User guide

Synchronizing Using Check Settings
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Note on Network Settings - Network parameters do not upload using Check Settings|General.
To change the IP Address, Netmask or Gateway, use Setup|System|Link. To send the existing or
changed IP, Netmask or Gateway address to the MPM or BDS, click Send Network
Configuration on Setup|Battery|General. This button is active and the addresses can be sent only
when the computer is connected to the BDS or MPM via RS-232 or modem, not via network.
Note on using a Local or Service computer - With a Local or Service computer, the monitor
transfers setup to the computer, but names, date and time are not sent to the monitor. "This string
needs to be set up" will continue to appear until you synchronize with a Central computer.
System Does Not Connect (Error 102) - When connecting, the "Location name, battery name
and string name do not match" message may appear.
Figure 34. Connection Error Message
Extra or missing spaces and hyphens affect names. Click OK to return to String Status or click
Ignore to display Check Settings. If names have been assigned in the monitor, either:
1. Use Setup|System to change the names in the computer database to match the names in
the error message box, or
2. If on-site with the equipment, clear the existing names in the monitor and enter new
names as described below.
3. After correcting the problem, attempt to connect, then upload using Check Settings.
Clear Existing Names (On-site)
MPM - To clear names in an MPM, press the MPM Alarm Reset switch while cycling power
off then on. Release the switch after the MPM front panel LEDs sequence from left to right.
This reset also disables the alarms and auto call-out function, resets the MPM hardware
password to the default, and clears all data in the monitor, including active alarms.
BDS - To clear names in a BDS, press the BDS Controller Alarm Reset switch while cycling
power off then on. Release the switch after the BDS front panel Status LED flashes rapidly.
This reset also disables the alarms and auto call-out function and resets the BDS hardware
password to the default. Optionally, instead of pressing the reset switch, you can clear the
names on the Diagnostics|Memory screen.