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The RECORD MODE menu option may be password protected.
Before selecting ON or TRIGGERED to begin a recording, ensure that a
Memory Card is in place and that there is sufficient space available to contain
your new data. (Refer to
To return to the graphic
screen, press either the Left (◄) or Right (►) Arrow button.
For further details on other options under RECORD MODE, refer to ADV. SETUP -
Note: While recording, the recorder automatically switches to OFF when a card is removed, or if it
is not present when power is applied. This will require a manual restart of the recording
when a new card is inserted. If the card remains in the slot while power is removed the
recorder restores the recording state it was in when the power was interrupted.
3.5.5 CURSOR ID!
The Cursor ID mode enables the user to accurately pinpoint the time and amplitude of
any sample in the graphics window. The unit has to be in the full graphic mode for this
option to work.
To enable this function, press the MENU
button, use the Up Arrow (▲) or Down Arrow
(▼) button to highlight CURSOR ID! and then press the MENU button again. The Menu
will vanish revealing the Graphics screen and a single data cursor against the right
edge of the display area. Note: The Cursor ID mode will not activate if the Trend is
compressed. The screen will be in the HOLD mode and the data window at the top of
the screen and time/date stamp at the lower right will show the values of the samples
under the data cursor. The status line will show the highlighted
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H
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to indicate that the
data and timestamp is that of the data under the cursor and not real time data.
Using the Left (◄) or Right (►) buttons the user can move the data cursor to the point
of interest. The data window at the bottom of the screen will show the time and date of
the sample and the digital readings at the top of the screen - A (and B in dual channel
units) show the absolute value. Note that at the extremities of the data, the cursor hits
an end point and then the data scrolls beneath it. This method can be used to accurately
identify unique points on the graphics display no matter how busy the traces appear.
To return to normal (real time) mode, press the MENU button. Note that entering the
Cursor ID mode does not affect the real time acquisition of data.
3.5.6 VIEW FILE
The user can view data from files other than the one currently being recorded. The
View File option allows the user to view previously recorded data on the data card from
the very first file through to the current data. The display HAS TO BE IN THE FULL
GRAPHIC MODE for this to work.
To view a file on the memory card, press the MENU
button, use the Up Arrow (▲) or
Down Arrow (▼) button to highlight VIEW FILE and then press the MENU button again.
The current filename will be displayed. To view historic data from this file, simply press
the MENU button. To choose a different file on the memory card, press the Left Arrow
(◄) button twice to display a directory listing of all files on the card. Then use the Up
Arrow (▲) or Down Arrow (▼) button to highlight the desired file and press the MENU
button twice to select it.
When viewing from a file, the status line will show a highlighted
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F
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to indicate that the
data being viewed is from a File on the memory card. All View, Compress and Zoom
functions work on the prerecorded file. Use the Left (◄) or Right (►) buttons to move
through the file. Data will be presented as oldest samples first.