Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted

•“Backlight Operation” is the number of minutes the backlight is turned on per hour during the display only (no processing operation) period.

•Be sure to use alkaline batteries. Manganese batteries provide very short battery life.

Action Control and Stylus

Many of the PV Unit’s operations can be performed using either a stylus or the Action control. The following describes the general operations that can be performed with each.

Stylus

The stylus takes the place of a computer mouse. You can perform all PV Unit operations with the stylus. In this manual, all data input operations are described using stylus operations.

You can perform the following basic operations with the stylus.

•Tap

Tap the tip of the stylus on the display to press a button, select an item, select a data input field, etc.

•Double-tap

Tap the display twice in relatively quick succession.

•Drag

Touch the tip of the stylus to the screen, and drag it across the screen to select a range of text, draw a line, etc.

Action Control

The Action control makes it possible to perform certain PV Unit operations with one hand. In this manual, many data recall operations are described using Action control operations.

You can perform the following basic operations with the Action control.

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