Section 4 – Functional Description
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4.8.2 Background Color
The background color is the default color for all screen inactive areas, (between widgets and
around the edge of the screen). It can be set by pressing the “BackGround” button shown right
and in Figure 4-8 above.
This will pop up the color selection dialog. Choose the background color required.
Tap Okay to save the settings or Cancel X to quit without saving the changes. If saved, the display will now
be at the brightness level set in the Normal Level.
4.9 Timer/Totalizer Reset
From time to time it may be necessary to reset totalizers
or timers. This is done from the System Utility menu by
pressing the Timer Reset button shown left.
This brings up the reset dialog box (shown right) which shows
all channels that are associated with timers or totalizers.
(Ineligible channels are grayed out). Check the
channels you wish to reset and press the
Reset button - The checked channels will be cleared and set
back to zero and the dialog will close. Exit the dialog at
anytime without resetting channels by pressing the Cancel
button X.
4.10 Special Events
There are several “Special Events” that can be programmed into the unit. These are dealt with here:
4.10.1 Record on Alarm
The recorder can be set up to record on an alarm condition. This requires setting the alarm and enabling the
record option. The Channel and Master enable boxes must be checked. The record menu must be set up to
record on alarm and the unit must be set into Record Arm mode.
The following conditions for record on alarm must be met for a recording to start.
Record Setup
Alarm Trigger
checkbox is checked
Alarm Setup
Record checkbox
is checked
Master and
Channel enable
must be checked
Record Mode
The Record ARM
button has been
pressed
Alarm
The specified alarm
must be in an
alarm condition
When the alarm is active the unit will start recording. It will continue to record for a minimum of 30 seconds or
until the alarm condition is removed.
4.10.2 Record on External Event
The recorder can be set up to record on an external event condition. This requires the optional Digital I/O
option and the Digital Input to be used must be set to the record option and must be enabled. The record
menu must be set up to record on external trigger and that trigger must be specified. The unit must then be
set into Record Arm mode.
Figure 4-9 Display Setup