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Section 1. Introduction 1.1 HELLO Whether in extreme cold in Antarctica, scorching heat in Death Valley, salt spray from the Pacific, micro-gravity in space, or the harsh environment of your office, Campbell Scientific dataloggers support research and operations all over the world. Our customers work a broad spectrum of applications, from those more complex than any of us imagined, to those simpler than any of us thought practical. The limits of the CR3000 are defined by our customers. Our intent with this operator's manual is to guide you to the tools you need to explore the limits of your application. You can take advantage of the advanced CR3000 analog and digital measurement features by spending a few minutes working through the Quickstart Tutorial (p. 33) and the System Overview (p. 57). For more demanding applications, the remainder of the manual and other Campbell Scientific publications are available. If you are programming with CRBasic, you will need the extensive help available with the CRBasic Editor software. Formal CR3000 training is also available from Campbell Scientific. This manual is organized to take you progressively deeper into the complexity of CR3000 functions. You may not find it necessary to progress beyond the Quickstart Tutorial (p. 33) or System Overview (p. 57) sections. Quickstart Tutorial (p. 33) gives a cursory view of CR3000 data-acquisition and walks you through a first attempt at data-acquisition. System Overview (p. 57) reviews salient topics, which are covered in-depth in subsequent sections and appendices. More in-depth study requires other Campbell Scientific publications, most of which are available on-line at www.campbellsci.com. Generally, if a particular feature of the CR3000 requires a peripheral hardware device, more information is available in the manual written for that device. Manuals for Campbell Scientific products are available at www.campbellsci.com. If you are unable to find the information you need, need assistance with ordering, or just wish to speak with one of our many product experts about your application, please call us at (435) 753-2342 or email [email protected]. In earlier days, Campbell Scientific dataloggers greeted our customers with a cheery HELLO at the flip of the ON switch. While the user interface of the CR3000 datalogger has advanced beyond those simpler days, you can still hear the cheery HELLO echoed in the voices you hear at Campbell Scientific. 1.2 Typography The following type faces used throughout the CR3000 operator's manual. Type color other than black on white does not appear in printed versions of the manual: Capitalization - beginning of sentences, phrases, titles, names, Campbell Scientific product model numbers. Bold - CRBasic instruction within the body text, input commands, output responses, GUI commands, text on product labels, names of data tables Page numbers - hyperlink to the page represented by the number. 27