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Displaying and Configuring Data 5-17

August 2003

Transferring a File from a PC to the PM880

Once you have stored site or meter files to a PC, you can then

transfer them back to the PM880 over the IR interface. The

PM880 only accepts files with a .sit (site) or .met (meter)

extension. If you try renaming another type of file with a .sit or

.met extension and transfer it, it will be transferred, but it will not

function if you open it. Also, if you are transferring a file and the

meter already has a file with the identical name, the meter will

overwrite its current file with the transferred file. If the

transferred file has a name longer than eight characters, the meter

will shorten the name to eight characters, and replace any spaces

in the name with underbars.

Note: It is not possible to download log files back to the PM880.

To download a site or meter file from a PC to a PM880:

1. Check that the Communications option on the PM880 (see

page 6-14) has been set to the IrDA protocol, and that the IR

beam on the PM880 has clear access to the IR sensor

connected to the PC port.

Note: For Windows NT4.0, check that the QuickBeam software

(available through the path C:\Program Files\QuickBeam

Suite) is running.

2. You can send the file in one of two ways.

For Windows NT 4.0:

• Click on the desired file, and drag it onto the rocket button

in the QuickBeam window, as shown in Figure 5-14 below,

Figure 5-14: The QuickBeam Window

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