Recorder Display Menu

Recorder User Help

Display Menu

The display menu is used to select the way the recorder displays the data.
At any one time, only one of the recorders pages can be displayed at once.

Line Details	This displays the Line Details dialog box which is used to turn lines on or off on the trend displays, plus indicate alarm settings. See Line Details.
Graph Scale	This displays a dialog box which is used to adjust the trend graph displays. The vertical scale can be adjusted so that different resolutions can be seen. The horizontal scale can be adjusted to display from 15 Minutes to 24 hours. See Graph Scale. Graphs larger than 24 hrs are available in the history screen.
Mouse Track	This command is used to activate or deactivate the mouse tracking function, where the mouseï¿½s pointer is displayed as a value and time value on the displayed trend graph. The mouse track is available only on the Line, History or Batch display. See Mouse Track.
Multi Track	This command displays the Multi Track dialog box which shows the value of all of the currently displayed lines at the mouseï¿½s X position. See Multi Track.
Key	Displays or Hides the Line Graph Key, a small window for displaying the line labels when the Line graph is shown. See Key Window.
Time	This displays a cascade menu which has on it times for selecting the range of data shown in the X axis of the Line or History Graph. The current timescale is ticked. Items not available are displayed in the menu as grayed text as some views are not available with some disk store rates.
Batch Window	Shows or Hides the Batch Management dialog box if the page is in the Batch mode. (Only available if Page is in Batch Recording Mode). See Batch Window.
Batch Header	Show or Hides the Batch Header when a batch file is viewed. The file must have been created in the Batch Recording mode for a batch header to be saved to it. (This is only available if Page is in Batch Display Mode). See Recorder Batch Header.
Line	Select to display page in Line Graph mode. A tick indicates the page is in Line Mode. See Recorder Line Display.
Data	Select to display page in data screen mode. A tick indicates the page is in Data mode. See Recorder Data Display.
Batch	Select to display graph in Batch display. A tick indicates the page is in the Batch Display mode. See Recorder Batch Display.
History	Select to display graph in history view. A tick indicates the page is in the History Display mode. See Recorder History Display.
View Grid	Use in history view to show/hide the grid on the history window. (Only available if the page is currently in History View).
Data View	Displays a cascade menu for selecting the data to be displayed from the Averager on the Data Screen.
Tool Bar	Select None for No Tool Bar Select Button Bar for Recorder Button Bar Select Tool Bar for floating recorder ToolBar. Select Button Bar & Line Details for Button Bar with Line Details. You can use either the Button Bar or Tool Bar, but not both at the same time.
Options	Opens the Display Options dialog box for changing the way the recorder displays look. See Display Options.
Comment Window	Shows/Hides the Comment Window if the page is in the Comment mode. (Only available if the Data screen is displayed and the page is in the Comment Store File Mode).
Line Status	Displays the Line's Line Status dialog box for showing diagnostic information on the lines. See Line Status.

Version 4 Commands:

Zoom Command
The Zoom Command previously accessed from the Display menu has been deleted from Version 5.
Offline Command
This command has been deleted from Version 5.
To do the same action, on the Line Graph, click the Batch Button and click View Data to view the contents of the Store File.

Short Display Menu

If the Display menu is opened on a Page such as Recorder Home, Alarm Status and Alarm Summary, it is shown only with the Line Status item, as the other commands are not relevant to the currently displayed screen.