Chapter 7 Connecting with a Computer
Notation
Unless otherwise specified, ‘Windows’ represents Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or Windows XP.
Dialog box represents a Windows dialog box.
Menus, commands, dialogs, buttons in a dialog, and other names on the screen and the keys
are indicated in brackets.
Mouse Operation
Click – press and quickly release the left button of the mouse.
Right-click – press and quickly release the right button of the mouse.
Double click – quickly click the left button of the mouse twice.
Drag – while holding the left button of the mouse, move the mouse and then release the left
button to deposit the chosen item in the desired position.
Activate – click on a window on the screen to activate that window.
7.1 Overview
By connecting the instrument to a computer using the USB cable, measurement data stored in the
instrument’s internal memory can be transferred to the computer and comparator permissible
values set on the computer can be loaded to the instrument. In addition, clock settings and
measurement data can be deleted.
The following software must be installed in order to enable communication between the
instrument and a computer. Each of these are included in the CD accompanying the
instrument.
Communication driver
Application software for 3554
Pentium III 500 MHz or more
Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP
Internet explorer 5.1 or later
1024 x 768 dots
True Colour (32 bit) or higher recommended
128MB or more
20MB or more of disk space
(Additional hard-disc space required for storing record data