Hioki 3145 User manual

DATA VIEWER for 3145
Instruction Manual
February 2013 Revised edition 2 3145A985-02 13-02H
Contains information about PC software
which can analyze the measurement
data recorded by the 3145-20 NOISE
HiLOGGER.

Contents
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Index
Contents
Introduction __________________________________ 1
Outline of this Software _____________________ 3
Explanation of Screens ______________________ 4
Menu bar ...............................................................................6
Toolbar ..................................................................................8
Pop-up Menus .......................................................................9
Control Bar ..........................................................................10
Loading Measured Data_____________________11
Closing Measured Data _____________________12
Switching between Graph and Numerical 
Value Displays ______________________________13
Using the Graph Screen ____________________14
Scrolling Waveforms ...........................................................14
Highlighting Waveforms ......................................................14
Confirming File Information .................................................15
Graph Settings ....................................................................16
A-B Cursors ........................................................................17
Waveform Settings ..............................................................18
Alarm Information ................................................................19
Event Markers .....................................................................20
Level Searches ...................................................................21
Date/Time Searches ...........................................................22
Maximum Searches ............................................................23
Peak Searches ....................................................................24
Search Result List Screens .................................................25
Making Hard Copies of Graph Screens ..............................26
Printing Graphs ...................................................................27

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Saving Measured Data in CSV Format .............................. 29
Saving Measured Data in a 3145 Format .......................... 30
Saving Graph Images ........................................................ 31
Manipulating the Numerical Value Display 
Screen ______________________________________ 33
Confirming File Information ................................................ 34
Changing the Page Currently Displayed ............................ 35
Copying Numerical Values to the Clipboard ...................... 36
Jumping to a Graph ............................................................ 36
Printing Measured Values .................................................. 37

Introduction
1
The following instruction manuals are included with the 3145-20 NOISE
HiLOGGER. Refer to them as they pertain to your usage of the instru-
ment.
Registered
Trademarks Windows, Microsoft Excel, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Introduction
Manual Content
1Measurement Guide
Read first.
Offers an introduction to the 3145-20's
basic measuring method for first time
users.
2Instruction Manual Contains explanation and instructions
regarding the instrument's operating
method and functions.
CD Content
3
"DATA VIEWER for
3145"
Instruction Manual
(this manual)
Contains information about PC software
which can analyze the measurement data
recorded by the instrument.
4"Communications"
Instruction Manual
Explains the communication functions
which can be used via the LAN and RS-
232C interfaces.
5"Communication 
Commands"
Instruction Manual
Explains the commands for remote control
of the instrument via the LAN and RS-232C
interfaces.

Introduction
2
Symbols The following symbols in this manual indicate the relative importance of
cautions and warnings.
Mouse
Operations
Notation
Indicates that incorrect operation presents a possibility of
injury to the user or damage to the instrument.
Indicates advisory items related to performance or cor-
rect operation of the instrument.
p Indicates the location of reference information.
Indicates quick references for operation and remedies for
troubleshooting.
*Indicates that descriptive information is provided below.
[ ] Menus, commands, dialogs, buttons in a dialog, and
other names on the screen and the keys are indicated in
brackets.
Dialog box represents a Windows dialog box.
Click Press and quickly release the left button of the mouse.
Right-click Press and quickly release the right button of the
mouse.
Double click Quickly click the left button of the mouse twice.
Drag While holding down the left button of the mouse, move
the mouse and then release the left button to deposit
the chosen item in the desired position.

Outline of this Software
3
Measurement data recorded from a 3145-20 NOISE HiLOGGER to a PC card using the
application software "DATA VIEWER for 3145" can be downloaded to a personal computer
and analyzed.
Features of the "DATA VIEWER for 3145"
Outline of this Software
Waveform display
Displays measured data as waveforms.
Search functions
Data searches can be made using specified conditions.
Text conversion
Converts measured data to text formats allowing for processing using spread-
sheet software such Excel, etc.
Printing
Waveforms can be printed.
For details on how to install and activate the software program "DATA VIEWER
for 3145", please refer to "Chapter 8 Using the CD" in the accompanying instruc-
tion manual.

