GER 1500 USER MANUAL

APPENDICES 58Time Off / Timer OnSetup Com PortThe default mode is set to “Time Off”. When toggled to “Time On”with a valid “Timer Duration” value set(see “Control=>Setup”above), the application will collect the target data repetitively with a delayof a user specified time between each scan.Allows the operator to choose which of the PDA’sCOM ports should be used to communicate with theGER 1500 instrument (see below). The PDA’s RS-232 DB9-style connector is usually COM1. Theoptional Bluetooth port is configurationdependant, and may usually be found on COM8 orCOM9.Tap the “Test Selected COM Port” button to testthe communication link to the GER 1500instrument using the selected COM port. Notethat if a Bluetooth COM port is selected, youmay be prompted to find/select a GER 1500Bluetooth device.Tap the “OK” button to permanently save theselected COM port to the GER.INI configurationfile.Tap the “Cancel” button to exit the dialogwithout saving any changes.Get ReferenceThis initiates a reference measurement and retrieves the reference datafrom the GER 1500 spectroradiometer and updates the file “\MyDocuments\GERsystem\reference” with the data. Tapping anyregion on the left side of the window will cause the window title captionto change to “Taking a Reference…” informing a user that theapplication is in the process of initiating and retrieving the reference datafrom a GER 1500 spectroradiometer. Also see related issue in“Control=>One-Touch Scan ON”.GER 1500 USER MANUAL, REVISION 3.7