Piega Thermo Check for Windows 1.6 User Manual

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Page 6 Navigating the Software When the software starts, there are five items on the menu bar. These five menus will give you access to the various f

Page 7 Configuration Options It is recommended that you first configure the software to ensure that the communications port that the ThermoCheck is co

Page 8 Connection To get the ThermoCheck to successfully communicate with the software, you will need to connect the interface cable to a serial commu

Page 9 Battery Replacement Your ThermoCheck requires two (2) AA batteries to operate. You can use either alkaline or re-chargeable (for example, NiCd

Page 10 Setting Up a Database In order to use the ThermoCheck, you need to create a product database. Databases link individual products with the p

Page 11 The database window has panel buttons for products, processes/locations, users, and the ThermoCheck’s settings. When you click on each one of

Page 12 All product names must start with a capital letter and the software will ensure that each product does start with a capital letter. Product n

Page 13 Process/Locations Panel in the Database Window You can expand the list of processes/locations to show the different products under each proce

Page 14 You can change a product or process/location name by: • typing the new name directly into the appropriate field on the left, • selecting th

Page 15 Database Orientation In addition to entering product and process/location details, the software allows you to specify whether the database is

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Page 16 Database Item Order The software allows you to: • manually define the order of each of the items in the database, or • have the database i

Page 17 To move a product up or down within the list of products: Ensure that the products panel is currently displayed and the Product first button i

Page 18 Product Specifications, Alarms and Delays You can enter specification limits for each of the products you have defined, at each critical proce

Page 19 Templates When you have set up a database, you can also save it to a Template file, for future use. To do this, select Save or Save As from

Page 20 Command Summary Below follows a summary of useful commands available for setting up and editing a product and process/location database. The

Page 21 Processes/Locations Panel [Left-mouseclick] Selects a product or process/location. [Ctrl-L], [Ctrl-N] Adds a new process/location. [Ctrl-P]

Page 22 Setting Up Corrective Actions Introduction Corrective actions are used to prompt the user to perform certain actions when the readings to be

Page 23 Corrective Actions Panel in the Database Window Assigning Corrective Actions Once you have created the corrective actions to be assigned to v

Page 24 Assigning Corrective Actions to Database items Command Summary [Left-mouseclick] Selects a corrective action. [Ctrl-R] Adds a corrective ac

Page 25 Setting Up a User List Setting the ThermoCheck up to include user information is optional. The advantage of setting up a user list in the u

Page iii Contents Introduction 1 Getting Started 3 ThermoCheck Keypad Overview 3 What You Will Need, to Use the Software 5 Installing the Softwar

Page 26 Users Panel in the Database Window Adding and Removing Users The method for adding users is much the same as that for adding products or pro

Page 27 User Options When a user is selected, their password and PIN code are shown in the panel next to the user list. For security and privacy reas

Page 28 Command Summary [Left-mouseclick] Selects a user. [Ctrl-U] Adds a new user. [Insert] If there is no selection, or a user is selected, a new

Page 29 Customising the ThermoCheck Customising With the Software If you click the Settings button in the database window, the configuration settin

Page 30 General Information This box displays general information about the ThermoCheck, including the serial number, product code and battery status.

Page 31 Date and Time You can adjust the ThermoCheck’s internal time clock with the options in this box. If you click Match computer date and time, t

Page 32 Customising Without Using the Software If you press the SETUP key when the unit is turned on, the current state of the configuration options w

Page 33 Using the ThermoCheck Using the ThermoCheck for the First Time If your ThermoCheck is turned off, you can turn it on by pressing any key on

Page 34 been installed in the unit, a user will need to log on before a reading can be recorded (see Logging On and Logging Off below). The database

Page 35 Once you have made a selection of a product and a process/location, the screen will display: • the currently selected product and process/loc

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Page 36 Logging On and Logging Off If there is a user list installed in the unit, you will need to log on to identify yourself before a reading can be

Page 37 Accessing Data Stored in the ThermoCheck Downloading Readings To download the reading information stored in the unit, select Get Readings fro

Page 38 At the top of the list window is a menu, which allows you to specify how data is grouped. There are five options: View ungrouped Select this

Page 39 At the top of the graph window there are three buttons, which allow you to control whether out of specification readings are shown on the grap

Page 40 If the topmost data window is a list, the Print dialog will be launched, allowing you to specify exactly what data you want to print, and how

Page 1 Introduction The ThermoCheck is a portable, handheld temperature meter and temperature measurement storage device that facilitates the valida

Page 2 To use the ThermoCheck you will need to install the ThermoCheck software (please refer to Chapter 2, Installing the Software for more informati

Page 3 Getting Started To use the ThermoCheck to record temperature readings, the unit will need a database configured, linking products, process/lo

Page 4 OFF Turns the ThermoCheck off (unless the ThermoCheck is currently off, in which case pressing any button will turn the ThermoCheck on). STO

Page 5 What You Will Need, to Use the Software Installation of the software requires 9.4 megabytes of free disk space, plus an additional 5.8 megabyte