Essilor E-Tess Tracer
45 6- Import-Export
5. IMPORT-EXPORT
Data can be exchanged quickly between your e-Tess tracer and your Essilor technician via the USB
connector. To perform this function, a USB stick compatible with your tracer can be obtained from your
Essilor retailer.
5.1. EXPORT
This function allows you to transmit information from your e-Tess tracer to your technician in order to
optimise the analysis of a possible malfunction.
c. Step 1: from your tracer
1. Power up your tracer, switch in position 1,
2. After the initialisation phase, insert the USB stick on the external USB port of your tracer, connector
(3),
3. Press to access the configuration/maintenance menu,
4. Select the "Import-Export" function ,
5. Depending on the files requested by your Essilor technician (calibration data or error list), select the
corresponding box, then validate ,
6. When the export is finished, e-Tess is ready for a job, the information has been copied onto the stick
which can now be removed.
If an error occurred during the operation, refer to Chapter 7.
d. Step 2: from your PC
1. Insert the USB stick on a USB port of your PC,
2. Wait for a few seconds until Windows detects the accessory,
3. In the start menu, click on My PC, your stick must be displayed: "removable disk",
4. Double-click on this disk,
5. Copy the files requested by your Essilor technician from the disk to a dedicated location on your PC
hard disk,
6. Send the files to your Essilor technician.
N.B. The data may first have to be compressed. Use the compression software on your PC, for example
WinZip.
5.2. IMPORT
This function allows you to upgrade your product with any new memory versions recommended by your
Essilor retailer or to add information required to guarantee the performance of your tracer.