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Section 7: Display - Setting Up SEASAVE Displays
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Section 7: Display -
Setting Up SEASAVE Displays
This section describes how to set up and arrange SEASAVE display windows.
There is no limit to the number of displays. Edit a display to select desired
parameters, number of digits for data display, and plot characteristics (labels,
grids, etc.). This information is saved in the program setup (.psa) file. In
addition, you can export the display setup to a display setup (.dsa) file for use
with another instrument or for another deployment.
Displays can be added and/or reconfigured during data acquisition
without interrupting data acquisition. For example, if you start a cast and
realize that you forgot to select some desired variables in a display, you can
right click in the display to modify it, select the desired variables, and save the
changes without interrupting data acquisition. Once the desired changes are
saved, the display will show the additional variables (of course, any data that
was acquired before you modified the display will not appear in the display).
Adding New Display Window
1. Click Display, and select Add New (Fixed, Scrolled, or Plot)
Display Window.
2. The display dialog box appears. The selections in the dialog box vary,
depending on the display type (see Fixed Display, Scrolled Display, and
Plot Display below).
Importing Display Window
1. Click Display, and select Import Display Settings (.dsa file).
2. The Open dialog box appears. Select the desired .dsa file and click OK.
Notes:
Setup of all display windows in
Display is included in the SEASAVE
program setup (.psa) file. To save
the setup, you must save the .psa
file (File menu / Save Setup File)
before exiting SEASAVE.
The number of display windows in
SEASAVE is limited only by your
computer’s resources and other
simultaneous demands on your
computer (i.e., other programs
running at the same time). If too
many windows are open, the
displays may not update properly.
Note:
SEASAVE display setup (.dsa) file
defines the size, placement, and setup
for a display window. The information
in the .dsa file is also incorporated into
the program setup (.psa) file. You can
import and export .dsa files, allowing
you to create the desired displays
once and then reuse them later for
other instruments / deployments.