Vernier Original LabQuest - Manual (Page 9)

LabQuest Reference
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on the LabQuest, or for download to a computer. If you only want to download the current
LabQuest session to computer, it is not necessary to save a file. Connect LabQuest to a
computer, and launch Logger Pro or Logger Lite.
New
New will reset data collection mode and calibrations to defaults, and will clear any existing
data. You will be prompted to save any unsaved data.
Open
Open displays a list of the files available on your
LabQuest. Initially this list is empty. Choose a file by
tapping it, and then tap OK. Files may be located in the
LabQuest flash memory, an SD card, or a USB drive.
Save
Save lets you give the current LabQuest session a name,
and then writes it to the selected location. This location
could be the internal LabQuest memory, an SD card, or
a USB drive.
Delete
Delete displays the same list as Open, but instead allows you to choose a file for deletion.
You can delete only one file at a time.
Export
Export is used to create data files in text format for use with other applications. A typical use
of this is to save a text file to an SD card or a USB flash drive, in order to open later in a
computer spreadsheet. An exported file contains all column values from all runs in the
current session.
View Lab Instructions
View Lab Instructions displays a list of the built-in laboratory instructions.
Print
Print  Graph, Table, My Notes, Lab Instructions, Screen. These options send the chosen
object to an attached HP printer.
Settings
Settings… controls options for the current session;
these settings are saved within a LabQuest file.
Calculated columns may use trigonometric calculations;
choose degrees or radians here. The default is radians.
Derivative functions, which are part of the automatic
setup for Motion Detectors, can be set to use a varying
number of points for the calculation. The default of 7
points is good for many experiments, but you may want
to choose a larger number for human-scale