Measurement Computing USB-5100 Series - Manual (Page 55)

USB-5100 Series Software Help Preferences
Other Options
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Mark all points when plotting data: This preference controls whether each data point is marked on the
series. Point markers are not displayed by default (except for events and for a series with only one data
point) to avoid cluttering the plot. Enable this option if you want all points to be marked on every series
whenever you display a plot. Keep in mind, however, that marking all points on a large plot takes longer
and consumes more system memory.
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Label the time axis: Select this option if you want the default label Time to be displayed with the time axis
(X-axis).
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Use sensor labels (if available) in legend: Select this option if you want any available sensor labels as
added in the Launch Logger dialog box to appear in the legend with the series name.
Undo & Redo
This preference controls whether you can undo and redo the changes you make to plots.
 When the Undo & Redo preference is enabled, you can specify how many changes to plots are stored
within USB-5100 Series.
 If you select Number of stored undoable actions, then there is a limit to the number of changes to the
plots that you can undo. For example, if you choose to store 25 undoable actions, then you can undo the last
25 changes that you made to the plots, but not the 26th. You can configure the software to store from
1 to 50 undoable actions (changes to the plot) with this setting.
 If you select
Enable unlimited undoable actions, then there is no limit to the number of changes to the
plots that you can undo. Note that storing an unlimited number of actions can impact software performance
on slower computers.
Display Preferences
Use the Display category within Preferences to control the default units, date/time format, and series options
displayed in plots.
To change these settings, complete the following steps:
1. Select File»Preferences (Windows) or USB-5100 Series Software»Preferences (Macintosh).
2. Select Display and then click the subcategory you want to change.
3. Adjust any of the settings described below and then click OK.
Default Units
This preference controls the units used throughout USB-5100 Series: either US or SI (Metric). This does change
the units shown on the axis, legend, points, and details the next time you display a plot. This does also change
the current readings the next time you open the Status dialog box.
Date/Time
These settings control how the date and time appears in USB-5100 Series. Changes you make are shown in the
date and time sample. Any plots that may be open when you make changes to the date and time display does
require the plots to be redrawn, which may take several seconds. As noted in the preferences, date and time
formatting beyond what is specified in these settings are determined by the computer operating system.
Note
When you export a file, the date and time are exported as determined by the Export Settings in Preferences
(except for year format, which is only controlled by these Date/Time settings in the Display category. If you
open the file in Excel, the dates and times may be automatically reformatted to Excel's default date and time
format, which you may customize within Excel.
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Date format: This controls how the date is displayed: Month, Day, Year; Day, Month, Year; or Year,
Month, Day.
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Date separator: This controls what character is displayed between the month, day, and year: a slash (/) or a
dash (-).
 Year format: This controls whether the year is listed as two of four digits.
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