Chapter 5. Displaying and Configuring Data
90 Transport® Model PT878 Portable Liquid Flowmeter User’s Manual
5.1 The Format Option
The first option on the menu, Format, allows you to specify the type of
notation and the number of decimal places for the measurement in that
window. Press
[ENTER] and the submenu shows two options, Decimal
Place and Notation. Press the [
T] or [S] arrow keys to select either entry,
and press
[ENTER]. The screen appears similar to Figure 57 below. To scroll
to a particular parameter or menu entry, press the [
T] or [S] key.
Note: If the window displays a line or bar graph, the Limits option appears
instead of Format in the menu.
Figure 57: Number Format Window
1. The first entry, Format, asks you to select the numeric format from three
choices: default, fixed decimal and scientific. Default provides the
default resolution, while Fixed Decimal allows users to override the
standard resolution. Scientific format displays the value in mantissa and
exponent format.
a. Press [ENTER] to open the drop-down list of format choices.
b. Scroll to the appropriate selection.
c. Press [ENTER] to confirm your choice.
Programming
Number Format
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Format
Fixed Decimal
Decimal Places
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