Document Outline

• What you will learn from this help document
• Conventions in this user's guide
• Where to find more information
• Getting Started
• Installing USB-5100 Series Software
  • Installing USB-5100 Series Software
    • Installing on Windows
    • Installing on Macintosh
  • Checking for Software Updates
• A Tour of the USB-5100 Series Software Interface
  • The Points Table
  • The Details Pane
  • The Plot
• Connecting Devices
  • Connecting a USB logger
  • Disconnecting a Device
  • Connecting Multiple Devices
• Launching Devices
• Launch Logger Dialog Box
• Launch Options for USB-5100 Series Data Loggers
  • Logger Information
  • Sensors
  • Deployment
• Using Launch Utilities
  • Configuring a Filter Series at Launch
  • Configuring a Data Assistant (Scaling)
  • Configure Alarms
• Statistics: Maximum, Minimum, Average, and Standard Deviation
• Filtered Series vs. Statistics Logging
• Burst Logging
• Checking the Device Status
• The Status Dialog Box
  • Device Identification
  • Device Details
  • Current Readings
• Stopping a Device
• Reading Out Data
• Plotting Data
• Opening Files
• Working with Plots
• Actions
• Menus
• Using the Arrow Tool
• Using the Crosshair Tool
• Zooming, Panning, and Smart Scaling Plots
  • Zooming
  • Panning
  • Smart Scaling
• Copying the Plot
• Closing a Plot
• Printing Plot Elements
  • Printing a Graph
  • Printing Points and Details
• Setting Properties for Plot Elements
  • Setting Axis Properties
• Setting Series Properties
• Setting Legend Properties
• Setting Title Properties
• Setting View Properties
• Adding a Graph Label
• Moving a Series from Front to Back on the Plot
• Filtering a Series
• Removing a Series from a Plot
• Copying a Series to Another Plot
  • Overlaying Series
• Merging Files
• Converting Units
• Undoing and Redoing Plot Changes
• Saving Project Files
• Using the Linear Data Assistant (USB-5106 Only)
  • Default Settings
  • Hiding Assistants
  • Updating the Linear Scaling Assistant
  • License Agreement
• Linear Scaling Assistant
  • Supported Sensors
  • Using the Linear Scaling Assistant
• Exporting Data
• Exporting Table Data
• Exporting Details
• Formatting the Date/Time Column in Excel
• Updating USB-5100 Series Logger Firmware
  • Determining the installed firmware version:
  • Updating the firmware
• Fixing a Read Header Failed Error
• Setting Preferences
• General Preferences
  • Export Settings
  • Selecting Devices
  • File Associations
  • Startup
  • Data Encoding
• Export Settings
• Communications Preferences
  • Other Options
  • Plotting Preferences
  • Fonts
  • Layout
  • Points Table & Details Pane
  • Gridlines
  • Plot Setup
  • Other Options
  • Undo & Redo
• Display Preferences
  • Default Units
  • Date/Time
  • Series
• Warnings Preferences
  • General
  • Warnings Before the Launch Screen
  • Warning After the Launch Screen
• Restoring Default Preferences
• Menus
  • The USB-5100 Series Menu
  • The File Menu
  • The Device Menu
  • The Edit Menu
  • The View Menu
  • The Window Menu
  • The Help Menu
• The Toolbar
• Setting the Language/Format on Your Computer
  • On Windows 7 and Windows 8
  • On Windows XP
  • On Macintosh OS X