Campbell Scientific ID-2000W Software - Manual (Page 79)

SECTION 8. TROUBLESHOOTING
8-3
You can change any of the plotting colors in ID-
2000 through the Color Preferences dialog box.
There are preset color schemes available from
which you can choose or you can change the
color of individual items.
“The data in my file was not recorded at a
constant rate. Can ID-2000 still import it?
ID-2000 is capable of using data files with
multiple recording rates and files that include
actual time data. However, the current import
functions do not support this. In order to import
data with multiple or variable rates you must
create a custom import utility.
“I am adding plot notes and leaders to my
plot but I keep losing them. What is
happening?”
Plot notes and leaders should be the very last
thing you do before printing, saving, or
exporting. If you zoom or pan a plot so that the
anchor point of a plot note or leader is not
visible it will be automatically deleted.
“I made an Amplitude Spectrum (or Power
Spectrum) plot but wish to use a different
data windowing or FFT size. Do I have to
start all over?”
No, ID-2000 allows you to simply click on a
different data window type or FFT size and the
plot will automatically be redrawn.
“The Y-axis labels look different (or they are
not rotated) when I print to my HP LaserJet II
printer.”
Some printers such as the HP LaserJet II have
some unique quirks that can cause unexpected
results when printing a plot. The HP LaserJet II
ALWAYS prints non-rotated text at 300DPI
regardless of the resolution you actually select
in the Windows Print Setup dialog. This results
in crisp looking text for everything except the Y-
axis labels which are rotated 90 degrees and
printed as graphics instead of text. To make
matters worse the LaserJet II does not support
rotated text AT ALL at low resolutions.
The only solution when printing to these printers
is to always print at their maximum resolution or
turn off the Y-axis labels and use plot notes to
annotate the graphs accordingly.
“I am running ID-2000 under Windows 95
and every time I try to stretch the size of the
application window the plot redraws.”
If you have installed Microsoft Plus! for
Windows 95 there is a setting that affects how
windows are resized. Access the Properties
feature for the display (right click on the desktop
and select Properties). Click on the Plus! tab
and check the setting for “Show windows
contents while dragging”. If this feature is
checked it will cause ID-2000 to constantly
redraw the plot while you are resizing the
window. To eliminate this behavior simply
uncheck this feature.