On the right side of the current display view, a Tools Palette provides controls for the following display options.
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Change the title at the top of the current display view. You can also set the X-axis parameters (minimum/maximum) and Y-axis parameters (duration) for the displayed chart. |
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Area zoom. Use the mouse to draw a frame around the desired area of the graph to zoom in on. |
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Zoom in horizontally. To zoom in vertically only, click the waveform (waveform turns into a thick line) and zoom in. Click the waveform again to return to the normal zoom mode. |
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Zoom out horizontally. To zoom out vertically only, click the waveform (waveform turns into a thick line) and zoom out. Click the waveform again to return to the normal zoom mode. |
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Auto scale the trace on both the x- and y-axis. |
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Auto scale the trace on the x-axis. |
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Automatically scroll new trace data from the right side of chart. Click the drop-down arrow next to this icon to auto scale the x-axis, y-axis, or both when appending new trace data. |
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Add up to five markers to the chart. To delete a marker, click this button again and unselect the desired marker from the drop-down list. |
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Move the selected marker to the current Maximum measured value on the chart. |
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Move the selected marker to the current Minimum measured value on the chart. |
Right-click anywhere on the chart to display these options:
Save Chart Image to File - Export a screen shot of the chart to a JPEG, BMP, or PNG file, with a white grid on a black background. By default, the screen shot is stored in the "My Documents" folder on your computer. For example – C:\Users\<user_name>\Documents\Keysight\BenchVue\Power Meter\Exports\.
Copy Chart Image to Clipboard - Export a screen shot of the chart to the Windows clipboard.
As shown in the screen capture above, an Information Panel drop-down is provided under the current display view. This panel summarizes important measurement information for the current display view.
Marker Summary - Click this tab for a summary of the Marker measurements for the current Strip Chart view.
Alert Summary - Click this tab for a summary of Alert Limit conditions for the current measurement. For more information, see Set Measurement Alert Limits.