Cannon CMRV-5000 Instruction & Operation Manual

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102CANNON® Mini-Rotary Viscometer CMRV-5000 Instruction & Operation ManualVersion 1.0b—August, 2011; CANNON® Instrument Company2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA • 16803 • USAStarting the program To start the Database Manager software:Archiving old data1. Exit the VISCPRO® application. Then click on the Windows ® Startbar.2. Select Programs/VISCPRO/VISCPRO Database Manager fromthe list of options.When to archive Data from the VISCPRO® database should be regularly archived in orderto maintain the utility of the database file and to provide an additional levelof security for your test data. The archive program allows you to back upexisting data and/or remove it from the working database.One recommended archive strategy would be to archive data older than60 days at the end of each month, removing it from the working data-base. This will result in a working database of manageable size and aseries of archive files, each containing a month of data. If necessary,archive materials could be temporarily imported into the working data-base for historical reporting.Archive procedure 1. Select Archive Old Data from the button options. A Windows ®Save As … window will appear.2. Use the Windows ® controls to select the drive and directory (folder)you wish to use for the archive file.3. Enter the name of the archive file into the File name text box.4. Use the spin controls to select the desired date. Data from sampleruns completed prior to that date will be copied to the archive file.NOTE If you would like to remove archive data from the working database, clickthe Remove Archived Data check box.5. Click Save to copy archive information to the selected archive file.Or click Cancel to exit the Save As archive window without savingdata to the archive file.Changing the database directoryChanging the database location can facilitate its use by multiple net-worked computers. As the database grows, it may be desirable to relocateit to a different directory or hard drive. The Change Database Direc-tory option does not physically transfer the database files from onelocation to another. Rather, it allows the user to select the location for theworking database. The database must first be archived (see previouspage) or copied to the desired location BEFORE using Change Data-base Directory.