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Installing the Reader Station Hardware
1. Connect the USB retractable cable to a free USB port.
2. Connect the USB connector to the reader station
Installing the Reader Station Drivers
• Windows will automatically detect the USB Reader Station when it is
connected to your computer through the USB cable.
• The Found New Hardware message will appear, followed by the
Found New Hardware Wizard dialog. Click Next.
• On the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen. The USB Reader Station
will be identified as USB Device. Click next.
• Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended). Click
Next.
• On the Locate Driver Files screen, select Specify a Location and check
CD-ROM. Click Finish on the next screen.
• Once the files have finished copying, the device will be ready for use. If
the reader station is not installed correctly you will get a message
“reader station not found” when you try to communicate with the
logger.
Installing the Software
MDAS-Pro software runs on Microsoft Windows XP and Vista operating
systems.
• Follow the directions on the CD.
Getting Started
3. Turn on the display by pressing the black Start button. The display will
stay on for two minutes before hibernating.
4. Place the micro-DL logger into the reader station while the display is
still ON in order to communicate with the computer.
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microDL Operating
Instructions:
utes, it will automatically calculate the Duration of Recording to 79 days and
21 hours.
• Mean Kinetic Temperature: Note: this feature is only available with the sil-
ver micro-DL. 83.44kJ/mole is the default activation energy. The user can
enter different value, if known.
ALARMS TAB:
• Temperature GREATER Than: Set the maximum temperature for an alarm
condition to be triggered.
• Temperature LESS Than: Set the mini-
mum temperature for an alarm condition
to be triggered.
• Continuous: Time over or under the
alarm continuously.
• Cumulative: Total cumulative time over
or under the alarm (this feature is avail-
able only with the silver micro-DL)
PROPERTIES TAB:
• Stop Condition: The Push Start button on the micro-DL logger may be
enabled as a Stop button mechanism.
• Memory Configuration: The memory
may be configured two ways. The
default is Record to End of Memory (rec-
ommended). The other is Continuous
which writes over the oldest data.
YOU ARE NOW READY TO BEGIN
RECORDING!
• Simply detach the micro-DL unit from the
reader station and press the Start button
for 7 seconds until Run appears in the
display.
Starting The Logger
• To start recording, press the black Start button and hold it for 7 seconds until
the RUN displays three times.
• To confirm that that the logger has been
started, REC will appear in the upper left
of the display.
The microDL can now be placed where you
want to record the temperature.
REC indicates
that the microDL
is recording
Start button
Configuring the micro-DL on Your Computer
• Double click on the MDAS-
PRO, or go to Start, All
Programs, MDAS-PRO.
• Click on MicroDL.
• Click on Logger
Initialization.
The Logger Initialization screen
allows you to set up your
parameters for the micro-DL
logger by using the four fold-
ers: SETUP, MEASUREMENT,
ALARMS, & PROPERTIES
SETUP TAB:
• Description: Enter alpha-numeric infor-
mation, such as the location of the unit.
• Tracking Number: Enter numeric infor-
mation, such as a record number for ship-
ping or receiving.
• Logger Clock: Set the time manually in
the window, or set the logger time based
on the time on your PC.
• Battery Status: This displays the date
when the battery was installed or replaced.
MEASUREMENT TAB:
• Start Delay: Set a time delay in either hours, minutes, or seconds before the
micro-DL will begin to record.
• Measurement Times: Set the length of
time in days or hours that you wish to
record data. Please note that the Duration
of Recording and Interval Between
Measurements are dynamically linked.
Setting the Duration of Recording will
automatically calculate the
• Interval Between Measurements:
Conversely, setting the Interval Between
Measurements, will automatically calculate
the Duration of Recording. For example, if you set the Duration of Recording
to 3 Days, it will automatically calculate the Interval Between Measurements
as 34 seconds. Or, if you set the Interval Between Measurements at 15 min- © 2009 MARATHON PRODUCTS, INC. R:041609
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