ABB SM500F User Manual page 74

SM500F
Field mountable paperless recorder
Referring to Fig. 7.7, page 73, exit configuration mode as follows:
a
Open the menu, select 'Exit' and press
b
To begin using a configuration immediately, select 'Save as Current Configuration'.
Note.
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When saving the current configuration to internal storage, it is saved twice, once with the
filename 'SM500F.cfg' and again with the filename '<time><date><instrument tag>.cfg'
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When saving the current configuration to external storage, it is saved with the filename
'<time><date><>instrument tag>.cfg'. It is also saved automatically to internal storage
with the filename 'SM500F.cfg'.
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When 'Save Configuration' is selected, the configuration file is saved with the filename
'<time><date><>instrument tag>.cfg' to either selected location, internal or external.
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Changes are saved to non-volatile memory only when one of the save options above has
been selected. Any powerdown before this results in lost configuration changes.
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Selecting 'Cancel' discards unsaved changes and returns the recorder to the Operating
level.
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New internal data files for enabled recording channels are created if:
– A recording channel source parameter is changed
– The primary and/or secondary sample rates and/or their sources for either process
group are changed.
– The input filter type parameter for any channel is changed
– the engineering range parameter for any channel is changed
– A channel tag parameter is changed
– The number of process groups is changed
– A previously disabled channel is enabled
A warning is displayed if a configuration change will result in the creation of new data files.
Select 'Yes' to accept the changes or 'No' to reject them.
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Selecting 'Save as Current Configuration' suspends recording for a short time while the
new configuration is implemented.
c
Select 'Save configuration' to save any changes but to continue to use the previous configuration.
d
Save the configuration in internal or external storage.
Note.

A configuration file is saved with the filename '<time><date><>instrument tag>.cfg'
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When a current configuration is saved to external storage, it is also saved automatically to
internal storage.
e
Select 'Cancel' to discard all changes and return to the Operating level.
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