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When in the ”Auto DB” or ”User DB” selection modes, the program will only accept idlers that are defined in the database. There are several approaches to adding special user defined idlers:

•Add defined idlers to a modifiable database such as ”CEMA5-user” by using the menu item Data > Idlers, making sure that the service is appropriately either "Carry" or ”Return”, or ”not specified” (you may need to reload the DB by clicking on the ”Specification” pull-down list).

Several of the databases supplied with the program are read only, i.e. they cannot be modified by the user. The user must be careful when modifying a standard frequently used idler database since changes made will be retained for future uses.

If a special idler database is created, it is probably best to give a unique identifiable name. The idler databases are in a folder called "Idlers" in the program directory and end with the extension "*.id2". If a new database is created, the program must be restarted for it to be recognized.

•If the idler is in the database but the service is limited to either "Carry" or ”Return”, with a modifiable database, change the specified service to ”not specified”.

•Choose the ”Custom” mode and input the specifications for the selected idlers.

If a "custom" idler has been created, the data will be lost if the idler selection is later changed to ”Auto DB” or ”User DB”.

There can be some confusion encountered when multiple users are sharing the conveyor file and using idler database files with the same name but different contents. When reading the conveyor file, the program will attempt to find the identical idler, but if it cannot it will take the idler data and create a "custom" idler specification.