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Using the Playback Controls
You can play a log file forward or in reverse, pause during playback, and jump ahead or back by using the playback
controls. You can also move around in log files by jumping to marks or triggers, see
on
The buttons are described in more detail below.
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Forward
Reverse
Pause
These buttons start the file playing from the current position forward in the file, and changes the
Play
forward
button to a
Pause
button. Clicking
Pause
halts the playback at the current position, and changes the button
back to
Play
forward.
Play Reverse
works similarly, but plays backward toward the beginning of the file.
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Back One Division
Forward One Division
Jumps forward or back one division. One division refers to the time between the vertical grid lines, which can
be from 100
–
100,000 milliseconds, depending on the horizontal scale setting, see
on page
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Slider
Dragging the slider lets you quickly move to any position in the file.
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Speed
The speed control lets choose a playback speed from 1x to 10x. Playing a file containing 60,000 milliseconds of
data at 1x takes about 60 seconds; at 10x, the same file plays in about 6 seconds. This playback speed is not
affected by the horizontal scale setting.
