Instructions
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Creating Structures in ID MODE
Alternatively, you can work in the ID mode. „ID“ is indicated in the 
header. You can create structural elements in the test instrument 
which can be labelled with ID numbers at your discretion.
Note
In the test instrument, structures can either be created in 
text mode or in ID mode. 
In the report software, however, designations and ID 
numbers are always allocated.
If no texts or ID numbers have been allocated when creating the 
structures in the test instrument, report software generates the 
missing entries automatically. They can be subsequently edited in 
the report software and transferred back to the test instrument if 
required.
 Switching 
Bluetooth
®
 On/Off (
MTECH+/MXTRA/
SECULIFE IP 
only)
If your PC is equipped with a Bluetooth
®
 interface, wireless com-
munication is possible between the MTECH+, MXTRA or SECULIFE IP 
and report user software for the transfer of data and test struc-
tures.
One-time only authentication of the respective PC with the test 
instrument is a prerequisite for wireless data exchange. The func-
tion selector switch must be in the SETUP position to this end. 
The correct Bluetooth
®
 COM port must also be selected in report 
software before each data transmission sequence.
Note
Activate the Bluetooth
®
 interface at the test instrument 
during data transmission only. Interface power consump-
tion reduces battery service life when activated continu-
ously.
If several test instruments are within range during authentication, 
the respective name should be changed in order to rule out the 
possibility of a mix-up. Blanks may not be used. The default pin 
code, namely “0000”, can be changed, but this is unnecessary as 
a rule. As shown in figure 3, the MAC address of the test instru-
ment is displayed in the footer as hardware information.
Render your test instrument visible prior to authentication, and 
subsequently invisible for security reasons.
Steps Required for Authentication
Make sure that the test instrument is within range of the PC 
(roughly 5 to 8 meters). Activate Bluetooth
®
 at the test instrument 
(see figure 1) and at your PC.
The function selector switch must be in the SETUP position to this end.
Make sure that the test instrument (see figure 3) and your PC are 
visible for other Bluetooth
®
 devices: 
In the case of the test instrument, the word “visible” must be dis-
played underneath the eye symbol. 
Use your Bluetooth
®
 PC driver software to add a new Bluetooth
®
device. In most cases, this is accomplished with the help of the 
“Add new connection” or “Add Bluetooth
®
 device” button.
The following steps may vary, depending on which Bluetooth
®
 PC 
driver software is used. Basically, a PIN code must be entered at 
the PC. The default setting for the PIN code is “0000”, and is dis-
played in the main Bluetooth
®
 menu (see figure 1) at the test instru-
ment. Subsequently, or previously, an authentication message 
must be acknowledged at the test instrument (see figure 4). 
If authentication has been successful, a corresponding message 
appears at the test instrument. Furthermore, the authenticated 
PC is displayed in the “Trusted Devices” menu at the test instru-
ment (see figure 2).
The MTECH+, MXTRA or the SECULIFE IP should now also be listed 
as a device in your Bluetooth
®
 PC driver software. Further informa-
tion is also provided here regarding the utilized COM port. With 
the help of your Bluetooth
®
 PC driver software, you’ll need to find 
out which COM port is used for the Bluetooth
®
 connection. This 
port is frequently displayed after authentication, but if this is not 
the case, this information provided by your Bluetooth
®
 PC driver 
software.
The report software includes a function for automatically ascertaining the uti-
lized COM port after successful authentication has been completed (see screen-
shot below).
If the test instrument is within range of your PC (5 to 8 meters), 
wireless data exchange can now be initiated with the help of 
report software by clicking Bluetooth
®
 in the “Extras” menu. The 
number of the correct COM port (e.g. COM40) must be entered 
to report software when data exchange is started (see screenshot 
below).
Alternatively, the COM port number can be selected automatically by clicking 
the “Find Bluetooth Device” item in the menu.
3h
When Bluetooth
®
 is 
active (= ON), the 
Bluetooth
®
 icon 
appears in the 
header instead of BAT, and 
an interface icon appears 
instead of MEM. 
A closed interface icon indicates 
an active Bluetooth connection 
with data transmission.
Figure 1
Figure 2
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