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2. The Ram Card may be inserted into a powered up Ram Card Reader
during this procedure. In this way the data will be retained, otherwise
the data will be lost when the battery is removed.
3. Follow instructions that have been included with the RAM Card.
4. Follow the procedures listed above to reinstall the card in the
analyzer.
NOTE
Some RAM cards do not have a locking tab for the battery, rather a small screw
holds the battery in place. To replace the battery on these cards, remove the
screw and lift the battery out of the card.
WARNING
Dispose of used battery according to local regulations.
Downloading the RAM Card Data
NOTE
Sending commands to the instrument via the RS-232 port requires a password.
See the DataGuard Operation chapter for more information regarding the
DataGuard feature.
To download the data from the RAM Card using the GD (get data) command.
This command can be used in any sample mode (on-line, grab, or
multistream). When GD is typed, (or gd) and enter is pressed, the system will
scan the RAM card and respond with:
GDYYMMDD HH:MM YYMMDD HH:MM
(start date and time) (stop date and time)
where GD is the echo reply from the analyzer, the first date and time is for the
first sample data on the card and the second date and time is for the last
sample data on the card. For example, a reply to GD of: