2 operating principles: pc control, 1 starting and stopping the pc control software, 2 operating the pc control software – Metrohm 840 PC Control 5.0 / Touch Control User Manual
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Operation
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3.2 Operating principles: PC Control
3.2.1 Starting
and
stopping
the PC Control software
A double-click on the PC Control icon, which is automatically copied
onto the Windows desktop during installation, starts the program.
Alternatively you can start the program in the menu
Start/Program Files/Metrohm/PC
Control or execute the file
PcControl.exe under C:\Program
Files\Metrohm\PC Control\bin
(installation with the default path) with a double-click. After the program
start the main dialog window opens (see Section 3.3).
The program can be closed by either clicking on [×] (close) in the top
right-hand corner of the program window or by clicking on the menu
item Exit in the File menu. When the PC Control software is started
the program window cannot be closed.
3.2.2 Operating the PC Control software
The PC Control program is operated within the main dialog window in
exactly the same way as Touch Control. All the elements of this
program window as well as the fixed keys can be activated or selected
with a mouse-click.
PC Control also has a menu bar via which the specific PC Control
functions can be selected.
In addition, the controls of the main dialog display can be accessed
and operated via the PC keyboard. A cursor is provided; this can be
moved from one item to the next by using the tab key. An item selected
in this way is activated by the space bar. Input fields can be edited
directly.