Monarch Instrument DC 2000 - Manual (Page 34)

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Chapter 3 Getting Started
3.2.3 Button Bar
The Button Bar is the area across the bottom of the screen where the main menu buttons appear. The function
of these buttons varies according to which mode is selected for the unit. Figure 3-3 shows the Normal mode
button layout.
3.2.4 Date/Time Window
The Date /Time window sits at the bottom of the screen in the Button Bar and continuously shows the current
date and time. Date is shown numerically in either American Month/Day/Year or European Day/Month/Year
format. The format is selected in the “PROGram - Display - Time format” menu (Chapter 5.4.2)
3.2.5 Graphics Window
The graphics window is used to display various information in different formats. The VIEW button is used
to switch between the various graphic displays which can be Trend Charts, Bar Graphs, Digital Windows
or Alarm/Event data, or combinations of these. Furthermore the graphics can be horizontally or vertically
oriented. The orientation is selected in the “PROGram - Chart/Pens - Direction” menu (Chapter 5.5.4)
3.2.5.1 Bar Charts
Bar graphs can be displayed on their own or as part of a split screen. Up to
twelve can be displayed at a time. The user can select to display bar graphs
either horizontally or vertically. The assignments of points to bar graphs is made
in the “PROGram - Display - Bar assign” menu (Chapter 5.4.4). The format of
the vertical bar graph is shown opposite in Figure 3-4. The very top of the bar
has the actual/real time digital value of the point, in this case 0.385. Immediately
below this is the Engineering Units shown as ENG UNITS. There can be a
maximum of five characters. At the very bottom of the bar graph is the POINT
TAG. This is a ten character description of the point.
NOTE: Not all characters can be displayed on the bar graph.
Between the ENG UNITS and POINT TAG is a bar that represents the actual
value as a function of the full scale value. To the right of the bar are scale values.
The alarm setpoints, if any are set, are indicated on the bar by a “
W “ in the text
area. If any alarm is active, the bar will be blinking. The Engineering Units, Point
Tag, alarm setpoints and scaling of the bar is done in the “PROGram - Points”
menu (Chapter 5.6)
Figure 3-4 Bar Chart