Explanation of Screens
4
Explanation of Screens
Menu bar
Toolbar
(1)
Status bar
Band marker
(2)
(3)
(5) (6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)(11)
(12)
(13)
(15)
(4)
(This figure illustrates a graph screen)
(14)

Explanation of Screens
5
(1) Graph - numerical
value display switch-
ing tab
Switching between graph and numerical value displays for
measured data. (p. 13)
(2) Level Graph vertical scale. Logarithmic display.
(3) O.F. display Red markers are used to indicate locations where mea-
sured data has overflowed.
For details regarding data overflows, please refer to section
"3.4 "O.F." Display and "U.F." Display" in the accompany-
ing instruction manual.
(4) Graph display Displaying measured values for each band (7 waveforms)
as time series graphs.
(5) Scroll bar Scrolling waveforms. (p. 14)
(6) Alarm display Displaying alarm conditions when making measurements
with alarms on.
Please refer to section "4.5 Using the Alarm Function" in
the accompanying instruction manual.
(7) Time Graph horizontal scale.
Displays can be chosen from time and date, number of sec-
onds after recording has commenced, and data numbers.
(8) Scroll bar of control
bar Scrolling the control bar up and down.
(9) Control bar Performing a variety of different operations. (p. 10)
(10) Cursor value display Displaying the measured values for the positions of cursors
A/B. (Cursor values will not be displayed if cursors A/B are
not displayed.)
(11) Event marker Event marks recorded using the NOISE HiLOGGER. 
(p. 20)
(12) Search bar Displaying the positions of search results. Search bars can
be deleted by right clicking on the search bar.
(13) B cursor Moving by dragging with a mouse. (p. 17)
(14) Title comment Making settings using the [File Information] tab comment
input box. (p. 15)
(15) A cursor Moving by dragging with a mouse. (p. 17)

Explanation of Screens
6
Menu bar
File menu
Menu Explanations
Open Reading measured data. (p. 11)
Close Closing measured data that is currently being displayed. 
(p. 12)
Save Overwriting measured data. (p. 30)
Save As Saving measured data under a new file name. (p. 30)
Save in CSV Saving data in CSV format. (p. 29)
Save Graph in BMP Saving graphs in bitmap format. (p. 31)
Save Graph in WMF Saving graphs in Enhanced Meta File format. (p. 31)
Print Graph Setup Making graph print settings. (p. 27)
Print Graph Preview Displaying print previews before printing graphs. (p. 27)
Print Graph Printing graphs. (p. 27)
Print Numeric Setup Making settings for printing numerical values. (p. 37)
Print Numeric Preview Displaying print previews before printing numerical values.
(p. 37)
Print Numeric Printing numerical data. (p. 37)
Exit Closing the "DATA VIEWER for 3145".
Edit menu
Menu Explanations
Copy Color Setting Setting colors for graph hard copies. (p. 26)
Copy Format Setting formats for graph hard copies. (p. 26)
Select either "BMP" or "Meta File".
Copy Graph Copying graph images to the clipboard. (p. 26)
Copy Numeric Text Copying numerical data selected in the numerical data dis-
play screen to the clipboard. (p. 36)
Jump to Graph Displaying graphs at selected data positions in the numeri-
cal data display screen. (p. 36)
Search Result Redisplaying search result lists.

Explanation of Screens
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View menu
Menu Explanations
Toolbar Switching between toolbar display/nondisplay.
Status Bar Switching between status bar display/nondisplay.
Control Bar Switching between control bar display/nondisplay.
Graph View Switching to graph screens.
Numeric View Switching to numerical value displays.
Window menu
Menu Explanations
Cascade Arrange windows so they overlap.
Tile Arrange windows as non-overlapping files.
Arrange Icons Arrange icons at the bottom of the window.
Help menu
Menu Explanations
Version Info Displaying software version information.

Explanation of Screens
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Toolbar
Explanations Menu bar
(1) Open [File] - [Open]
(2) Save [File] - [Save]
(3) Save in CSV [File] - [Save in CSV]
(4) Copy Graph [Edit] - [Copy Graph]
(5) Copy Numeric Text [Edit] - [Copy Numeric Text]
(6) Print Graph [File] - [Print Graph]
(7) Control Bar [View] - [Control Bar]
(8) Version Information [Help] - [Version Info]
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

Explanation of Screens
9
Pop-up menus can be displayed by right clicking on the screen.
Pop-up Menus
Graph screen
Menu Explanations
Jump to A cursor Posi. Jumping to A cursor locations.
Jump to B cursor Posi. Jumping to B cursor locations.
Put A cursor Placing the A cursor in a location you have right clicked.
Put B cursor Placing the B cursor in a location you have right clicked.
15kHz to 60MHz, 
OFF Highlighting the waveform of a selected band. Highlighting can be cancelled by selecting "OFF". 
(p. 14)
Numerical value display screens
Menu Explanations Menu bar
Copy Numeric Text Copying selected numerical data
to the clipboard. [Edit]-[Copy Numeric Text]
Jump to Graph Displaying graphs at selected data
positions in the numerical data dis-
play screen.
[Edit]-[Jump to Graph]

