January 2014 - TD 302 Operating Manual for Pressure 4117/4117R Tide 5217/5217R, Wave & Tide 5218/5218RPage 517.2.5 Save and ResetWhen the required properties are set, you should send a Save command to make sure that the new configuration issaved internally in the flash memory. The sensor always reads the configuration from the internal flash memoryafter reset and power up. The Save command takes about 20 seconds to complete (indicated with the character ‘#’).Always send a Reset command when a new configuration has been saved (or switch the power OFF and then backON), or else calculated parameters may be corrupt. This forces the sensor to start up with the new configurationinput. If the Enable Sleep property is set to Yes and the Comm TimeOut property is not set to Always On the sensorenters sleep mode after reset.At startup/reset the sensor performs measurements according to the interval setting if the mode is Smart SensorTerminal, refer Figure 7-4. If Enable Text is set to Yes, the Startup Info is presented.If the Save command is executed the new setting will be stored in the internal Flash memory.Property changes will be lost when the sensor is reset or loses power unless you type the Save command.Figure 7-4 Sensor start up after reset.
