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PicoScope 6 User's Guide 99
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Options page
Location:
Tools > Preferences > Options
Purpose:
lets you set various options that control the way that PicoScope 6 works
Device Startup Settings
Remember Last Device. This option is used when PicoScope finds more than one
scope device. If the check box is ticked, PicoScope will attempt to use the same device
that was used last time. Otherwise it will use the first device available.
Advanced Features
The advanced capture modes are enabled by default in PicoScope 6 and disabled by
default in PicoScope 6 Automotive. Regardless of the version that you have, you can
enable or disable these features using the following options:
Spectrum Spectrum view and spectrum analyzer features
Persistence Digital Color, Analog Intensity and custom
persistence display modes
Zoom Overview A window that appears when you zoom in, to
help to move around large waveforms with the
minimum of mouse clicks
RPM Revolutions per minute, displayed alongside
hertz in the frequency legend
Trigger Delay The time-delay control in the Triggering toolbar.
Rapid Trigger The 'Rapid' entry in the Trigger mode control in
the Triggering toolbar.
Recent Files
The maximum number of files listed in the File > Recent Files menu. Click the
button to clear the list.