Zooming In And Out On A Waveform; Select The Active Waveform; Scaling A Waveform; Change Waveform Colors And Titles - Fluke 434/PWR User Manual

Zooming In and Out on a Waveform

Drag with the mouse in the graph to select and zoom in on the part of the waveform you
want to enlarge.
Click to zoom in on a waveform.
Use the scroll bar to select the part you want to view.
Click to zoom out on a waveform (undoes one 'zoom in' step).

Select the Active Waveform

If multiple waveforms are displayed in one window, the active waveform can be changed
(scale, colors), moved or deleted.
To select the active waveform do one of the following:
• select View – Active Waveform, select the waveform to be made active
OR
• move the cursor on a waveform until you will see the
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The sign indicates the active waveform.
Click when you see the inactive waveform sign
the active one.

Scaling a Waveform

If a waveform is not completely shown in a window, a scroll bar is displayed. Use this
scroll bar to select the part you want to view.
Select Options – Scales or right click in the active window, to change the following:
• horizontal scaling (Time axis) of all waveforms
• vertical scaling (Y axis) of the active waveform

Change Waveform Colors and Titles

Select Options – Colors or right click in the active window and select Colors...
Select Options – Titles or right click in the active window and select Titles...

Moving waveforms

You can move a waveform up or down within a window. If multiple waveform windows
are displayed you can move a waveform from one window to another:
• Select the active waveform, click and hold the mouse button and drag the waveform it
to another window.

Deleting waveforms

To delete the active waveform press the PC keyboard Delete key.

Copying Waveforms to Other Applications

You can export waveform data (sample values) or the waveform window (bitmap) to
other applications like Windows Excel or Word. Proceed as follows:
• Select Edit – Copy Data or Edit - Copy Graphics (or right click in the window) to
copy the waveform data or the waveform window to the clipboard.
• Open another application, e.g. windows Excel or Word, and paste the data or graphics
into this application.
Analyzing Waveforms and Trends
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Using FlukeView
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