TROLL 9500 Operator's Manual - Geotech Environmental Equipment

Multi-ParameterWater Quality TROLL ®6 Logging DataMemory-equipped Professional models of the MP TROLL 9500 areideal for monitoring and recording water quality data. Logging schedulescan be set up in advance, and the collected data stored in thedevice’s storage memory until needed.Collecting a set of data with the instrument is called “running a test.”A “test” is initially a set of user-defined instructions to the logger abouthow to collect the data:• which parameters to measure• how often to measure• when to start taking and logging measurementsAfter it has “run,” the completed test consists of a data file that waslogged following the instructions above.Many of the things you do through Win-Situ or Pocket-Situ controlsoftware can be visualized as actions performed on tests. Forexample,• to give the device instructions for collecting data: add a test.• when you want the device to end data collection: stop a test.• to copy test data from thedevice to a host computer:extract the test.These actions are initiated by buttons in the Information pane whenthe device’s Tests node (group view of all tests) or a Single test isselected in the Navigation tree.Advantages of the Tests node (group view): (1) the Addaction is available, and (2) group operations such as deleteand extract can be performed on multiple tests simultaneously.For illustrations, see the box on page 39.Adding a Test to a Device: The Test WizardThe Add action programs the MP TROLL to collect data. The TestWizard starts automatically to help you enter the required information.1. With the MP TROLL 9500 connected to a host PC and selected inthe Navigation tree, click or tap Tests.2. Click or tap Add. The Test Wizard starts. The choices are discussedbelow.3. When you finish the Wizard, the information is written to the deviceand the display is updated.To add a test, (1) select theTests node in the Navigationtree, (2) click Add.TIP: Defining a test,setting up a test,adding a test—theseterms all mean the same thingand may be used interchangeablyin this manual.12TROLL 9500 Operator’s Manual 350095110 rev. 007 01/09