Panametrics PT878GC, Instruction Manual

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Chapter 7.
120 TransPort™ PT878GC User’s Manual
7.1.11 Taking a Bitmap Capture of a Current Screen
The Snapshot option enables you to take a “screen capture” of the current screen in bitmap format (.bmp) for
display or storage in a Windows-based PC. To take a “snapshot” of the screen:
1. From the Meter menu, scroll to the Snapshot entry and press [ENTER] .
2. A drop-down menu appears, asking if you want to send the capture to a printer or to a file, or to turn the option
off. If you select “To File,” an icon of a camera (see page 2-10) appears at the far right of the status tray,
indicating that you have activated the Snapshot option. If you select “To Printer,” an icon of a printer appears.
3. To capture a screen, press the “.” (decimal) button in the lower left corner of the keypad twice. The meter beeps,
indicating that it has made a screen capture.
The “To Printer” option enables you to send a picture of the current screen to an infrared printer. After capturing a
screen, the PT878GC shows a message indicating that its infrared scanner is looking for a receiving device. (If the
scanner finds no device, a window appears stating that the meter can find no device. If it finds more than one
compatible infrared device within range, it asks you to select the desired device.) If successful, the PT878GC returns
to Operate Mode, while the printer prints out the current screen.
To locate the screen capture with the “To File” option, open the Drive Manager (see page 98). The captured file is
listed as “Screen 0X.bmp”. To transfer the file to a PC, follow the instructions in “Transferring a File to a PC” on
page 100.