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The FREEZE key is used to freeze the display for evaluation/review of what’s
currently on the display. It is also used in conjunction with the CAPTURE feature to
save the current display to a .tif (tagged image) graphic file that can be opened using
any graphics viewer.
3.24 ON/OFF Key
The ON/OFF key simply powers the unit either ON or OFF. Note: Unit will
automatically power off when idle for 5 minutes. All current settings are automatically
saved prior to powering off.
3.25 Navigating the Hot Menus
The diagram above is a screenshot of all 8 “Hot Menus” in the DFX-8. The Hot
Menu’s contain all the most regularly adjusted features from each tabbed menu, in
the exact order of the tabbed menus themselves. Some of the menus have been
combined into a single Hot Menu, in order to reduce the number of Hot Menus (i.e.
GT1 & GT2 have been combined into a single Hot Menu). The primary purpose of
the design was to provide the user with an efficient way to make adjustments on the
fly, while continuing to have visibility of the A-Scan display. The following procedure
outlines the steps to navigate and make adjustments as follows:
Navigating Hot Menus
1) Using the left button wheel, press the
LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to
scroll through the 8 individual Hot Menus, and the
UP and DOWN