Using the menus – Vaisala Spectrum 4.0 User Manual
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Introducing Veriteq Spectrum
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Using the Menus
The following illustration provides an overview of the menus on the Spectrum
window. Take a few minutes to become familiar with the menu items. Right-
click on various parts of the window to discover additional ways to access the
menu items.
Table 1: Items in the Spectrum Window
Title bar
Shows the name of the active Graph file
Menu bar
Allows access to the various software functions.
Toolbar
Allows quick access to the most used software functions.
Graph title
Shows the graph title, if you have added one.
Graph plot area
The Graph file is displayed here.
Left-side Y-axis scale Shows the scale for the data displayed in the graph.
Right-side Y-axis
scale
This scale is used when two or more scales are displayed on
the graph.
X-Axis time scale
Shows the time scale.
Graphing grid details
Shows the time per division, graph duration, and date and time
format.
Channel information
Shows the name(s) of the logger files currently being dis-
played, along with other identifying information including the
logger serial number, logger description, logger channel num-
ber, measurement units, and measurement parameter.
The color shown for each channel corresponds to the color of
the graph lines.
Status bar
Displays information about the menu items and the toolbar. If
the software is idle, the message Press F1 for Help is dis-
played. You can alternatively display or hide the status bar by
selecting View>Status Bar.
Graph Time Zone
Shows the time zone used for this Graph file.
The default time zone is based on the time zone setting of the
PC when the Graph file was created. The time zone can be
changed using the Format>Time Zone menu item.
Note:
The logger data displayed is based on UTC time, an
absolute time reference.
Graph file name
Shows the name and location of the Graph file.