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OPERATION MSA
18 ALTAIR Operating Manual
3.4. Event logging
The instrument can log up to 25 of the most important events.
These can be called up and displayed with a PC and the optional
MSA FiveStar
®
Link
TM
software ( Description of FiveStar
®
Link
TM
software). For
this, the instrument must be connected to the PC via an IR interface.
Stored events
Alarm
Alarm type – Alarm value – Time/Date
Reset alarm
Alarm type – Alarm value – Time/Date
Calibration
(pass/fail) – Time/Date
Self-test
(pass/fail) – Time/Date
Error
Error type ( Troubleshooting in Section 4)
End of life
Reason (Error messages Troubleshooting in Section 4) – Alarm duration
(in minutes) – Life (in months) – Time/Date
Connecting instrument to PC
(1) Switch on PC and align instrument to the IR interface of the PC.
(2) Press the [TEST] key on the instrument.
Instrument data will be displayed ( Section 3.3)
(3) Start the MSA FiveStar
®
Link
TM
software in the PC and start connection by
double-clicking "
CONNECT".
The date and time display are based on the computer time.
Make sure that the date and time on the computer are correct.