Measurement Computing USB-5100 Series - Manual (Page 56)

USB-5100 Series Software Help Preferences
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Time format: This controls whether the time is shown in 12- or 24-hour format.
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Use locale for all: Click this button to use the default settings for the current locale as configured in the
operating system.
Series
Use the Series preferences to customize how data series are sorted in the Status and Plot Setup dialog boxes and
to set battery series options.
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Select a sort order: Choose one of the following four ways to sort the series displayed in the Status and
Plot Setup dialog boxes:
o Logger's default: Series are sorted the same way they were listed in the Launch Logger dialog box.
o Enabled : All series selected, or enabled, for logging are displayed at the top of the list.
o Label : Series are sorted by their label name, if available. Labels can be sorted in ascending or
descending order (alphabetically or numerically depending on the label entered).
o Measurement : Series are sorted by measurement type alphabetically in ascending or descending order.
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Display derived series below their source series: A derived series is one that is calculated rather than
recorded by a sensor. Some loggers can create data files that not only have logged sensor data, but also
additional derived series automatically calculated in relevant units. One example is a logger with a
temperature sensor. The logger records a data series for temperature and calculates the minimum,
maximum, and averages for the series (the derived series) based on filtering. Select this option if you want
any derived series to be displayed immediately following its source series in the
Status and Plot Setup
dialog boxes. By default, this option is disabled, which means all derived series are displayed at the bottom
of the data series list.
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Show the option to log battery: This setting controls whether you have the option to enable or disable the
battery series in the Launch Logger dialog box when applicable. You can configure some loggers to record
the battery voltage at every logging interval. When this option is selected, you can choose whether to
record the battery voltage at launch time. If this setting is not selected, then you cannot record the battery
voltage and it does not be shown in the Launch Logger dialog box. This setting is enabled by default.
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Display logger's battery series in the last position: This setting controls whether the optional battery
series is displayed at the bottom of the data series list in the Launch Logger, Status, and Plot Setup dialog
boxes regardless of any other series settings. If this setting is not enabled, the position of the battery series
in the data series list does vary based on other preferences. This setting is enabled by default.
Warnings Preferences
Use the Warnings Preferences to disable warning messages that you do not want to display. Before you do so,
however, keep in mind that the warnings are intended to help prevent mistakes and inadvertent data loss.
Review each warning carefully before disabling it. To re-enable a warning, re-select the check box.
 To disable all of the warnings in a group, click
Select None for that group.
 To enable all of the warnings in a group, click Select All for that group.
 You access the Warnings Preferences by going to File»Preferences»Warnings .
To change these settings, complete the following steps:
1. Select File»Preferences (Windows) or USB-5100 Series Software»Preferences (Macintosh).
4. Select Warnings and then click the subcategory you wish to change.
5. Adjust any of the settings described below. To disable all the warnings in a group, click the Select None
button for that group. To enable all the warnings in a group, click the Select All button for that group. Click
OK in the Preferences dialog box to save changes.
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