5-6 PostView NetScan User’s Manual
Menu Items

File

Open Opens a data file created by the data acquisition program. PostView automatical l y
detects whether the file contains ASCII or binary data.
Print Prints the present PostView window.
Setup Accesses Display Configuration Setup dialog box, allowing you to edit the display
configuration.
Wizard Accesses the Chart Setup Wizard.
Exit Exits the File menu.

Go To

Percentage
(Ctrl+P) Automatically scrolls the waveform such that the dis p l ayed waveform begins at the
specified percentage.
Scan Number
(Ctrl+S) Automatically scrolls the waveform such that the dis p l ayed waveform begins at the
specified scan number.
Time
(Ctrl+m) Automatically scrolls the waveform such that t he di s played waveform begins at the
specified time.
Trigger Point
(Ctrl+T) Automatically scrolls the waveform such that the dis pl ayed waveform begins at the trigger
point (t = 0).
Note: In PostView Version 3.0 – If there is a Pre-trigger, then Pre-trigger and Post-tri gger t i m es (in seconds) are
displayed in the Go To menu’s dialog box.

Options

Zoom Graph Out Allows more of a chart(s) to be seen by decreasing t he dimensions.
Zoom Graph In Zooms in on a chart (s), providing more detail to a smaller area of the chart(s).
Zoom Chart Zoom Chart causes PostView to di s play one chart only. For example, if you were viewing
3 charts and desired to get a better view of Chart 2, you could use Zoom to view Chart 2
using the full chart viewing area, as compared to using one third of the area. The zoom
feature can also be invoked by double-clicking in the chart region of the chart for which
you want to apply the zoom.
Once you have zoomed in on a chart, the pull-down menu Zoom option is replaced by a
Restore option. Selecting Restore from the menu will return the main window to its
previous multiple chart viewing status. The restore feature can also be invoked by again
double-clicking in the chart region.
Absolute time
(Ctrl+A) Places the timebase in a 24-hour absolute time format. For example:
25.2 seconds after 3:08 p.m. would appear as 15:08:25.2.
(Also see PostView Timebase, page -15.)
Relative time
(Ctrl+R) Places the timebase in a relative time format, typically having 00:00:00.0 as the start tim e
and having other times represented as hours, minutes, seconds and tenths which have
elapsed since the start time. (Also see PostView Timebase, page -15.)
Autoscale Current
Channel For the currently selected channel, automatically generates a scale, in contras t to
manually assigning the scale.
Autoscale All
Channels Automatically generates a scale for each channel in every chart of the selec t ed group.
Show Grid
(Ctrl+G) Allows grids to be turned off and on for all visible graphs. When a check appears in f ront
of an item, its indicator is on or visible.
Show Markers
(Ctrl+K) Allows markers to be turned off and on for all visible graphs. W hen a c heck appears in
front of an item, its indicator is on or visible.
Data Commentary
(Ctrl+C) This function is hidden unless a comment has been added to the data header file. If such
a comment has been entered, then Data Commentary will be visible, allowing you to
display the comment in a message box. The comment feature is s upport ed by certain
acquisition software, and can only be used by PostView versions 3.3 or greater. For
ChartView users: note that commentary can be entered in ChartView’s Setup/Data
Destination dialog box, providing the commentary feature is enabled. To enable the
feature in ChartView, start with the View pull-down menu and navigate as follows:
View ⇒ Options ⇒ Acquisition ⇒ (3) Enable PostView Comment (refer to the software
chapter, if needed.)

Help

Contents The initial PostView help screen provides an overview and listing of the help file contents.
A single topic can be selected for quick access to help informat i on.
Search Type a word or select one from the Show Topics list for quick access to help inform ation.
Help on Help Provides instructions on how to use a Windows Help system.
About Provides PostView’s version number.