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Chapter 5 Programming
5.5.3 Pens
Using the Pens menu, any point programmed into the Recorder can be assigned to any of the pens. The pens
draw the actual traces on the display and are not necessarily the points recorded to disk. You also have the
option to assign any abnormal pen condition (Overrange, TCBO, etc.) to go high or go low and to select the
width of the pen being displayed on the graph.
To program the Pens:
From the Chart/Pens menu use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Pens
and then press the
ENTER
button. You will have three choices:
Pens assign
,
Abnorm. pen
,
Trace Width
. The options are described in
the following sections.
5.5.3.1 Pens assign
To assign a point to a Pen:
Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Pens assign
and press the
ENTER
button. The display
will read “pen 1 = pt X”. Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to select the point to assign to pen 1 and press
the
ENTER
button. Repeat to assign points to pens 2-C. You need not program all pens. Any pen programmed
to point 0 will be turned off. At any time you may press the
EXIT
button to cancel any changes.
5.5.3.2 Abnorm. Pen
Any time a pen goes into an abnormal condition (Overrange, TCBO, etc.), the pen can go full scale if high
is selected or low scale if low is selected.
To set the Abnormal Pen condition:
Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Abnorm. pen
and press the
ENTER
button. Use the
UP
(
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to select
abnorm. pen high
or
abnorm. pen low
and press the
ENTER
button.
Press the
EXIT
button to return to the Pens menu.
5.5.3.3 Trace Width
The pen trace widths can be changed from 1 to 7 pixels wide. This value changes all pens displayed.
To change the pen Trace Width:
Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Trace Width
and press the
ENTER
button. Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to select a width value (in pixels) and press the
ENTER
button or press the
EXIT
button to cancel any changes.
5.5.4 Direction
Direction determines whether the traces on the Trend View move in a vertical or horizontal direction. The
direction may be changed at any time without affecting the recording or the browse buffer.
To change the direction of the chart:
From the Chart/Pens menu, use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Direction
and press the
ENTER
button. Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to select either
vertical
or
horizontal
and press the
ENTER
button.
The chart will change direction immediately, clearing the screen and beginning a new trace. Press the
EXIT
button to return to the Chart/Pens menu.
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