5 – Channel modules : Snapshots

Storing snapshots

Snapshots may be stored to any of the four banks on the CF card.

The cursor keys are used on the right side of the screen to select the bank in which the snapshot is stored, and the POD 4 encoder is used to select the destination. Alternatively, the direct LIBRARY keys may be used for this purpose.

Either press the POD 2 switch (STORE AS) or use the on-screen STORE button and ENTER:

On the left side of the screen, use the wheel and ENTER key to edit the name of the snap- shot. The name can be copied from an existing entry and pasted to a library entry.

POD 2 is used to alter the transition time (Xtion). This time can also be copied to and from library entries.

Finally, the POD 2 switch (STORE) is used to store the current settings to the selected slot (or POD 3 (CANCEL) is used to cancel the opera- tion). If a snapshot already exists in the desti- nation area, a popup message appears to confirm the overwriting operation.

Figure 5.37: Storing a snapshot

Information about a snapshot

When the library screen is visible, pressing the POD 4 switch brings up a popup information panel about the snapshot whose library entry is highlighted in the right-hand list.

The panel contains the following information:

Name and transition time.

Creation date and time (card bank data only).

Project with which the snapshot is associated, together with the sampling frequency used (card bank data only).

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DM-3200 specifications

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