.
SCRATCHPAD
ScratchPad is a text editor that you can use to create, open, edit, and
save simple text (.txt) documents. ScratchPad supports very basic
formatting. From the Field Communicator Main Menu, tap the
ScratchPad icon to run the application. You can also launch
ScratchPad from within the HART or Fieldbus Application by tapping
the ScratchPad (
) icon in the upper right corner of the window.
You can transfer text files between a PC and the 475 Field
Communicato
r using the Field Communicator Easy Upgrade Utility.
NOTE
The Power key, standby timer, and auto-off timer are disabled when
the ScratchPad application is open.
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