User Manual

File Menu
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File Menu
This section explains the commands in the [File] menu.
This command creates a new settings file for the XG
VisionTerminal.
1 From the [File] menu, click [New].
A confirmation screen to save your changes appears.
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If clicking [New] is the very first operation performed after the
XG VisionTerminal starts, the confirmation screen will not
appear (and those steps following 2 are not required).
2 Clicking [Yes] opens up the [Save as] menu.
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• If you click [No] on the confirmation screen, any changes
to the current settings will not be saved and a new file will
be created.
• Clicking [Cancel] will not create any new files.
3 Enter the file name, then click [Save].
All XG VisionTerminal windows open at this point are
saved together with the specified settings file, and
then a new XG VisionTerminal window opens under a
new settings file.
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The settings file contains the following information.
• List of XG Series controllers registered as connections in the
XG VisionTerminal.
• View layout information.
• Settings on the [Options] menu (Page 4-13).
• The folder path of the controller for the last list acquired using
the acquire files command (Page 4-12).
• Window size and display position of the XG VisionTerminal.
• Logging targets.
This command opens an existing settings file.
1 From the [File] menu, click [Open].
The [Open file] menu appears.
If the currently open file has unsaved changes
A confirmation screen appears. To save the settings,
click [Yes]. Otherwise click [No].
2 Select the settings file and click [Open].
All XG VisionTerminal windows open at this point are
closed, and then a new XG VisionTerminal window
opens under a new settings file.
This command will save the settings to the current file
overwriting the previous file.
From the [File] menu, click [Save].
This command overwrites the settings file that is
currently open.
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If the settings file is being saved for the first time, the [Save as]
menu appears instead.
Creating a New Settings File (New)
Opening a Settings File (Open)
Saving the Settings File (Save)