Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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Background: Sets the background color of the Bar Meter. The border is not affected by the background color.
Bar: Sets the moving bar color of the Bar Meter.
Text: Sets the foreground color of the Bar Meter’s legend and inside lines. The legend is only visible if the Show
Legend attribute is turned on.
Show Legend: Causes the legend to be displayed. The Bar Meter legend labels the scale of the meter. See
Figure 4.10 for some example of Bar Meters with and without legends.
Peaks: Enables the peak hold feature. The peak hold feature causes the signal peaks to persist on the meter
for a fraction of a second.
Border: Causes the Bar Meter to use a three-dimensional border that gives it a raised appearance. This
border is not affected by the color attributes. It is often desirable to turn off the border when the Bar Meter is placed
inside a container. This causes it to blend into the container. See Figure 4.10 for some samples of Bar Meters with
and without a border.
Four Bar Meters are shown in Figure 4.10. Two of them have a legend and two do not. And two of the meters
have a border and two do not. They all have the Peaks attribute turned on.
Notice in Figure 4.11 that the legend is dynamic and automatically scales itself to the size of the Pot.
Fig. 4.10 Sample Bar Meter Objects
Fig. 4.11 The Legend Automatically Scales to Fit the Bar Meter
Bar Meter
Peak Hold Line
To change the attributes of an object after it has been created, click on it with the right mouse button ({).