GE PT878GC - page 249

April 2004

9-48 Servicing the PT878GC

1. As shown in Figure 9-30 on the previous page, the Flash

Update option eras e s all instrument coding.

•Press [F2] (Cancel) to return to Operate Mode without

erasing the program.

•Press [F3] (OK) to confirm that you wish to erase the

program.

2. The meter asks for confirmation. Repeat the options shown in

Step 1 above. The screen on both the PC and the PT878GC

now appears similar to Figure 9-31 below.

Figure 9-31: Flash Reloading Window

3. The meter now asks if you wish to reload the flash memory

via the infrared communications port.

•Press [F3] (Yes) (or C on the PC keyboard) to begin

reloading via IrCOMM, or

•Press [F2] (No) (or ESC on the keyboard) to stop the

reloading procedure.

4. Be sure the infrared sensor on the meter has a clear path to the

infrared adapter on the PC, and return to the PC

Hyperterminal program.

GE Panametrics PCI Loader v3.0 2/26/04

[HW Rev3+]

Reload Flash via Infrared (Yes/No)?

Backup Battery: OK

Firmware CRC: Valid

IrOBEX No IrCOMM