PASCO EM-8812 Resistance Apparatus - Manual (Page 14)

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DataStudio
1. Click the Setup button (near the top of the screen) to open the Experiment Setup
window.
2. In that window, click the Sampling Options button to open
the Sampling Options window.
3. Click the check box to select Keep data values only when
commanded.
4. Under the Name field, type “Length”.
5. Under the Units field, type “cm”.
6. The window on your computer should now appear as illus-
trated (right). If it does, click OK.
7. In the Displays list (on the left side of the screen), dou-
ble-click Graph to open a graph display. (If prompted to
select data, select Voltage (mV)).
8. The graph display typically appears with Voltage (mV) on the vertical axis. If it
does not, click the vertical axis label and select Voltage (mV) from the pop-up
menu.
9. Click the horizontal axis label. Select Length from the pop-up menu.
Xplorer GLX (Without a Computer)
1. Press , to open the Sensors screen.
2. Press to open the Mode menu. Select Manual (press the down arrow to
highlight it, then press ). The Data Properties dialog box will open.
3. With Measurement Name highlighted, press to edit it. Type
“length”. Press .
4. Press the down arrow to highlight Measurement Unit. Press to
edit it. Type “cm”. Press .
5. The GLX screen should now appear as illustrated (right). If it does,
press
(OK).
6. Press + to open the Graph screen.
7. Press to light up the graph fields. Press again to open the vertical axis
data menu.
8. In the menu, use the arrow keys to highlight Voltage. Press .
9. Press to light up the graph fields again. Press the down arrow to highlight
the horizontal axis data label. Press again to open the horizontal axis data
menu.
10. In the menu, use the arrow keys to highlight length. Press .
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