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Viewing and Saving Data (PIDs)
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PID Trigger Status Icons
The icons (below) are used to help you quickly identify the status of individual PID
triggers:
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Setting triggers:
To use triggers, they must be turned on (set/configured), and then armed. Use the
following procedures to setup PID triggers.
1.
Highlight the PID to setup with a trigger.
2.
Select the
Trigger
icon.
Selecting the
Trigger
icon (
) displays trigger menu options:
-
Set Trigger
—opens setup screen for upper/lower limits (trigger points)
-
Arm Trigger
—arms the trigger to capture data
-
Clear All Triggers
—deletes all previously set triggers
Figure 5-37
Trigger menu
If triggers are already set, the menu options are:
-
Clear Trigger
—deletes the highlighted trigger
-
Disarm Trigger
—disarms the highlighted trigger
-
Clear All Triggers
—deletes all set triggers
3.
Select
Set Trigger
.
A graph of the highlighted PID and setup icons display (
).
The upper trigger point must be set first. A red horizontal line is displayed
across the data graph (
) representing the upper trigger point.
4.
Use the plus (
+
) and minus (
–
) icons (
), or the up
b
and down
d
arrow buttons to change the position of the upper trigger point.
5.
Select
a
, or press the
Y/
a
button, to set the upper trigger point.
Figure 5-38
Trigger setup - upper limit
Icon
Description
Trigger Armed
Trigger has been set (configured) and is armed.
Trigger Activated
Trigger has been activated (upper or lower limit has been met).