Trend Mode; Configuring And Starting A Recording; Trend Mode Configuration - AEMC PowerPad 8436 User Manual

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The
Trend mode records changes to parameters previously specified in the Trend Mode screen in the Configuration menu (see
§4.9). This mode manages up to 2 GB of data.
Memory card usage.
Rapid configuring and starting of
recording (see §9.1).
Access to Trend mode
configuration

9.1. CONFIGURING AND STARTING A RECORDING

The
Recording Schedule submenu specifies the characteristics of a recording (see Figure 9-1).
To start a recording immediately, press the
until the memory or completely full. The configuration displayed is
To configure a recording, before starting it choose configuration
the period, and the name of the recording.
To modify a setting, move the yellow cursor to it using the  and  buttons, then validate with the  button. Change the value
using the , ,  and  buttons, then validate again.
The Period setting is the time over which the measurements of each recorded value are averaged (arithmetic mean). Possible
values are: 1 s, 5 s, 20 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 10 min and 15 min.
The name can be up to 8 characters long (uppercase letters and numbers 0 through 9). Several recordings may have the same
name. The last 5 names given (in the transient, trend, and alarm modes) are kept in memory. When a name is entered, it may then
be completed automatically.
NOTE: The start date and time must be later than the current date and time.
The stop date and time must be later than the start date and time.
After configuration, start recording by pressing the button. If not enough memory is available, the instrument displays a message
informing you of this. The
can be used to stop the recording before it is finished.
The Recording on standby message is displayed until the start time is reached. It is then replaced by the message Recording
running. When the stop time is reached, the Program a Record screen returns with the
recording.
During the recording of a trend, only the stop date field can be modified. It is automatically highlighted in yellow.

9.2. TREND MODE CONFIGURATION

The
submenu displays the list of trend recording configurations (see §4.9). This shortcut button lets you specify or modify the
trend recording configurations.
9.
(§4.9).
button. Recording starts immediately; all measurements are recorded every second
status bar icon blinks to indicate that recording has begun. The

TREND MODE

Figure 9-1
.
to
, enter the start date and time, the stop date and time,
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List of records
(§9.3).
Configuring a recording (§9.1).
Starting a recording (§9.1).
button replaces the
button. You can then configure a new
button and

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