
Chapter 9
Viewing
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Viewing Options
EM13x Series SMART MULTIFUNCTION METER
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Selecting Primary and Secondary Units
Voltages and currents can be displayed in primary or secondary units.
To change units, click on the table with the right mouse button, select
Options
, select the desired units for voltages and currents, and then
click
OK
.
Selecting the Time Axis
In waveform views, the horizontal axis can be displayed either in
absolute time with date and time stamps, or in milliseconds relatively
to the beginning of a waveform.
To change the time units, click on the waveform window with the right
mouse button, select
Options...
, click on the
Axes
tab, select the
desired units, and then click
OK
.
Selecting Line Styles and Colors
Channel waveforms can be displayed using different colors and line
styles.
To change the colors or line styles, click on the graph window with the
right mouse button, select
Options...
, click on the
Display
tab, adjust
colors and styles, and then click OK.
Selecting Grid and Frame Colors
Click on the graph window with the right mouse button, select
Options...
, and click on the
Display
tab
To change the color or style of the grid lines, click on the
Grid
line on
the left pane, and then select the color and style for the grid. To
disable the grid, uncheck the
Grid Visible
box.
To change the window frame color to white, check the
White Frame
box at right.
Using Marker Lines
The waveform and trend windows have two blue dashed marker lines.
The left marker indicates the starting position and the right marker
indicates the end position for calculating the average and peak values.
The minimum distance between the two markers is exactly one cycle.
To change the marker position, click on the
button, or click on the
window with the right mouse button and select
Set Marker
, and then
click on the point where you want to put the marker.
You can also drag both markers with the mouse, or use the right and
left arrow keys on your keyboard to change the marker position. Click
on the graph pane to allow the keyboard to get your input before using
the keyboard.
Delta Measurements
To measure the distance between two waveform or trend points, click
on the
Delta
button
, then click on the first point, and then click on
the second point.