Specifications

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Importing and Exporting I/O Settings
Files
You can export and import I/O Setup configura-
tions as I/O Settings files. This lets you save set-
tings for different projects, import settings for
reconfiguring I/O Setup, and manage path defi-
nitions and signal routing setups.
Exporting I/O Settings
To export and save an I/O Setup configuration:
1 Click Export Settings.
2 Name and save the settings file.
Importing I/O Settings
I/O Settings can be imported before you open a
session, or you can import settings into a session
that is already open (see “Default I/O Settings at
First Launch” on page 80).
When you import I/O Settings in an existing ses-
sion, you can choose to delete any unused path
definitions before importing the new paths, or
leave unused path definitions intact and add the
new paths to the current I/O Setup configura-
tion.
To import I/O Settings:
1 Click Import Settings in the I/O Setup dialog.
2 Select an I/O settings file in the Import Set-
tings dialog and click Import.
3 A dialog appears asking whether you want to
delete existing paths. Do one of the following:
•Click Yes to remove any unused paths and
add the imported paths to the current I/O
Setup configuration. Any I/O assignments
and automation data associated with the
unused paths are also deleted.
• Click No to add the imported paths to the
current I/O Setup configuration.
If the import results in overlapping paths, the
new paths will appear in the I/O Setup dialog as
Inactive. (See “Active and Inactive Paths” on
page 78.)
After importing I/O Settings, you can then reas-
sign path routing definitions in the I/O Setup di-
alog by remapping, renaming, and deleting
paths. (See “Creating and Editing Paths” on
page 73.)
Last Used I/O Settings
If any changes are made to the I/O Setup dialog
during a session, these changes are saved to the
Last Used settings file when the I/O Setup dialog
is closed (by clicking OK).
Changes to I/O Setup are saved along with the
current session. User Presets files will not con-
tain recent changes unless you export an up-
dated settings file.
The Last Used settings are available as a choice
when creating or opening sessions, in addition
to the factory presets described below.
To start sessions with a blank or empty
I/O Setup dialog, you can create and export
an I/O Settings file in which all definitions
have been deleted.