Recordings; Screen Snapshots; Alarms; Transients - AEMC PowerPad III 8336 User Manual

6.7.1 RECORDINGS

The Recordings folder in the navigation frame on the left side of the Control Panel lists all recordings downloaded from the
Model 8336. A recording can be downloaded to a database on the PC by selecting it and clicking Save or Save As from
the File menu. This saves the session as an .icp file within DataView. This file can later be opened by selecting File from
the menu bar and clicking Open; this displays a dialog box for locating the file to be opened.

6.7.2 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS

The Snapshot folder in the navigation frame displays a list of photographs (snapshots), with the date and time, taken
when the camera button was pressed. Clicking on a recorded snapshot shows the data at the time the camera button was
pressed.
Snapshots can only be initiated using the camera button on the Model 8336 itself, not by DataView .
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6.7.3 ALARMS

Clicking Alarms in the navigation frame displays a list of alarms that were recorded on the Model 8336. Details on the
alarm search are available by clicking on the desired alarm set, which opens up an alarm window with the searches
details. Alarm search data can be selected and downloaded to a spreadsheet or a DataView report by opening the File
menu and selecting the appropriate commands.

6.7.4 TRANSIENTS

The Transients folder displays transients stored on the Model 8336. It shows the number and name of the recording, and
the time it began and ended. The selected transient(s) can either be downloaded or deleted.
The downloaded data contains many waveforms. Use the navigational buttons in the toolbar (such as zoom in and
zoom out ) to view details in the data. These buttons are available in every graph from recorded data.

6.7.5 INRUSH

The Inrush folder displays recorded Inrush data that is stored on the Model 8336. Buttons at the top of the data frame are
arranged in three rows. The top row selects the measurement group that can be displayed. The buttons in the second row
vary based on the selected group and selects which channels in the selected group to display. The third row of buttons
selects how the data should be displayed (trend, tabular, bar chart, and so on).

6.7.6 EDITING DOWNLOADED DATA

The Control Panel enables you to augment downloaded data with additional information about the recording session,
such as operator and site. To do this, highlight the downloaded recording, alarm, transient, or Inrush result listed under
Recorded Sessions. Then open the Edit menu and click Edit Address Book. The Session Properties dialog box appears.
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