Section  9  —  Working  with  Routes 
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Section 9 — Working with Routes 
 
This  section  describes  how  to  manage  routes  with  your  instrument.  You 
will  learn  to: 
•  Use  a  route  to  take  recordings 
•  Change  the  order  in  which  recordings  are  collected 
•  Review  recordings  during  a  route 
•  Take  off-route  recordings 
 
What is a Route? 
 
A  route  is  an  ordered  list  of  measurement  locations  and  predefined 
measurement  setups  (parameter  sets)  that  you  follow  when  taking 
recordings.  Using  a  route  makes  it  easier  to  take  recordings  and 
minimizes  the  potential  for  mistakes.  When  the  instrument is  operating 
in  route  mode,  it  will  guide  you  through  each  measurement  location. 
 
Creating  a  route  involves: 
1.  Creating  the  machines  and  measurement  setups.   
2.  Creating  routes  by  selecting  these  items  and  placing  them  in  the 
required  order.   
 
NOTE: A route can only be made up of machines that are stored in 
the same folder as the route.  
 
3.  Using  Ascent  to  create  and  manage  your  route  library.   
 
MORE: See Creating a Route in the Ascent Reference Guide.  
 
4.  Transferring  folders  to  the  instrument. 
 
NOTE: You can send routes to your instrument until its memory 
capacity is reached.