PCMCIA Option Manual 17
WARNING Î The RESET PCMCIA action will delete all the data stored on the card!
There is no backup done by the recorder. Information must be saved if needed with
an external PC by using a File manager for example.
3.4.3 REMOVE PCMCIA function
To prevent any loss of data when removing the memory card, the REMOVE PCMCIA function must be
used if the archiving is running (PCMCIA triangle lit ON).
The "REMOVE PCMCIA" action is accessible throug
h the PRINT key.
The "REMOVE PCMCIA" action is also accessible by pressin
g the F1 or F2 keys if the parameters F1
KEY or F2 KEY in the READ-WRITE\MMI matrix are configured to "REMOVE PCMCIA".
The system data is saved so that the card can be removed.
During this time, PCMCIA card status becomes CARD PENDI
NG and possible data will be stored in a
temporary buffer.
3.5 PCMCIA information
3.5.1 PCMCIA status
The recorder provides a memory card status (see § 4.2.2 STATUS service) to help in the card utilization.
This status may be one of the following cases:
Status Description Solution
PCMCIA MISSING * There is no PCMCIA memory card inside the recorder or the card
has not been detected.
Insert a compatible
PCMCIA memory card
PCMCIA NOT INIT***
Card has been recognized but it has not been initialized.
Initialize the memory card
(see § 4.2.2)
PCMCIA PENDING** Data cannot be stored on the PCMCIA card because the
configuration stored on it does not match the recorder
configuration or there is no memory card.
Insert a memory card,
Initializ
e it or reset it.(see §
4.2.2)
PCMCIA BAD*** Some data could not have been stored on PCMCIA because of a
physical problem on it.
Change the memory card
CARD PRESENT*
A PCMCIA card is present with no problem detected.
PCMCIA CONF CHG** There is a difference between the configuration of the recorder and
the parameters stored on the memory card, the parameters may
be one of the following: the Id number, the language, the trace, the
destination, the tagname and the engineering unit.
Restore the same
configuration on the
recorder or RESET the
memory card.
PCMCIA FULL*** One of the PCMCIA files is nearly full according to the EVENT
definition (see the "%FULL" parameter in § 4.1.3).
Remove the PCMCIA card
and save the files on your
computer.
Introduce it back and reset
it (see § 4.2.2).
PCMCIA DATA LOST**
This message is displayed if data to be written on the PCMCIA
card have not been stored and have been removed from the
internal buffer.
This appears when the recorder archivi
ng has started data and no
memory card is inserted for a long period.
See the PENDING case
* Information accessible through the STATUS service described in the paragraph 4.1.3.
** Information displayed in run mode, not visible with the STATUS service.
*** Information displayed in run mode and visible with the STATUS service.