At the moment, they can't be built on our homes PC first and then uploaded back to the E-trac as a usable .ptrn.
So what we would really need is a .prtn software ON our pc's that then transfers a edited *.ptrn file back to E-trac.
This is the VERY quick response I received from that great bloke, Nenad from Minelab, South Australia just, yesterday;
Hi David,
Unfortunately the patterns can only be edited in the E-Trac itself.
There is a way to view larger patterns on your PC but it isn't easy.
1. Go to http://www.minelabetrac.com/
This is a E-Trac blog where users can post any interesting story links from anywhere on the web, i.e. findmall.com, minelab owners,
mlotv, or even Minelabs website. Basically anything on the E-Trac can go here.
2. Register as a user.
3. You will then need to post your pattern somewhere on the web and then put a link to it in www.minelabetrac.com
4. The pattern is then displayed as a .png file. You can right click the image and save it as a .bmp file. This allows you to
zoom in without any pixelation.
To try it out go to the the site, click on Discrimination Patterns, and then click Ireland Beach Pattern, and then click
the .ptrn file. You will now see the pattern displayed on the screen.
Right click the pattern image and then 'save as' a Bitmap (.bmp) file. When you open the saved file you can do what you want with it.
Have a go, and if you think this is useful, feel free to share it with other users.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Regards,
Nenad Lonic
CUSTOMER & TECHNICAL
SUPPORT OFFICER
Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd
118 Hayward Avenue
Torrensville, SA 5031
Ph: +61 8 8238 0888
Fax: +61 8 8238 0890
Email: nenadl@minelab.com.au
Web: www.minelab.com
As for accessing the USB for anything else other than upload and downloading through E-trac's X-change for generated info like the "manipulable .glb (Which CAN be edited and upload on a pc to the E-trac and vice -versa)..............it will be interesting to see if anyone actually achieves this.
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David E Di