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6.2.3 Pull-Down Menus
The OBS-5+ Utility has four pull-down menus for File, OBS-5+, View, and
Help.
The File menu allows you to select the location and formatting for OBS-5+
files. Files can be opened as plots or ASCII text that can be brought into
spreadsheet programs or text editors. Plot files display OBS-5+ data
graphically in the main GUI window.
The OBS-5+ menu is used to: 1) put the instrument into a low-power Sleep, 2)
wake it up if it is sleeping (Wakeup), 3) make a Barometric Correction (see
Section 6.2.7, Water Density and Barometric Corrections), 4) view a list of
calibration tables, 5) set detector gains (Set Gains), 6) Retrieve an Active
Table, 7) Retrieve detector Gains, or 8) switch to RS-485 serial
communication.
The View menu controls the display on your PC. Switches are provided for:
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6.2.4 Communication Settings
The
communication settings. The default settings are: 115 kB, 8 data bits, no
parity, no flow control. These settings will work for most applications and
with most PCs. In order to pick a slower baud rate and avoid data-transfer
errors, select the desired rate from the dialog box and click Apply. The rate
Toolbar toggles the icons ON and OFF.
Status Bar toggles the status bar at the bottom of the screen ON or OFF.
Data Window pops the data window into view.
Plot and Port Settings button has a serial port tab for configuring the
OBS-5+ System
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