Fig. 5.11: Saving Instrument Settings; Fig. 5.12: Loading Instrument Settings; Fig. 5.13: Menu For Screenshots; Miscellaneous Settings - Hameg HMF2525 Handbuch

E x t e n d e d o p e r a t i n g m o d e s
The File Name can be changed or adjusted to the corre-
sponding setting (SET is the default label). You can use the soft
menu key Comment to enter a comment which will be displa-
yed in the file manager footer once a file has been selected. The
soft menu key Save will store the settings
To reload stored preference files press the respective soft menu
key to open the soft menu Load. Once the storage location
and the respective settings file has been selected, you can load
the file by pressing the soft menu key Load. To remove files
select the respective settings file and remove it by pressing the
soft menu key Remove file. If an USB stick is connected,
you can also change and delete directories. With the left arrow
button you can jump back to the last menu.
Additionally, the menu item Default Settings will reset the
instrument to the factory settings.
Screenshots
The most important format to store information for documen-
tation purposes is the screenshot. A screenshot is an image
file which shows the current screen content at the time that
storage takes place.
Selecting the respective storage location or format are only
possible when a USB stick has been recognized. If an USB stick
is connected, you can also change, create or delete directories.
Press Accept to confirm the target directory and you will
automatically return to the screenshot main menu.
The soft menu key File Name opens the menu for the name
entry where you can use the knob to enter a name and confirm
your entry by pressing Accept (SCR is the default name). The
screenshot main menu will display automatically.
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Fig. 5.11: Saving
instrument settings
Fig. 5.12: Loading
instrument settings
Fig. 5.13: Menu for
screenshots
The file format of a graphics file determines the color depth and
the type of compression. The quality of the various formats is
identical for the function generator graphics. You can choose
from the following file formats in the soft menu Format:
– BMP= Windows Bitmap Format
– GIF = Graphics Interchange Format
– PNG = Portable Network Graphic
Press the soft menu key Color Mode to to choose from
Grayscale, Color or Inverted with the knob. If
Grayscale is selected, the colors are converted to gray
scales when the data is stored, if Color is selected, the data
is stored as it displays on the screen, and if Inverted is
activated, data will be stored in color with a white background.
If you press the key Save, the current screen will be saved
immediately to the selected storage location with the selected
name and format.
The HMF series supports the output of the screen content on
a connected printer. The menu item Print contains settings
for PCL or PCLX printers. If a printer is detected the soft menu
key Print is no longer grayed out. Pushing this softkey will
open a submenu where you can select the paper format and
the colour mode. The paper formats A4, A5, B5, B6, and Exe-
cutive are possible. The menu item Color Mode allows the
selection of the modes Grayscale, Color or Inverted.
The Grayscale mode converts a color display to a greyscale
display which can be printed on a Black-and-White printer. The
Color Mode will print the display in color as it is shown on
the screen (black background). In the Inverted Mode the
color display will be printed in color with a white background
on a color printer in order to save toner and ink. With the left
arrow button you can jump back to the last menu.
The free software HMScreenshot (software module of the HM-
Explorer software) enables the transfer of screenshots in BMP,
GIF or PNG format via interface to a connected PC where the
screenshots can be be saved or printed. For additional infor-
mation on the software, refer to the internal HMExplorer help
at www.hameg.com.

5.4.4 Miscellaneous settings

Basic settings like language of the user interface and miscel-
laneous settings can be set using the menu Misc.
Language settings
The HMF series provides four different languages for the user
interface:
German, English, French, Spanish
By pushing the soft menu key Language you can select the
language. The selected language is active if the menu item text
is blue highlighted. With the left arrow button you can jump
back to the last menu.
Date & Time
Pushing the soft menu key Date & Time will open the time
and date settings menu. These settings will be used for adding
a time and date stamp on print-outs and stored files. The user
can modify the time and date with the knob. The respective
soft menu item is active if it its menu text is blue highlighted.
The time and date settings will be accepted by pushing Save.
With the left arrow button you can jump back to the last menu.
Sound
The HMF series offers the possibility to sound a warning which
can be switched on or off using the submenu which opens af-