Monarch Instrument DC 2000 - Manual (Page 31)

Chapter 3 Getting Started
Page 3-1
The Instrument is an extremely versatile solid state data recorder. It has a liquid crystal display capable of complex
graphical representation and either a floppy disk drive, Zip drive or PCMCIA Memory Card for data storage. The unit
is easily programmable and the average user will probably never need to use most of the features or functions
available in the recorder. This chapter will give the user a brief system overview and guide the first-time user
into a simplified setup which will enable you to begin recording with the least amount of effort.
3.1 Moving About the Screen
The Recorder has an LCD Graphics Screen that also acts as a touch keypad. Areas of the screen are active as
push buttons, the exact areas which are sensitive depends on what is currently displayed. The user has only to
lightly touch the screen area depicting the button to activate the function. If the buzzer is turned on, the unit will
provide audible feedback, as a short beep, each time a “button” press is registered. The default display is shown in
Figure 3-1 below.
Figure 3-1 Recorder Screen
The screen is divided into three distinct areas, the BUTTON BAR, along the bottom of the screen (containing the
time / date stamp), the STATUS LINE, across the top of the screen, and the GRAPHICS AREA between the them.
Under normal operating modes, when not in a menu, the BUTTON BAR area is active for “Button” pressing. The
MENU button on the bottom right of the screen, will bring up the command menu button bar, see below, which
allows the user to do a number of functions and select the option of programming the unit. Refer to Chapters 4 and
5 for details.
Figure 3-2 The Command Menu Button Bar
DISPL
STATUS LINE
GRAPHICS AREA
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