User Manual

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USINGNETDECODER‐THETOUR
ThefirstwindowthatopensupwhenyoulaunchthesoftwareistheControlwindow.TheControl
windowisthesmallrectangularwindowatthetop,andtheNetDecodersoftwareisorganizedaround
thiswindow.FromtheControlwindow,youcontroldatacaptureandhaveaccesstotheotherwindows
usedtoviewdata.
HowtoCaptureData
TheNetDecodersoftwarecancapturedatatoasinglefileoraseriesoffiles.Datacapturecanbe
initiatedfromtheControlwindow,theEventDisplayorFrameDisplay,thoughyoudonotneedany
windowotherthantheControlwindowopentocapturedata.
• Tocapturetoafile,clicktheStartCaptureicon.
• Tostopcapturetodisk,clicktheStopicon .Stoppingcapturemeansnonewdatawillbe
addedtothecapturefileuntilcaptureisresumedbyclickingtheStartCaptureicon.
• To clear capture, click the Clear icon .
If you select Clear after selecting Stop, a dialog appears asking whether you want to save
the data.
• You can click Save File and enter a file name when prompted .
• If you choose Do Not Save, all data will be cleared.
• If you choose Cancel, the dialog closes with no changes.
If you select the Clear icon while a capture is occurring:
• The capture stops.
• A dialog appears asking if you want to save the capture
• You can select Yes and save the capture or select No and close the dialog. In
either case, the existing capture file is cleared and a new capture file is started.
• If you choose Cancel, the dialog closes with no changes.
Ifthefilebecomesfull,datacapturewillbegintowrap,whichmeanstheoldestdatawillbeoverwritten
bynewdata.YoucantellhowfullthefileisbycheckingthebargraphicnexttoCaptureStatusonthe
statusbaroftheControlwindow.Ifyoudonotwantthefiletowrap,chooseSystemSettingsfromthe
OptionsmenuontheControlwindowanduncheckthe"WrapFile"box.
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