AEA Technology 20TDR, Basic Manual

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Plot Controls
Cursors – The red and blue cursors can be clicked on and dragged, slide bar moved or fine
positioned using the control arrows in the data window.
Chart Zoom – To zoom in on any part of the trace position the mouse at the upper left point of
interest, click and hold the left mouse button and drag it to the lower right position of interest and
release the mouse button. The trace will expand to the box created around the point of interest on
the chart. To un-zoom, click in the chart’s lower right corner and drag it back to the upper left
corner.
Chart Tool Bar
File – Save, Recall, Export and Print the Chart
Edit – Copy the chart to clipboard.
View – Used to enlarge the chart by hiding the cursor data
Chart Window – Control Background Color and Save Setting made in Chart Axes
Chart Axes – Opens a Chart size control sub-window to select/deselect Autscale and/or
manually rescale the chart. To maintain a set scale, use manual scale in Save Settings under
Chart Window.
Chart Title – Rename the uploaded title and change title color
Chart Plot – Turn on/off plot points and setup mouse pointer to show plot point data (X & Y =
distance & impedance) when the mouse pointer is on a plot point.
Refer to the TDR’s Operating Manual for more detailed information about managing ETDR trace
plots. The Operating Manual can be found on the CD that came with the TDR’S or downloaded
from
www.aeatechnology.com .
TDR Setup and Cables Tabs
The two remaining tabs are: “TDR Setup” figure 3-9. and “Cables” figure 3-10. TDR Setups is
used to build TDR setups which can be uploaded directly to the TDR or stored on the PC for later
recall and upload. The Cables Tab permits uploading or downloading Cable Lists from the TDR,
creating custom Cable Lists which can be stored on the PC for future download to the TDR as
required.
Refer to the TDR’s Operating Manual for more detailed information about both these tabs. The
Operating Manual can be found on the CD included with the TDR or downloaded from
www.aeatechnology.com .