[PATCH] DM4 import user documentation update

Miika Turkia miika.turkia at gmail.com
Wed Mar 6 20:56:31 PST 2013


Instructions how to find the effective database file from DM4, using
this method there is no need to rename the backup as the original file
works as is when found from a random directory structure.

Signed-off-by: Miika Turkia <miika.turkia at gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/user-manual.txt |   13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index 8c0220c..52081d0 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -790,8 +790,17 @@ Importing dives from Suunto DM4
 
 To import divelog from Suunto DM4, you need to locate the DM4 database
 where the dives are stored. You can either look for the original
-database or take a backup of the dives. We recommend the backup method
-as the directory path to the main database is partly random.
+database or take a backup of the dives. Both methods are described here.
+
+Locating the Suunto DM4 database
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+ - Start Suunto DM4
+ - Select 'Help - About'
+ - Click 'Copy' after text 'Copy log folder path to clipboard'
+ - Now open Windows Explorer
+ - Paste the address to the path box at the top of the File Explorer
+ - The database is called DM4.db
 
 Backing up Suunto DM4
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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1.7.9.5



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