MTS Series 793 - Manual (Page 415)

Meters Setup Window
Description Item
Specifies the type of meter: Timed, Peak/Valley, Mean/Amplitude, or Running
Max/Min. Meter Type
Deletes the current meter. This button is disabled when only one meter is left. Delete
Specifies the channel whose signals can be selected for monitoring. Channel
Specifies the channel signal selected for monitoring. Signal
Selects a meter readout in Engineering Units or Volts. Display Mode
When Engineering Units is selected, the meter’s display units changes to
match the type of signal selected.
Sets the number of digits the meter displays, from one to fifteen. Display Resolution
Peak/Valley and Mean/Amplitude meters only—Sets the amount that the
signal must change before the meter updates. Sensitivity
How to Save Meter Views
You can save the meter view by performing one of the following:
• Select a different signal list.
• Click the view drop-down arrow and select Save.
When you save a custom meter view of a signal list, an asterisk ( * ) is added to the signal list name. The
custom meter view of a signal list that includes an asterisk is saved with station views and may be restored
(File menu > Restore Saved View).
How to Reset a Meter View
The Reset control in the View drop-down menu deletes the custom meter view from the selected signal list
(in contrast to the reset icon on the toolbar, which resets the meter value to zero).
To access the Reset control, click the view drop-down arrow. When you click the Reset control, one of the
following occur:
• If the signal list exists in the Signal Lists tab of the Channel Options page, the custom meter view is deleted
and the meter view associated with the original signal list is displayed.
• If the original signal list no longer exists in the Signal Lists tab, the meter view is deleted completely (with
confirmation).
The Reset All control deletes all custom meter views from the all the signal lists.
MTS Series 793 Control Software 415
Scopes and Meters