
Plot Capture to the PC
To open the plot capture menus, select the capture icon on the button bar, or select the
Capture
drop down menu from the menu bar.
Select
Capture to Screen
to download traces to the PC.
Select a folder, or individual traces within a folder, to be downloaded to the PC. The traces
will appear on the PC display as they are downloaded.
When Software Tools is communicating with the instrument,
REMOTE
will be displayed
to the left of the graph.
Plot Upload to the Instrument
Open a plot to be uploaded to the instrument. Plot properties can be modified on the PC be-
fore it is uploaded if desired.
Select the
Capture
drop down menu from the menu bar.
Select
Upload the Current Plot
to upload the plot to the instrument. The plot will be
stored in the instrument non-volatile memory with the original date and time that the plot
was saved. The uploaded trace can be viewed on the instrument by pressing the
RECALL
DISPLAY
button on the instrument keypad.
Plot Properties
After downloading, certain plot properties and information can be modified. Select the Plot
Properties or Plot Information icon.
Plot Properties that can be changed include:
Graph Titles
Display Mode
Scale/Limit
Markers
Misc. (Plot Display Parameters)
Graph Titles
After downloading the plot, the
Main Title
can be changed to reflect the site name or other
descriptive information. The
Sub Title
field can be used to describe the specifics of the
measurement and configuration.
Display Mode
Display Mode allows changing the display type without having to retest. Measurements can
be changed to dBm, dBV, dBmV, dB
m
V, V or W with a single click of mouse button.
Scale/Limit
The scale of the displayed plot can be modified to help analyze whether the plot meets
pass/fail criteria. The Scale/Limit sub menu activates options to manually enter the scale
limits, or to use the Auto Scale mode.
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