User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1.Overview
- 2. Setting Up Your System
- 2.1Setting Up Map Layers
- 2.2Setting Up Display Levels (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.3Adding Water-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.4Fixing Floods with Anti-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.5Editing the Places Database
- 2.6Adjusting the Color Palette
- 2.7Using the Baron Chart
- 2.8Editing Colors for 256-Color Palettes
- 2.9Customizing Font Displays
- 2.10Manipulating the Automatic Legend
- 2.11Using Overlays
- 2.12Setting Up Icons
- 2.13Points to Remember
- 3.Adjusting Views
- 3.1Using the View Main Panel
- 3.2Setting Map Parameters
- 3.3Editing Topographical Data
- 3.4Saving and Organizing Views
- 3.5Using the View Options
- 3.5.1Adding Text to a View
- 3.5.2Zooming In and Out From a View
- 3.5.3Pointing to Features on a View
- 3.5.4Panning on a View
- 3.5.5Labeling Streets with Street Spotter
- 3.5.6Controlling Display of Radar Data
- 3.5.7Utilizing TeleTrac
- 3.5.8Displaying Lightning Strikes on a View
- 3.5.9Displaying Storm Spotter( Van data
- 3.5.10Toggling High-Definition Data Processing
- 3.5.11Displaying NEXRAD forecast data
- 3.5.12Displaying Neighborhood Weather Net( Sensor Data
- 3.5.13Zooming to a Specific City
- 3.5.14Adding Fronts and Pressure Markers
- 3.5.15Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.16Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.17Displaying Precipitation Type Maps
- 3.5.18Saving the Current View as a Bitmap
- 3.5.19Printing the Current View
- 3.5.20Highlighting Your Spotter Network On-Air
- 3.5.21Displaying National Weather Service Warnings
- 3.5.22Displaying Wind Speed and Direction
- 3.6Points to Remember
- 4.Managing Storm Tracks
- 5.Using SEQUENCER
- 6.Controlling Your Radar
- Glossary
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
Preface
Terminology
Click To position the pointer on the screen, and then to press and quickly
release the left mouse button.
Double click To quickly press and release a mouse button twice without moving
the mouse. This action is used as a shortcut for common actions, such
as activating an icon, opening a file, or selecting a word or graphic
element.
Click and drag To click and hold a mouse button while moving the mouse. This
action is used to identify a range of objects, to move objects, or to
resize objects.
Enter To input information by typing or by using the mouse.
Identify To locate an element on the screen either by clicking it or by typing
the name.
Click and hold To press and hold down a mouse button to perform an action, such as
resizing a window.
Scroll To move through text or graphics.
Select To click a button, a text box, an item in a list, or some other item on a
menu or window.
Type To key in data. To complete this action, you may also need to click
OK, press ENTER, or press TAB.
What to Expect from This Document
This document describes how to start, set-up, and run FasTrac Millennium. All of the menus and
procedures you will use while working with the program are fully explained in this guide. After
reading this manual, you should be able to:
Start FasTrac Millennium.
Customize the weather displays to fit your needs.
Use storm tracks and sequences to quickly and effectively inform viewers about
pertinent weather information.
Understand the capabilities of every feature you have on your system.
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