System tray mode, System tray icon – Standers 580 User Manual

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Watcher™ Basics

v2.1 May.04

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To reset the counter (and begin counting from 0):

1.

Select

Reset

.

2.

Select

Yes

to confirm that you want to delete the entries.

The

Last Reset Time

is then updated with the current date

and time.

Help

The

Help

button provides access to Watcher Help, a digital help

guide. Click

Help

and the About Tab in the Settings menu

appears. Select

AirCard 580 Watcher Help

and Help opens in a

separate window. (See “Action Buttons: Settings - About Tab”
on page 26).

System Tray Mode

Figure 4-6: System tray area

If you prefer to minimize the Full Mode view of Watcher, you
can still monitor your connections with the System Tray Icon.

system tray: a section of the task bar in Windows which
displays the clock and icons of certain programs. Sometimes
referred to as the notification or status area.

System Tray Icon

Watcher launches in Full Mode view by default. Once the
program launches, an icon appears simultaneously in the
system tray on your desktop. This icon changes colors
according to the current status of your connection. By moving
the mouse pointer over the icon, ToolTips appear explaining
the current status of Watcher. Once you exit Watcher, the
system tray icon disappears.

ToolTip: Pop-up text box that displays information about a
particular application. These text boxes may be viewed when
the mouse pointer is placed on the particular icon.

Bytes In

Examples: 7 KB, 68 KB, 768 KB,

3.2 MB, 343.3 MB, 1.3GB

Indicates the total amount of data received

during a session.

Bytes Out

Examples: 7 KB, 68 KB, 768 KB,

3.2 MB, 343.3 MB, 1.3GB.

Indicates the total amount of data transmitted

during a session.

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