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#Select 'download programming' from the pulldown menu (Figure 1)
 
#Select 'download programming' from the pulldown menu (Figure 1)
#The download screen appears. Check to see all the options on the right are the ones you want. Click 'Queue System List' (Figure 2)
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#This function is used to remove systems from the operation. To remove a system, first hit 'read scanner', then click on the desired system. Hit 'Nuke Selected Systems'. 'Reset All Memory' will clear the scanner memory so use with '''caution'''. Note that it can take 20-30 seconds to return from this operation
#The list of available systems in the scanner is shown (figure 3). Deselect/Select those systems to be downloaded and click the 'Start Download' key
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#The download screen appears. Check to see all the options on the right are the ones you want. Click 'Queue System List' (Figure 3)
#Figure 4 shows a typical result. Examine the number of errors. If it seems high, you may need to uncheck the Turbo mode, or if running in Linux, click the Linux mode and reexecute.
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#The list of available systems in the scanner is shown (figure 4). Deselect/Select those systems to be downloaded and click the 'Start Download' key
#If a COM error is encountered (cannot connect, too many errors, ect.) click on the 'Freescan' link in the upper left corner. Select 'Setup Com Port' from the pulldown, as shown in Figure 5. See our [[FreeScan - Connecting Scanner to PC|Making the Connection]] article for more information.
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#Figure 5 shows a typical result. Examine the number of errors. If it seems high, you may need to uncheck the Turbo mode, or if running in Linux, click the Linux mode and reexecute.
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#If a COM error is encountered (cannot connect, too many errors, ect.) click on the 'Freescan' link in the upper left corner. Select 'Setup Com Port' from the pulldown, as shown in Figure 6. See our [[FreeScan - Connecting Scanner to PC|Making the Connection]] article for more information.
  
  

Revision as of 07:19, 14 September 2008

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  1. Select 'download programming' from the pulldown menu (Figure 1)
  2. This function is used to remove systems from the operation. To remove a system, first hit 'read scanner', then click on the desired system. Hit 'Nuke Selected Systems'. 'Reset All Memory' will clear the scanner memory so use with caution. Note that it can take 20-30 seconds to return from this operation
  3. The download screen appears. Check to see all the options on the right are the ones you want. Click 'Queue System List' (Figure 3)
  4. The list of available systems in the scanner is shown (figure 4). Deselect/Select those systems to be downloaded and click the 'Start Download' key
  5. Figure 5 shows a typical result. Examine the number of errors. If it seems high, you may need to uncheck the Turbo mode, or if running in Linux, click the Linux mode and reexecute.
  6. If a COM error is encountered (cannot connect, too many errors, ect.) click on the 'Freescan' link in the upper left corner. Select 'Setup Com Port' from the pulldown, as shown in Figure 6. See our Making the Connection article for more information.


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