Marker Type; Set Marker Number; Set X-Y Coordinates - Berkeley Varitronics Systems Fox Manual

MARKER TYPE

Use this selection under the SETUP MENU to
determine the way in which you plan to log your
events. When MARKER / ODOMETER is selected,
a mark may be attached to a study based upon
PP MILE settings. In this setting the MARKER key
works as in prior versions during measurements
and the odometer reading is saved according to
the current PP MILE setting. Use the
to select X-Y COORDINATES if you wish to attach specific locations to notable signal variations. If X-Y
COORDINATE is selected, each time the MARKER key is pressed, the user should enter a new X and Y coordinate
for the current measurements.

Set X-Y COORDINATES

The measurement X-Y coordinates are saved (both
RF DUMP and PCMCIA) in place of the original
user marker/odometer readings. A flag is set in
the RF DUMP header and ATA RECT1 to indicate
to the PC software which marker type has been
selected by the operator. Use the numeric keys
and bottom command keys on the
configure the X-Y coordinates. Pressing the ENTER
key for either X or Y coordinate will leave the current setting. The initial X-Y coordinate is set using the
setup menu option SET X-Y.
ARROW keys
FOX keypad to
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SET MARK
To set a new starting marker number, select
MARKER in the setup menu, and press ENTER. Enter
the marker number (0-9999) and press ENTER. Use
the FOX keypad to enter the new starting MARKER
number in conjunction with printer MARK option.
Marker numbers can be used to manually log events
such as low signal levels. When an notable event
occurs, press the MARKER key and write down the
event in a log. When later reviewing data, use the
marker number to locate data records (printed, RF
dump or PCMCIA) where logged events occurred.
The MARKER is displayed during measurement
regardless of the the setting of the PRINTER options.
The MARKER is also incremented AFTER being dis-
played.