How do I Transfer My Notebook to a PC using my Serial Port?
IMPORTANT!! Make sure the battery charger is plugged in before transferring any Notebooks.
You can save your Notebooks on a disk or transfer text files from your computer to your device Notebook using the MTI. You can open the Notebook on your computer and use a word processing program to add to/edit the text in your Notebook, if you wish. When you reload the Notebook from your computer into your device, the Notebook will contain whatever changes you made to it.
To save a Notebook onto a Disk:
1. Connect the cable that came with your MTI (11819 or Null Modem) to your computer and your device. Turn your computer On and insert the MTI CD into your coomputer CD drive. Open the MTI program.
2. Select your device name from the Options menu. (Vantage or Vanguard)
On your Vantage/Vanguard:
3. Activate NOTEBOOK MENU in the TOOLBOX.
4. Activate Save Notebook to Disk.
5. Open the Notebook you want to save by choosing it from the menu.
On the Computer:
6. If the connections between your device and your computer are correct, the computer will ask you to type in the name of the file (Notebook) you want to save. Do so, and then continue to follow the instructions on your computer screen.
7. Select OK to exit the menu when the transfer is complete.
Follow the same format for loading a Notebook (or computer file) back into your device, only this time choose the Load Notebook option from the NOTEBOOK MENU. Follow the prompts on you device display and the computer screen.