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How to Display the Estimated Completion Time

The ETA monitor displays the progress of a selected file transfer. The ETA displays:

To display the estimated completion time for a file transfer

  1. Enter M beside the active file transfer on the File Transfer Monitor panel.

    The display is updated to acknowledge that ETA monitoring has been requested. This is followed by confirmation that it has started.

  2. (Optional) If the monitor does not know the size of the file being transferred, you are prompted for the size. Enter the estimated size of the file in the units of measurement used by the file transfer.

    Important! If you are monitoring a compressed file, specify its estimated compressed size. If the estimated size is exceeded, the monitor displays 99% until the transfer is complete. If this occurs, turn the monitor off, re-enter the file size, and start monitoring again.