Menubar

Most of the menu items are directly accessible through shortcuts.
Also, as with any Windows application, menu items are accessible by the keyboard after pressing the Alt key.
The menubar contains the following elements:

• the File menu:
  

  It is used for exiting the application ( ). Note: one can also use the notification icon.

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• the View menu:
  

  It is used for showing the various tabs.

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• the Data menu:

  It is used for: starting or stopping the signal level sampling. Note: this can also be done through the status bar or the notification icon. resetting the history values of the aberrant behavior detection algorithm. This asks the algorithm to forget what it has learnt so far. Note: This may be useful after a change in the tuning parameters or if the algorithm is "diverging". reapplying to the existing data new parameters of the aberrant behavior detection algorithm . Note: This may be useful if one wants to process the existing database with a new set of parameters. This operation is very demanding in terms of memory (1Gb of RAM is welcome) and of processing time (expect a few tens of minutes to a few hours, depending on the database size.)

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• the Graph menu:

  It is used for: starting or stopping the automatic update of the graph display. Note: one can also use the status bar or the notification icon. asking for an immediate refresh of the graph with up-to-date values. Note: one can also use the graph contextual menu, the date tab, the channels tab or the GOES tab. Save current graph as a PNG file. Icon is grayed out if no image is displayed. Note: one can also use the graph contextual menu.

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• the Reports menu:

  It is used for: generating a report. This is normally to be done on a monthly basis. viewing existing report: list of events with their characteristics and the associated graphs. saving as an RTF file the messages logged in the message window. Note: one can also use the message window contextual menu.

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• the Tools menu:

  It is used for: accessing the sunrise and sunset times calculator. The "Minimise To Tray" checkbox asks to minimize the application to the system tray only. If set, no SID Monitor tab if present in the Windows taskbar when the application is minimized. Note: one can also use the Options/Startup panel. setting application options.

  
  
• the Help menu:

  It is used for: accessing this help information. checking for application updates. Note: this option is enabled only for an online installation. Please refer to Installation for more information. opening the "About..." information box.