LTS2005® Lightning Tracking Software USER's GUIDE
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LTS2005® Lightning Tracking Software USER’S GUIDE Version 4.0 May 2011 M210672EN-D PUBLISHED BY Vaisala Oyj Tel. +358 9 8949 1 P.O. Box 26 Fax +358 9 8949 2227 FIN-00421 Helsinki Finland Visit our Internet pages at http://www.vaisala.com/ FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vaisala Inc. Tel. +011 520 294 2145 Tucson Operations Fax: +011 520 741 2848 2705 E. Medina Rd. Toll free (US) 1 800 221 9779 Tucson, AZ 85756 USA © Vaisala 2011 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical (including photocopying), nor may its contents be communicated to a third party without prior written permission of the copyright holder. The contents are subject to change without prior notice. Please observe that this manual does not create any legally binding obligations for Vaisala towards the customer or end user. All legally binding commitments and agreements are included exclusively in the applicable supply contract or Conditions of Sale. ________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Chapter 1 GENERAL INFORMATION............................................................................1 About This Manual...................................................................1 Contents of This Manual .......................................................1 Document Conventions...........................................................3 Safety ........................................................................................3 General Safety Considerations .............................................3 Product Related Precautions ................................................4 Trademarks...............................................................................4 Copyrights ................................................................................5 License Agreement..................................................................6 Warranty ...................................................................................6 Chapter 2 LTS2005 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................7 LTS2005 GUI Description ........................................................7 Display Modes..........................................................................9 Supported Data Types.............................................................9 Processing Tasks ....................................................................9 Display Tasks ...........................................................................9 Using Anti-Virus Software.....................................................10 Using Screen Savers .............................................................10 Displaying Software Version Information............................10 Displaying LTS2005 Legal Notices.......................................11 Getting Technical Support ....................................................12 Using Context-Sensitive, Or "What’s This" Help ................12 Using On-line Help..............................................................12 Using Task-Oriented Help...................................................12 Accessing the Main Help File.........................................12 Printing the Help File .....................................................13 Using Links in Help ........................................................13 Changing Help Font Size...............................................13 Adding a Custom Logo..........................................................13 Add Custom Logo to Main Screen ......................................13 Add Custom Logo to Generated Images ............................13 Add Custom Logo to Printed Maps .....................................14 Understanding the Desktop Icons........................................14 Starting and Stopping LTS2005 ...........................................15 VAISALA ________________________________________________________________________ iii User’s Guide ______________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3 UNDERSTANDING THE GUI ......................................................................17 Main Menu Items ....................................................................17 File Menu Items...................................................................17 View Menu Items.................................................................19 Tools Menu Items ...............................................................21 Replay Menu Items .............................................................23 Help Menu Items.................................................................23 Toolbar ....................................................................................25 Status Bar ...............................................................................27 Real-Time Mode..................................................................27 Standard Replay Mode .......................................................27 HotKey Replay Mode ..........................................................28 Alarms Dialog Box .................................................................29 Inspector Window ..................................................................34 Customizing Inspector Parameters.....................................35 No Lightning Found by Inspector ........................................36 Monitor Window .....................................................................37 Time-Lapse Histogram ..........................................................39 Relocating the Histogram....................................................40 Viewing a Line Graph of Histogram Data............................41 System and Application Configuration................................42 Determining Your Licensed Data Region............................42 License File.............................................................................42 Password Protection .............................................................43 Password-Protected Functions ...........................................44 Entering a Password...........................................................44 Changing the Password......................................................44 Lost Password.....................................................................45 System Messages and Bulletins...........................................46 Locating System Bulletins...................................................46 Viewing System Bulletins and Messages............................46 Information Window...............................................................47 LTS2005 Display Modes ........................................................48 Method two:.........................................................................48 Discharges Mode ................................................................49 Density Mode ......................................................................50 Cells Mode ..........................................................................51 LTS2005 Time (UTC) ..............................................................52 Time and Discharges ..........................................................52 Map Legend Time ...............................................................52 LTS2005 Symbol Fonts..........................................................53 Next Font Command...........................................................53 Proportional Fonts...............................................................54 General Configuration Dialog Box .......................................57 General Tab ........................................................................59 Connections Tab.................................................................62 Density Tab.........................................................................65 Identify Tab .........................................................................69 iv ___________________________________________________________________ M210672EN-D ________________________________________________________________________________ Defining Inspector Window Parameters..............................70 Others Tab ..........................................................................71 Lat and Lon Boxes—DMS Option.......................................75 Chapter 4 UNDERSTANDING LTS2005 COMMUNICATIONS ...................................77 Central Data and Configuration............................................77 Determining Communications Status..................................79 Configuring Email Notification .............................................80 Removing a Name From the Email Addresses List Box .....80 Renaming an Email Address ..............................................81 Testing an Email Address Used By the System .................81 Chapter 5 LTS2005 SYSTEM FILES............................................................................83 System Archives ....................................................................83 Archive Specifics.................................................................83 ALARM Archive .............................................................84 Central Archive—(CEN).................................................84 Cells...............................................................................84 Density...........................................................................84 Locating and Viewing Archived