LabQuest Quick-Start Guide
Power button Built-in microphone Record voice annotations Color touch screen • 320 x 240 color graphic display • LED backlighting provides you with outstanding clarity in the classroom or in the field Collect button Navigation keys Built-in temperature sensor Provides quick access to key features Provides reading of ambient temperature Rechargeable batteries High quality, lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack lets you go an entire school day before recharging Built tough. Built to last.
Contents of LabQuest Quick-Start Guide 01 Overview 01 LabQuest can be used in many ways 01 Inspect your LabQuest 02 Stand alone Data-Collection with LabQuest 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 Quick Data Collection LabQuest App Basics The LabQuest app screen The Meter Screen The Graph Screen The table Screen The Notes Screen 10 Additional LabQuest App Features 10 Hardware Keys on LabQuest 10 Printing from LabQuest 10 Power button behavior 11 Additional LabQuest TOOLS 11 Periodic Table 11 Stopwatch 12 Calculator and k
WITH A COMPUTER STAND ALONE IN THE FIELD Overview Welcome to LabQuest. This guide will get you started with basic data collection. More information is available in the LabQuest Reference Guide, found on the included CD, or online at www.vernier.
Quick Data Collection Here’s how to quickly collect some data with your new LabQuest. 1 2 3 Wake your LabQuest by pressing the silver power button on the upper left corner.* If no File menu is visible, tap the Home icon and tap LabQuest App. Using the stylus, choose New from the File menu, and discard any existing data. Connect a sensor such as Temperature, Light or Force to one of the ports on the top of LabQuest. LabQuest will set itself for data collection with that sensor.
LabQuest App Basics LabQuest is both hardware and software. The LabQuest Application software, or LabQuest App for short, is the primary way you will control the LabQuest hardware. When you turn on LabQuest with the silver power button LabQuest App is ready to use. 2:1 Take some data using the steps on page 2, and then try some LabQuest analysis features. Use the stylus to analyze your data Tap on the graph, near some feature of interest.
LabQuest App Basics Select a range of data for statistics or curve fits Some analysis functions allow you to select a range of data. To select a range, use the stylus to drag across the region of interest. Now you can perform tasks like integrals, statistics, or curve fits. Try this: Drag across a feature on your graph, and then choose Statistics from the Analyze menu, choosing the particular sensor or column, if necessary.
The LabQuest App Screen There are four tabs across the top of the LabQuest screen: the Meter, Graph, Table, and Notes tabs. The tabs are part of LabQuest App. Tap a tab to display its screen. Across the bottom of the screen are icons for Collect, Home, Calculator, Keyboard, Sounds, Battery, and the current time. All tabs share a common File menu. Some of the functions are: New resets the data-collection mode and calibrations to defaults, and clears any existing data.
The Meter Screen The Meter screen displays a digital meter for each sensor, the current mode, and data-collection parameters. Several shortcuts are available on the Meter screen. Tap on a meter to zero, calibrate, reverse, or change units on its sensor. Tap the Mode field to adjust data-collection details. The Sensors menu gives access to detailed setup controls. Sensor Setup. Use this to configure the internal temperature sensor, as well as to set up legacy non-auto ID sensors. Data Collection.
The Graph Screen LabQuest App automatically switches to the Graph screen when data collection begins. There are several important shortcuts on the Graph screen. After collecting data, tap on the graph to read values from the Examine cursors. Read values in the readouts to the right. Store a run by tapping the File Cabinet Icon ; choose between stored runs with the menu to the left of the icon. Tap the axis labels to change what is graphed on that axis.
The Table Screen The Table screen shows a data table view of your experiment. There are several shortcuts on this screen. Tap the run name field, initially called Run 1, Run 2, and so forth, to edit the name of the run. Tap a column header to change the column name, displayed precision, or units. The Table menu allows you to create, modify, or delete columns of data. New Manual Column creates an empty column into which you can enter values directly.
The Notes Screen The Notes screen is a place to enter and view text and images. LabQuest includes over 50 prepared activities for use by students, and you can enter your own notes as you perform an experiment. To open a prepared activity, choose View Lab Instructions from the File menu, and select the desired file. The Notes menu allows you to toggle between the Lab Instructions and your own notes, called My Notes. The menu also gives access to standard edit commands of Cut, Copy, Paste, and Clear All.
Additional LabQuest App Features Hardware Keys on LabQuest The front panel of LabQuest contains keys that allow you to perform many tasks without a stylus. The Collect button duplicates the on-screen collect button. The remaining buttons are: Escape. Dismisses a menu or Home. Displays the dialog and takes no action. Home menu. Screens. Cycles through the OK. Executes the screens of LabQuest App, or fields of dialog boxes. selected action. Menu.
Additional LabQuest Tools Tapping the Home icon displays a menu for starting applications. LabQuest App can be restarted here. The Periodic Table and Stopwatch applications are also available. You do not need to quit LabQuest App to launch another application. The Periodic Table displays the full table of elements at first; to see data on any element, tap its symbol. Tap the close button in the upper right corner to dismiss screens.
Additional LabQuest Tools The Speaker icon allows you to adjust the volume of sounds produced by LabQuest. Tap the Battery icon to see status of battery power. Set the time and date by tapping the time display at the lower right. A yellow precipitate formed at 27 seconds. A QWERTY keyboard is called and hidden by tapping the Keyboard icon. You will not need to summon the keyboard very often, as it will be displayed whenever alphanumeric input is required.
Use LabQuest with a Computer Software Requirements LabQuest comes with Logger Lite computer software. You can use Logger Lite 1.4 (or newer) or Logger Pro 3.6 (or newer) with LabQuest. Install the software from the included CD if you have not already done so. Logger Lite and Logger Pro include tutorials in how to collect and analyze data. Choose Open from the File menu, and open the Tutorials folder to see a list of topics. Connect LabQuest to your computer using the included USB cable.
Use LabQuest with a Computer Collect data Using Logger Lite or Logger Pro Connect a sensor, such as force or temperature, to LabQuest. Launch Logger Pro or Logger Lite. The computer will detect LabQuest and the attached sensor, and display a graph ready for data collection. Click the Collect button to gather data. Logger Lite is a simplified version of Logger Pro. Logger Lite collects and graphs data, but does not contain advanced analysis features.
Use LabQuest with a Computer Choose Open in LabQuest Browser to open a file, located on LabQuest, in Logger Pro. If there are unsaved data in Logger Pro, you will be prompted to save the data before the LabQuest file is opened. Choose Save in LabQuest Browser to save a Logger Pro file located on the computer to LabQuest. LabQuest App can open Logger Pro files, ignoring any Logger Pro features not supported in LabQuest. Choose Delete in LabQuest Browser to delete files from LabQuest.
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