Monarch Instrument Track-It - Manual (Page 5)

Track-It User Guide
Page 5 Rev 1.02 06/21/11
3. Operation
3.1. Start Up
To start the program double click the Track-It icon shown on the right or select the program from the Start menu. The
program start up window will appear as shown below.
The window has menu options (File, Preferences, Device, Help) at the top of the window. Below are some icons
Open File; Save File; Print
and below that some tabs (Graph, Data Table, Summary, Device Setup). What is in the space below the tabs is dependent on
which Tab is selected. The window above shows the Graph window without data loaded. This is the default start up window.
At this point there are several options available. A previously saved data file can be opened or a logger can be connected and its
data can be uploaded or it can be configured for use or in some cases live data can be read.
The menu options are as follows:
3.2. File
3.2.1. Open
This allows the user to open a saved data file for viewing. Also available by icon
The Open Data File window will pop up so the user can select the file (of type .dat) to be
loaded into the graphic window for viewing.
3.2.2. Save
This allows the user to save any current data on the graph. Also available by icon .
The Save Data File window will pop up so the user can name the file to be saved.
3.2.3. Print
This allows the user to print the current graph. Also available by icon
The print window will pop up. The user can select a printer and adjust its properties. The Print Range is used to print just the
Current Page or a range of pages
– All. If All is selected use the drop down menu to select the Total number of Pages to be
printed. The Margins can be set. The options allow for top, left and right and bottom margins.