When a permanent or regular link is made between the system andthe PC, all items required for the display page or pages have beenadded and positioned, the data sources required by the layout aredefined, connected and operating, the system can be operated inreal-time mode.Real time operation can be switched on or off in three ways:Icon Press the clock icon ,Menu Option Use the Realtime option on theWeather Stations menu,Keyboard Press Ctrl + R keys at the same time.When in operating in real-time mode, the display will be updated each time thelink is made, so the low power radio link gives a near real-time display, updatedtypically every 20 seconds.A GSM system is not really suitable because when it is set to read dataonce per hour, the display will update only once per hour.5.3.2 Setting Up PagesThe following procedure details how to set up and add items to the real timedisplay pages, also see Figure 10.1. Select the View menu and click the Pages option.2. To change the page names, click the Rename option.The Page Names dialog will be displayed.By default pages are identified as Page 1, Page 2, etc. but can begiven more suitable names, such as site identity or measurementgroup (as used by the Nomad configuration shown).3. Make suitable entries for the pages.4. When all entries have been made, confirm them be clicking OK.5. To change the background colour of a page, click theBackground Colour option on the Pages menu.A further menu is displayed with options to specify Normal Colour...,Alert Colour... and Alarm Colour .... Each option displays a Colourselection dialog.6. Make suitable choices, for example: green - normal, yellow- alert andred - alarm.7. Confirm each selection by clicking OK.Online Pro SoftwarePage 28 of 68NOMAD Portable Weather StationUsers Handbook