AEMC 8230 User Manual

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74 Power Quality Analyzer Model 8230After selecting a recording and clicking “View”, the summary window appearsshowing the results after all the data has been downloaded to a database. It dis-plays the name, percent of the 10-minute periods that it has been out of range,followed by the range it needed to be within.Figure 6-20b6.5.6 Saving Real-time MeasurementsReal-time data received from an instrument can be saved directly into a record-ing session database. This differs from the process of downloading and savingrecorded data in that the measurements are stored on the computer as the instru-ment measures them. These measurements are not necessarily being storedwithin the instrument. However, the instrument may be configured to record atthe same time real-time measurements are being received from the instrument. Inwhich case, two copies of the measurements will be stored. One copy is stored onthe local computer and the other in memory within the instrument.To Save a Real-time Measurement:1. From the Realtime Trend window, check the “Rec to PC” checkbox.2. In the Save As dialog box that appears, specify the type of file to save in the“Save as Type” field. The choices are .dvb (DataView database), .xls (Excelspreadsheet), or .csv (Comma Separated File). Specify the name of the fileby typing it into the File name field, select the desired location to save the file,then click Save to save the file.3. When the “Rec to PC” option is unchecked the file can be opened by selectingYes from the View Saved File dialog box.