Notes for Users of EPSON RC+ 7.x or Earlier Versions

Epson RC+ 8.0 is only compatible with projects created with EPSON RC+ 7.0.

For EPSON RC+ 7.0

EPSON RC+ 7.0 is compatible with Epson RC+ 8.0.

Projects created with EPSON RC+7.0 are saved to the following location.

"\EpsonRC70\projects" directory

From the Epson RC+ 8.0 menu, select [Project] - [Import Project] to import project files for use.

KEY POINTS


  • When importing a project created with EPSON RC+ 7.0 Ver. 7.5.0 or earlier into Epson RC+ 8.0 for use, we recommend using EStopOff output.

    With EPSON RC+ 7.0 Ver. 7.5.1 or later, the remote I/O specifications have changed and the use of EtopOn output is not recommended.

    For details on setting changes, see below:

    Remote I/O

  • We do not recommend importing a project created with Epson RC+ 8.0 into EPSON RC+ 7.0.

    When using an Epson RC+ 8.0 project with EPSON RC+ 7.0, you cannot use the features added in Epson RC+ 8.0.

    If, after being imported to EPSON RC+ 7.0 and edited, a project is again imported to Epson RC+ 8.0, the settings related to the functions added in Epson RC+ 8.0 are cleared to default values.

For SPEL for Windows and EPSON RC+ 6.0 or earlier versions

Use EPSON RC+ 7.0 to convert the project file to an Epson RC+ 8.0-compatible EPSON RC+ 7.0 project.

  1. From the EPSON RC+ 7.0 menu, select [Project] - [Import Project] to import a SPEL for Windows or Epson RC+ 6.0 or earlier project.

  2. From the EPSON RC+ 7.0 menu, select [Project] - [Save Project] to save the project.

    Imported projects are saved to the following location.

    "\EpsonRC70\projects" directory

  3. From the Epson RC+ 8.0 menu, select [Project] - [Import Project] to import and use an EPSON RC+ 7.0 project file.

For details of EPSON RC+7.0, see below.

"EPSON RC+ 7.0 User's Guide"