Hameg HMC8012 User Manual page 11

Documentation, Storage and Recall
Once the storage location and the respective settings file
has been selected, you can load the file by pressing the
soft menu key Load. To remove files that are no longer
required you can use the knob to select the respective set-
tings file and remove it by pressing the soft menu key Re-
move File. If a USB stick is connected, you can also change
or delete directories.
The menu item Default Settings also allows you to load the
factory default settings.
7 .2 Screenshot
The most important format to store information for docu-
mentation purposes is the screenshot. A screenshot is an
image file which shows the current screen content at the
time that storage takes place.
Fig. 7.2: Screenshot menu
Screenshots may only be stored to a USB stick. If a USB
stick is connected, you can also change, create or delete
directories. Press Accept to confirm the location of the
target directory.
The FILE NAME can be changed or adjusted to the corres-
ponding setting (SCR is the default label).
The file format of a graphics file determines the color depth
and the type of compression. The quality of the various
formats is identical for the multimeter graphics. You can
choose from the following file formats in the soft menu
Format:
❙ BMP = Windows Bitmap Format
❙ PNG = Portable Network Graphic
Use the soft menu key Color Mode and the knob to select
between Grayscale, Color and Inverted.
If Grayscale is selected, the colors are converted to gray
scales when the data is stored, if Color is selected, the data
is stored as it displays in the screen, and if Inverted
is activated, data will be stored in color with a white
back-ground.
If you press the key Save, the current screen will be saved
immediately to the selected storage location with the selec-
ted name and format.
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The soft menu key Print allows you to print a screenshot
immediately to a connected printer (e.g. PCL or PCLX as
„printer language"). If a printer is detected, the soft menu
key Print will no longer be grayed out. The free software
HMScreenshot (software module of the HMExplorer soft-
ware) enables the transfer of screenshots in bitmap or PNG
format from the HMC8012 via interface to a connected PC
where the screenshots may then be saved or printed. For
additional information on the software, refer to the internal
HMExplorer help at www.hameg.com.
Pressing and holding the HELP key allows you to save a screens-
hot to a connected USB stick.