34.8.2 Transfer - Transferring Project Files from Display Unit to Computer (or to Another Display Unit)

Backup (upload) the project in the display unit to external storage. The backup data (*.cml) can be converted into a project file (*.prx) and edited on a PC. You can also download and display the backup data on a different display unit.

Transferring Project Files from Display Unit to Computer (or to Another Display Unit)

The following shows the process for using a CF Card.

  1. On the GP-Pro EX status bar, click the Transfer Project icon and launch the [Transfer Tool].

  2. In [Select project], select the project you wish to transfer.

  3. Click [Memory Loader] to open the following dialog box. Click [Create Boot Data].

  4. Select [CF/SD] and click [Browse].

  5. In the [Browse For Folders] dialog box, specify the CF Card's root folder (directory) and click [OK].

  6. In the [Select Folder] dialog box, click [OK] to start creating data.
    While creating data, the following dialog box appears to show the creation status.

  7. After data creation is complete, click [Close]. The created data is saved in the CF Card..

    • When [CF Card Folder] is being used as a temporary place to store the project, data is output to the defined path. Copy all data in the [CF Card Folder] to the CF card's root folder.

  8. Insert the CF card to the display unit. To display the system menu, within 0.5 seconds, touch the top-right then the bottom-left corner (or the top-left then bottom-right corner) of the display unit screen.

  9. Touch [CF/USB]. Touch [CF startup] to automatically reset the display unit.

  10. The Memory Loader Tool launches and the following screen opens. Touch [Upload].

  11. Touch [Start] to save the project as backup data (*.cml). (If there is a password for transferring, input the password first, then touch [Start].)

     

    • Backup data is saved as displayed in the [File Name] field. If you are using AGP-3500T, by default this is "MEM3X00.CML." If you want to use another file name, touch [New File]. To overwrite an existing file name in the CF Card, touch [Select File].

    • When using GP-4100 Series (Monochrome Model), the password input keypad is separated into alphabetic input and numeric input keypads. Use the [A->1] and [1->A] keys to change keypads.
      The input character changes every time you touch a key on the alphabetic keypad.

  12. Once upload is complete, touch [Back] then [Exit] to close the Memory Loader Tool.

  13. Remove the CF Card from the display unit and insert it into the PC.

  14. On the GP-Pro EX status bar, click the Transfer Project icon and launch the [Transfer Tool].

  15. Click [Memory Loader]. The following dialog box appears.
    Click [Create Project].

  16. In the following dialog box, select the CF Card in the [Look In] field. Select the backup file (*.cml) to convert to a project file (*.prx) and click [Open].

  17. Enter the name and the location of the project file you are going to create and click [Save].

  18. Confirm the information in the [Project Create] dialog box, and then click [Create].

    • Click [Browse] to edit the settings of the backup file or the project file.

  19. The following dialog box appears.
    "Creating project files complete." When the message box displays, click [Close].