User guide

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In the toolbar, click the Open icon.
The Select User Pattern dialog box opens.
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Use this dialog box to locate and open the desired pattern. You can select files
of the following types:
– 71612A BERT Pattern Files (*.dat)
– 86130A Pattern Files (binary, hex, symbol, "01") (*.ptrn)
– ASCII Text Pattern Files (*.txt)
See “ Supported Pattern Types” on page 65 for descriptions of these files.
Click New File to create new pattern.
Editing Patterns
To edit a user pattern:
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Click Edit Pattern on File menu item from the Pattern submenu.
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If no pattern is loaded in the editor, first open a pattern file as described in
“Opening Existing Patterns” on page 71 or create a new one as described in
“Creating New Patterns” on page 71.
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To change the pattern length or description or to switch between standard and
alternating patterns, press the Properties button.
The Pattern Properties dialog box appears.
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Define the pattern length, whether it is alternate or standard, and give it a
description. Click OK when finished.
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Edit the pattern as required. For the function of the different tool buttons, see
“Edit Pattern Window” on page 76.
Saving Patterns
To save the current user pattern:
• In the toolbar, click the Save icon.
3 Setting up Patterns
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