Multichannel Systems STG1000 Manual - Manual (Page 45)

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9 General Software Features
9.1 Customizing the Main Window
You can customize the size and position of open file windows and the toolbar in MC_Stimulus.
• You can hide the toolbar and the status bar by deselecting them on the View menu.
• You can arrange the windows with the commands on the Window menu.
• Cascade: Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows in an overlapped fashion. The
windows are resized to the standard size.
• Tile: Use this command to arrange the windows so that they are not overlapping.
• Arrange Icons: Use this command to line up minimized windows.
• You can resize the windows with your mouse.
• Click an empty area on the toolbar, and then drag the toolbar to a new position.
9.2 Menu Bar
You will find most software features in the pull-down menus of the main window. Each menu
displays a list of commands. Commands that are not available at the moment appear shaded.
Use the ...
• File menu to create new files, save files, import ASCII files, and print the stimulus worksheet.
• Edit menu for general editing features like copy and paste rows, remove the last entered value
(Undo), remove and insert rows into the active worksheet. You can also right-click on a row and
select these commands. Click Clear Signal to delete all values in the active worksheet. You can
also specify the output ranges according to the connected STG on this menu. Please see the
technical specifications of your STG.
• The STG menu contains all commands directly relating to the hardware, for example download
commands, start and stop the STG, and trigger configurations. Reset deletes all data on the STG's
memory.
• You can open, start, and stop a batch run of several files on the Batch menu.
• Signal menu for nice editing features like editing whole columns, and autocreate signals. You can
also right-click on a column and select these commands.
• View and Window menu to customize the main window.
• Settings menu to define general settings of the software.
• Help menu to open the MC_Stimulus Help and to display the About dialog where you can find
information about the hardware, software, and firmware versions. You will need this information
when you contact the support.
9.3 Toolbar
For your convenience, you will find some of the more commonly used commands as a button on
the toolbar.
New File Creates a new MC_Stimulus file (*.stm) file