Explanation of Screens
10
1. When the control bar is not currently being displayed, go to the Menu bar and
click [View] - [Control Bar].
The control bar can also be displayed by clicking in the toolbar.
2. Click group names to display setting items.
Setting items can be closed by clicking the group name once more.
Control Bar
Control bar
Scrolling the
control bar up
and down.
Click

Loading Measured Data
11
In order to use the PC card in your computer, please prepare a compact flash card reader
or a PC card reader.
1. Copy measured data (file extension HNW) saved to a PC card using the NOISE
HiLOGGER to your computer's hard disk drive.
Measured data can also be loaded directly from a PC card.
2. An [Open] dialog box can be displayed by clicking [File] - [Open] in the Menu
bar.
Files can also be opened by clicking in the toolbar.
3. Click the measured data to be displayed.
4. A graph screen for the selected measured data can be displayed by clicking
[Open] .
Loading Measured Data
• Measured data saved to the PC card inserted in the 3145-20 NOISE
HiLOGGER can also be transferred to your computer by using a LAN. 
For details regarding data transfer methods using a LAN, please refer
to the "Communications" instruction manual (see the accompanying
CD). 
• When loading large-volume files
It may not be possible to read files when file volumes exceed 100 MB
due to computer memory volume and OS limitations.

Closing Measured Data
12
Closing measured data which is currently open.
1. Click [File] - [Close] in the Menu bar.
2. If changes have been made to the opened file, the confirmation message "Save
changes to document?" will be displayed.
3. If you wish to overwrite and close the file, click [Yes] . (p. 30)
If you wish to close the file without overwriting, click [No] .
The file can be left open by clicking [Cancel] .

The same confirmation message will be displayed when exiting the application.
Closing Measured Data

Switching between Graph and Numerical Value Displays
13
Switching between graph and numerical value displays can be carried out using the tab
located at the top left hand side of the screen.
1. Clicking the graph-numerical value display switching [Numeric] tab will display
the numerical value screen.
The following columns are displayed in order from left to right. 
Data number, Date, Time, 15 kHz measured data, 70 kHz measured data,,, 60 MHz mea-
sured data, Alarm status, Overflow status, Event marker number, Event marker comment.
2. Clicking the graph-numerical value display switching [Graph] tab will display
the graph screen.
Switching between Graph and
Numerical Value Displays

Using the Graph Screen
14
Waveforms can be scrolled by using a mouse to move the scroll bar located at the bottom
of the screen.
1. By clicking a waveform, the colors of remaining waveforms will fade.
The band that you wish to highlight can also be selected by right-clicking the screen and
selecting a band from the pop-up menu that appears.
2. Waveform colors can be restored by clicking any other part of the graph
screen.
Using the Graph Screen
Scrolling Waveforms
Scroll bar
Highlighting Waveforms
Example of a highlighted
waveform

Using the Graph Screen
15
Measurement information for loaded files can be viewed.
1. Measurement conditions can be displayed by clicking [File Information] in the
control bar.
2. Comments entered will be displayed in the upper center portion of the graph
screen.
Confirming File Information
Entered comments can be saved to files by saving using the 3145 for-
mat. (p. 30)
Comment
Range
Interval
Start Time
Stop Time
Record Time
Data Num

Using the Graph Screen
16
Waveform displays can be modified (compressed, expanded displays, etc.).
1. Setting items can be displayed by clicking [Graph Settings] in the control bar.
2. Set the time axis.
Settings can be chosen from time periods displayed within one screen and times per divi-
sion. These settings are linked with the [Zoom In] and [Zoom Out] buttons.
3. Time units can be selected from the [Unit] combo box when the time axis dis-
play needs to be altered.
4. Select [Graph Format].
Graph Settings
Expanding waveforms.
Compressing waveforms.
Setting the time axis.
Returning waveform displays to one data unit per division
(default).
Selectable items Explanations
All Displays all data within one screen.
Month Displays data for one month in one screen. (When more than
30 days of data have been recorded.)
Week Displays data for one week in one screen. (When more than 7
days of data have been recorded.)
Day Displays data for one day in one screen. (When more than one
day of data has been recorded.)
Time/div Selecting time per division.
Selectable items Explanations
date/time Time axis is displayed as date and time.
sec Time axis is displayed in seconds.
count Time axis is displayed in data numbers.
Selectable items Explanations
1 Graph Seven band waveforms are displayed in one graph.
7 Graph Graphs for each of the seven band waveforms are displayed.