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Chapter 4 Operation
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4.2.3 FUNC (Function) Menu
The
FUNC
tion Menu allows the user to program the unit for numerous functions.
The
FUNC
tion menu may be password protected in which case you will be required
to enter the password before proceeding. Refer to Section 5.11.2.
When the
FUNC
tion Button is pressed, the Function menu is displayed as shown in
Figure 4-4.
4.2.3.1 Record On/Off
The Record On/Off option allows the user to stop or start recording to disk/card.
To set the Record On/Off:
From the Function menu use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Record On/Off
and then press
the
ENTER
button. The Record On/Off menu will be displayed with three options:
Record Off
,
Record On
and
Trigger
. These options are described in the following sections.
4.2.3.1.1 Record Off
The Record Off function enables the user to stop the recording to disk/card irrespective of the state of
any record triggers.
To stop a current record session:
Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Record Off
and then press the
ENTER
button. A pop
up window will ask to confirm the selection
record off?
. Press the
YES
button to proceed or the
NO
button to exit. Press the
EXIT
button to return to the Function menu.
4.2.3.1.2 Record On
Before recording data, the user must set up the record information as detailed in Chapter 5, Section
5.7 Record Setup. Parameters which need to be set include filename; whether to record data, alarms
or both; the record speed; which channels to record and the record mode. Refer to Chapter 3 for quick
setup information.
The Record On
function will start recording to disk irrespective of the state of the record triggers
provided the Record Setup has been done correctly.
To begin recording:
Make sure that there is a disk/card in the drive. Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Record On
and then press the
ENTER
button. A pop up window will ask to confirm the selection
record on?
. Press the
YES
button to proceed or the
NO
button to exit. Press the
EXIT
button to
return to the Function menu.
4.2.3.1.3 Trigger
Selecting the Trigger option will enable the unit to record from an external event or internal alarm.
Internal record on alarm triggers are set in the Record Setup menu (section 5.7.5) while external event
triggers are set in the Digital Input/Output Setup menu (section 5.9.2). If the Recorder is set in the
record Trigger mode, either of these event triggers will control the Record On or Record Off function
depending on whether the events are active or inactive.
To set the Recorder to record from an external event or internal alarm:
Make sure that there is a disk/card in the drive. Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Trigger
and then press the
ENTER
button. A pop up window will ask to confirm the selection
trigger on?
. Press
the
YES
button to proceed or the
NO
button to exit. Press the
EXIT
button to return to the Function menu.
Activate pt
Bypass pt
Reset pt
Chart speed
Record speed
Alarm check
Scale set
Trnd message
Record On/Off
Figure 4-4
Function Menu
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