*) x is current version-number and begins with 0.
For continuously storage to take place, the computer has to be switched on and the documentation
program has to be active. Data is transferred and stored in the selected folder on the computer after
every programme run. This program can be active without stopping the computer being used normally.
It is also possible to download the last 100 programmes by selecting “Washer/Get all log data” if the
computer has not been connected. Note: Duplicates may appear in this mode.
Cable Connection
Connect a serial RS-232 cable(straight) between the machine serial connector and a computer serial
port. If the computer does not have a serial port, what is known as a USB/serial adapter can be used.
For information on what is suitable for your particular computer, contact your IT specialist. The cable
is connected to the 9-pole contact at the detergent junction box for the machine. Check that the internal
cable is connected in the machine’s electrical cabinet to the J11 terminal on the control card. This cable
is then laid to the selected computer via the kitchen’s normal communication paths and connected to a
free COM port.
Program Installation
The program can be supplied on a CD or by E-mail and is installed as follows:
1. Create and name a folder for the program on the hard disk. Use “Explorer” in the computer’s office
program.
2. Insert the CD and click the program file gdt-direct 3.x.zip on the CD. Save the files in the folder you
have just created on your hard disk.
3. Tip: create a shortcut on the desktop to make it easier to find the program when you need to start it.
Starting the Program
1. Start the program by double-clicking the program file gdt-direct 3.x.exe in the folder you created on
the hard disk or by clicking the icon you created on the desktop.
2. When the program has started, you have to select the port to which the potwashing machine is
connected. Click Ports and select the correct port. GDTdirect™ 3.x will remember this setting for
the next time GDTdirect 3.x™ startup.
3. Then select Washer and then Connect.
4. A window appears on the monitor and you have to select where you want to save the log file. Select
the folder created under “Program Installation” above and give the file a name.
Tip: name the file after the week or month so that it is easy to find the operating data stored. Example:
“HACCP-w.17-2005”. New data is saved in the same file after data saved previously until you choose
to give the file a new name. Rename the log file at regular intervals so that the list does not become
unnecessarily long.
5. Data is displayed directly on the computer monitor. The view has a fixed size that cannot be
changed, and table headings in English. The columns can be widened by placing the mouse cursor in
the table header and dragging it out.
From left to right, the following information can be read out:
Date; Time; Programme type – Eco, Short, Normal ; Granules – G/washing with Granules or
NO/Washing without Granules; Temperature in wash tank; Temperature in rinse tank; Information on
final rinse sufficient – OK or NA if the rinse volume was reduced.
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