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Creating and Managing Sites 5-15
April 2004
Transferring a File from a PC to the PT878GC
Once you have stored site or meter files to a PC, you can then
transfer them back to the PT878GC over the IR interface. The
PT878GC only accepts files with a .sit (site) or .met (meter)
extension. If you rename another type of file with one of these
extensions and transfer it, it will be transferred, but 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.
To download a site or meter file from a PC to a PT878GC:
1. Check that the Communications option (see page 7-15) has
been set to the IrDA protocol.
Note: For Windows NT 4.0, check that the QuickBeam software
(available through the path C:\Program Files\QuickBeam
Suite) is running, and that the IR beam on the PT878GC
has clear access to the IR sensor connected to the PC
port.
2. You can send the file in one of two ways:
• 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
• Open the Send menu in the QuickBeam window, enter the
Files or Files on Clipboard option, scroll to the desired file,
and click Send.