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9 TM500-EU-EN v1.1 12/13

DataloggingandPCInterface

TypesofDataRecording

 ManualDatalogging:Manuallylogupto99readingsontoanSDcardviapush‐buttonpress.

Thesampleratemustbesetto0toimplementthismode.

 AutomaticDatalogging:AutomaticallylogdataontoanSDmemorycardwherethenumber

ofdatapointsisvirtuallylimitedonlybythecardsize.Readingsareloggedataratespecified

bytheuserfrom1to3600seconds.

 RS‐232/USB:ThemeterincludesanRS‐232/USBPCinterfacejacklocatedonthelowerright

sideofthemeterunderthesn

ap‐offcompartmentcover.ForstreamingofdatatoaPCvia

theRS232Outputjack,theoptional407001‐USBkit(USBcableanddriverCD)alongwiththe

407001softwareare required.

SDCardInformation

 InsertanSDcard(from1Gsizeupto16G)intotheSDcardslotatthebottomofthemeter.

Thecardmustbeinsertedwiththefrontofthecard(labelside)facingtowardtherearofthe

meter.

 IftheSDcardisbeingusedforthefirsttimeitisrecommendedthatthecardbeformatted

andthelogger’sclocksettoallowforaccuratedate/timestampingduringdatalogging

sessions.RefertotheSetupModesectionforSDcardformattingandtime/datesetting

instructions.

 EuropeanandUSAnumericalformatsdiffer.ThedataontheSDcardcanbe formattedfor

eitherformat.ThemeterdefaultstoUSAmodewhereadecimalpointisusedtoseparate

unitsfromtenths,i.e.20.00.TheEuropeanformatusesacomma,i.e.20,00.Tochangethis

setting,refertotheSetupModesection.

ManualDatalogging

InthemanualmodetheuserpressestheLOGbuttontomanuallylogareadingontotheSDcard.

1. Setthesamplingrateto‘0’secondsasdescribedintheSetupModesection.

2. PressRECbuttontoturnonmanualrecordmode.TheRECiconwillappearintheupper

leftcornerofthedisplay.Thelowerportionofthedisplaywillshowp‐n(n=memory

positionnumber1‐99).

3. PresstheENTERbutton momentarilytologareadingintomemory.TheLOGGERiconwill

flasheachtimeadatapointisstored(theSCANSDiconwillapp earwhenthe meter

accessesthecard).

4. Advancetothenextmemorylocationusingtheuparrow▲button.

5. Toexitthemanualdataloggingmode,pressandholdtheRECbuttonforatleast1.5

seconds.

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