Creating A Top View - GE Phasor CV Operating Manual

FIGURE 8-3—Make these settings for TOP View operation with an encoder. Most TOP View specific settings are
accessed from the CLOCK, VIEW, and IMAGE Submenus.
8.2

Creating a TOP View

Whether in TIMED or ENCODED operating mode, the
TOP View feature allows the user to acquire data over a
period of time while scanning an area of interest. One of
four data-viewing options (identified as DATA SOURCEs
in the VIEW Menu) is displayed as it is acquired. The re-
maining DATA SOURCEs are automatically added to the
instrument's data buffer from which they can be retrieved
and viewed at any time (during TIMED mode) or when the
instrument is STOPped (Section
While acquiring TOP View data, the KNOB EMULATOR /
TOP View Control Menu (identified in
controls that affect the scanning process, however only
the STOP operation is enabled while acquiring data in
ENCODED mode.
NOTE: During TIMED TOP View operation, all func-
tions can be accessed and changed. However, during
ENCODED acquisition, most functions are blocked
from change. Therefore, most instrument settings that
are specific to TOP View must be adjusted in TIMED
mode prior to switching to ENCODED mode.
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8.3) in ENCODED mode.
Figure 8-5) includes
8. Working in TOP View (Optional Feature)
Acquiring TOP View Data in TIMED Mode
After the instrument is configured as described in
Sections 8.1.1 and 8.1.2,
mediately active when the VIEW MODE Function (in the
VIEW Submenu) is set to TOP. TIMED operation is shown
in Figure 8-4.
NOTE: While scanning in TIMED mode TOP View
data is first added to the display screen, which con-
tains approximately the duration of data listed in the
DISPLAY LENGTH Function box. When the screen is
full the initial data "scrolls" into the instrument's data
buffer. When the buffer is full, acquiring new data
automatically causes the oldest data in the buffer
to be overwritten. At any time, the TOP View scan-
ning process can be stopped, allowing on-screen and
buffered data to be stored in a data set
Storing data in a data set or generating a report clears
the data buffer. Therefore, if immediate data analysis
is desired, this should be performed before the file AC-
TION is taken. Alternatively, the stored data set can
later be RECALLed to allow for analysis.
the TOP View display is im-
(Section 8.4).
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