Boltek Lightning/2000 - Manual (Page 52)

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time by choosing an option from the Counters menu on the
menu bar at the top of the main window.
It was originally thought that the total number of strokes
detected would always be greater than the total number of
flashes detected. This was because each flash must consist of
at least one stroke. However it is possible to observe a flash
total that is greater than the stroke total. If a stroke occurs
just before midnight, it will be included in the totals for that
day. But the corresponding flash can be registered just after
midnight because we must wait to be sure that no other
strokes will occur that are part of that flash. When this
unlikely event occurs, we can see the flash total counter at “1”
and the stroke total counter at “0”. This seemingly
impossible situation will continue until a flash occurs that
contains more than one stroke.
A record value in a counter is denoted by the counter taking
on an “inverted” look (the colors of the counter’s digits and
background are reversed).
Control Panel
The Control Panel window allows you to quickly change
various settings.
On the Stroke types tab, you can toggle the drawing of any of
the stroke types without having to open the Stroke Types
Dialog.
Since CID strokes are strokes and not flashes (they are
components of flashes), the will not be displayed if you are