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Northstar 8000i System -12" Display Processor Installation Manual
To add a new instrument: 1. Select Display then select Instruments. If you can't see the Select Panel button,
select Return.
2. Choose
Select Panel then select the instrument panel that you want to change
and select Return.
3. Select
Config then select Add Instrument. The Select Data Channel box is
displayed.
4. The
Active Channels button shows the current setting. If it's On, the 8000i shows
the data channels that are currently receiving that data. (If it's Off, the 8000i shows
all the data channels that are available.) Select the button to toggle the Active
Channels button On, if necessary.
5. Select
+ next to the data channel that is most appropriate for the instrument that
you're adding (for example, if you're adding a water temperature sensor, select +
Environment). The 8000i lists the instrument data available from that data channel.
6. Select the instrument data that you want to show, then choose Next.
7. The new instrument is shown immediately on the selected Instruments screen in
the top left corner.
8. You can select the new instrument and drag it to a new location on the instrument
panel. The yellow lines help you to align the new instrument with the existing
instruments.
9. When you are finished, select Save Changes
10. If you want to add another new instrument, select Add Instrument and repeat the
procedure. Otherwise, select Return.
10.17.3 Resize an instrument
You can use this to change the size of an instrument displayed on an instrument panel. The
instrument can be set to small, medium, or large.
The default size is medium.
To resize an instrument: 1. Select Display then select Instruments. If you can't see the Select Panel button,
select Return.
2. Choose
Select Panel then select the instrument panel that you want to change
and select Return.
3. Select
Config from the control panel then select the instrument to be resized.
4. The
Resize Instrument button shows the current setting. Select the button if you
want to change the setting and a drop down list of choices appears.
5. Select the new setting then select Save Changes to confirm.
6. The new setting is applied immediately and stays until you change it again.
7. When you are finished, select Return.
10.17.4 Rename an instrument panel
You can use this to change the name of an instrument panel.
To rename an instrument panel: 1. Select Display, then Instruments.
2. Choose
Config, then Panel Config, then Rename Panel to display the Rename
Panel box.
3. Select the instrument panel that you want to rename.
4. Select
EDIT then enter the new name using the onscreen keyboard.
5. Select
OK to confirm the new name.
6. When you are finished, select Return.