Hardware manual

Impact Reference Guide System Log
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When File Camera mode is enabled, the device will not acquire images with a camera, but it will use the
images in the RAM Images Active list as though they were acquired live. To enable File Camera mode, click
the File Camera/Camera button. See “File Camera or Camera” on page 3-11.
Available File Images
The images listed in the Available list are stored in the device’s compact flash and are available to be copied
to the Active Images list. When you select an image in the list, it is displayed in the Image Window.
To add an image to the Available list:
1. Click Add.
2. In the Locate Image dialog, navigate to the directory that contains the image you want to use and select
it. Images with a name greater than 44 characters cannot be added to the list.
Tip: If you select an image format other than .png, it is automatically converted to png format when it is
added to the list.
3. Click Add. (Images are saved, by default, in the Root/Images folder in the default installation location.)
The image is also automatically added to the Active list in RAM Images.
To remove an image from the Available list:
1. Select the desired image.
2. Click Remove.
Tip: To save images from the device to the client, click the File Manager system object, open the device’s
Root folder, open the Images folder, then copy the desired images to a client folder. To save a displayed
image, click the Save Image button in VPM’s image display area.
Active Images
Images listed in the Active list are in the device’s RAM and available for processing. These images are dis-
played in a repeating list in order from top to bottom when the device is triggered or when the Snap or Live
button is pressed on anywhere in VPM Settings Tab or in a VPM tool. When you select an image in the list,
it is displayed in the Image Window.
To add an image to the Active list
1. Select the desired image in the Compact Flash Images Available list.
2. Click the Activate arrow in the space between the lists.
3. To change the order of the image in the list, if necessary, click the Reorder arrows below the list.
To remove an image from the list
1. Select the desired image in the list.
2. Click the Deactivate arrow in the space between the lists.
System Log
The System Log system object is used to view and save the System Log. Events in the System log are time
and date stamped and stored on the device. This object has an additional General property named Log
Entries that is a String List containing all the system log events.