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The Transfer Data tab is used download data from the selected Video Recorder. The specified recorder is identified on the drop down list from the initial VR Manager Screen.
There are 2 ways to synchronize data. This can be done using the Screen as the source of the data (network connection) or Disk source (flash card from the screen). Note: Users can also download data from the main VR Manager screen using the “Download Data” button on the top right corner.
Synchronization will pull all Log Data, Chart Templates, Notes, and Curves that were entered on the screen onto the computer that is running VR Manager. The data will be stored in the VRManager directory under the screen name.
Log Data – Users can use the drop down list to select: All Data, Selected Data, or Skip. The check boxes are used to select which data gets included for the download when the Selected Data is selected.
Chart Templates – User can use the drop down list to select: All Templates, Selected Templates, or Skip. The check boxes are used to select which templates get included for the download when the Selected Templates is selected
Notes - User can use the drop down list to select: All Notes, Selected Notes, or Skip. The check boxes are used to select which notes get included for the download when the Selected Notes is selected
Curves – Users can use the drop down list to select: All Curves, Selected Curves, or Skip. The check boxes are used to select which notes get included for the download when the Selected Curves is selected.
The Download button 
is used to start the synchronization process.
Note: A file that is downloaded will overwrite any existing file.
Download Data button on VR Manager main screen.
Clicking on the down arrow will give the user the ability to download data from all of the Video Recorder screen definitions, or only the selected screen. Clicking on the button will begin the download progress.
If there are multiple screens, then each screen will be displayed along with the progress of each download. Clicking on the “Show Details” link will expand the screen and show any download details. The link will then say “Hide Details”, which will shrink the screen and not provide any details. If there are any errors with downloading, then there will be an “X” next to the screen with the issue. The error will be listed in the details section. If the download is successful, then the download screen will close when the download is finished.
Flash Card Synchronization
When synchronizing from a flash card, the flash card needs to be retrieved from the touch screen on the video recorder. The screen should be turned off before pulling the flashcard. When the screen is turned off, data is still being stored. Data will be stored on the data logging device and when the flash card is returned to the screen and the screen is turned on, the data will be transferred to the flashcard for the period of time when the screen was turned off automatically. The data logging device storage depends on the number of points being logged but is capable of storing over 3 days of data on a 10 channel video recorder.
The storage location of the flash card should be selected using the period button
on the Data Transfer screen’s Transfer Data tab.
The Maintenance tab is used to delete logged data either from the video screen directly or on the flash card. Logged data and notes can be removed to create additional free space on the storage card. All data that is synchronized with VR Manager maintains a backup of the data in the ..VRManager\VRScreens\“video recorder name”\Log, Clog and notes directories.
To delete the log data, select the “Logdata” option, and to delete the notes, select the “Notes” option. One or both options may be selected at the same time. The data will be deleted by a date range, which means the user will have to select a beginning date for the date range and an ending date for the date range. The “on or after” control is the beginning date for the date range, and the “and older than” control is the ending date for the date range. Clicking on the Delete button will delete the selected files from the screen. The user will have to confirm the delete. The Send Reboot Screen Command button will force a reboot for the screen. One of the purposes of the maintenance tab is to force synchronization between the screen and the data logger, and deleting log data will force that synchronization, but the screen will need to be rebooted first.
The Done button will close out the screen.