Omega Vehicle Security 1400 manual Setup Window, Channel & Alarm Setup Dialog Box

Configure Meter Settings, Function Descriptions

Function Description

1Select Channel Select a new channel for display. The selected channel will replace the one currently seen in the meter. Note, double-clicking the left mouse button in the meter region will also bring up a dialog box that allows you to select a new channel.

2 Set Scale Set the high and low points of the scale, as well as define the decimal place format.

3Show Peak Hold Places high and low uni-directional floating markers on the scale to indicate the highest and

	Indicator	lowest values reached up to the present time. This feature does not apply to the Digital
		Meters selection.
	Reset Peak Hold	Resets the floating markers. Upon reset, the markers will instantly adjust to indicate the
	Indicator	highest and lowest values reached since the time of the reset. This feature does not apply
		to the Digital Meters selection.
4	Show Trend	Displays a pointer to indicate the direction of the trend. Note, during rapid meter
	Indicator	fluctuations the increase and decrease pointers will appear to blink simultaneously.
5	Set Limits	Provides a way of establishing high and low limit set-points.
	Show Limits	Displays limits in color (red for high, blue for low). The color is applied to scale regions >
		the set limit values. For Digital Meters, the limits are indicated by red numbers and an
		upper red bar for hitting or exceeding the high limit; and blue numbers and a lower blue bar
		when reaching or exceeding the low limit.
6	Properties	Allows setting and showing limits, as well as opening the Scale dialog box.

You can access a different dialog box from the one initially selected. For example, from the Set Scale dialog box you can select Limits to access the Set Limits/Show Limits display, as well as select “Misc.” to “Show Trend Indicator” and “Show Peak Hold Indicators.” You can use the Simulated Instrument mode to familiarize yourself with various meter configuration options.

Setup Window

The Setup Window is used to configure channels, setup acquisition parameters, and assign data destinations, and configure the auto re-arm feature. The Setup Window contains three tabs: Channel and Alarm Setup, Acquisition Setup, and Data Destination. Once in the Setup window you can access an inactive dialog box by clicking on its related tab. The three tabs remain visible; regardless of which dialog box is active.

Access the Setup window using one of the following methods:

•Use the Setup pull-down menu (on ChartView’s main window) and select the desired dialog box (Channel and Alarm Setup, Acquisition Setup, or Data Destination)

•Double-click the Channel Configuration button (item 8, main window figure), then click on the appropriate dialog box tab

Channel & Alarm Setup Dialog Box

The Channel and Alarm Setup dialog box consists primarily of a configuration spread-sheet. The dialog box allows you to configure the input channels, and displays them. Each row shows a single channel and its configuration. The number of rows may vary (depending on the number of channels present in your acquisition system). Four of the columns (On, Type, Label, and Units) allow blocks of cells to be selected and altered at the same time. Clicking on one of these column headers selects the entire column.

When a cell is selected, the message box reveals a note, and often a related pull-down list. In the following figure, the cell for channel “Type” has been selected. This caused the “CHOOSE TYPE->” message to appear, along with the type pull-down menu. Depending on the column, you can make changes to the information contained in the cell by either of the following methods:

•double clicking the cell with the mouse

•highlighting the cell and typing in the new value or label

•selecting from a list

•using copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) functions

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