The VTS Operator's Guide Introduction to Visual Tag System (VTS) The VTS Program and VTS Applications Starting the VTS Program Start the VTS Program Summary: Introduction to VTS The VTS Application Manager (VAM) Starting a VTS Application Stopping a VTS Application Exiting VTS Summary: The VTS Application Manager (VAM) The VTS Display Title Bar Navigation Bar Page Navigation Tools Menu Page Change Buttons Page History Buttons Hotboxes and Buttons Printing a Page Responding to an Alarm Stopping a VTS Application Summary: The Display Manager Application Security User Accounts and Privileges Logon to Your User Account Change Your Password Log Off of Your User Account Security-related Dialogs Access Denied: Not Logged On Access Denied: No Privilege Access Denied: No Application Close Privilege Password Entries Do Not Match Summary: Application Security Use Your VTS Application Interpreting Application Page Data Tags Tag Types Tag Properties Tag Data Tag Graphic Displays Incoming Data Displays Outgoing Data Displays Tag Tooltips Special Symbols Invalid Data Questionable Data Manual Data Interact with Pages Mouse Behavior Tooltips Shortcut Menu Disabled Shortcut Menu Options Checkmark Shortcut Menu Symbol Help Shortcut Menu Option Manual Data Shortcut Menu Option Enter Manual Data Clear Manual Data Questionable Data Shortcut Menu Option Mark data as questionable Unmark data as questionable Disable Alarm or Alarm Disable Shortcut Menu Option Disable an Alarm from a Application Page Enable an Alarm from a Application Page Alarm Setpoints Shortcut Menu Option Deadband Shortcut Menu Option Properties Shortcut Menu Option Open a Windowed Historical Data Viewer Page to Instantly Plot Equipment Process Data Page Notes Creating Page Notes Adjusting the Appearance of a Page Note Editing an Existing Page Note Deleting a Page Note Hiding Page Notes Summary: Interacting with VTS Application Pages The Historical Data Viewer Page Plotting Live and Historical Data Historical Data Viewer Page Elements and Tools Working with the Historical Data Viewer Page Plot Data on the Historical Data Viewer Page View Tag Data in a Table on the Historical Data Viewer Page Quick-Plotting a Tag Displaying a Pen's Value at Any Point in Time Adding, Removing and Saving Pens Selecting Pens in the Tag Selector Remove a Pen or Query from the Historical Data Viewer Page Save a Pen Group Load a Pen Group Modify a Pen Group Delete a Pen Group Filter Available Tags in the Tag Selector Dialog Filter Tags by Name Filter Tags by Area Filter Tags by Description Filter Tags by Their Data Source Type Filter Tags by Tag Type Use a Query to Select Tags Preview the Expanded Tag List Modifying Pen Properties Modify Analog Pen Properties Modify Digital Pen Properties Modify Notebook and Note Properties Modifying Dates and Times Select a Date Upon Which to View Logged Data on the Historical Data Viewer Page Modify the Time Duration for the Data Plotted on the Historical Data Viewer Page Zoom In to View Lesser Time Periods on the Graph Zoom Out to View Greater Time Periods on the Graph Scroll to View Earlier or Later Dates Reset the Graph to the Current Date Modifying Scale Ranges Zoom In to View a Lesser Scale Range for One Analog Pen Zoom In to View a Lesser Scale Range for All Analog Pens Zoom Out to View a Greater Scale Range for One Analog Pen Zoom Out to View a Greater Scale Range for All Analog Pens Shift One Analog's Scale Range on the Graph Shift All Analogs' Scale Range on the Graph Reset One Analog to its Original Scale Range Reset All Analogs to Their Original Scale Range Working with Notebooks Add a Note to a Notebook Add a Note on the Graph Add a Note to the Table Summary: The Historical Data Viewer Page The Alarm Page and Alarms Alarms and Events Alarm List Columns Alarm Page Components Alarm List Options Action Buttons Acknowledge One Alarm Acknowledge All Alarms Silence the Current Alarm Sound Mute Current and Future Alarm Sounds Alarm List Font Size Control Panel Sorting and Filtering Drop-Down Lists Disabling and Enabling Alarms from the Alarm Page Sorting the Alarms in the Alarm List Filtering the Alarms in the Alarm List Apply a Priority Filter to the Currently Displayed Alarm List Apply an Area Filter to the Currently Displayed Alarm List Remove a Priority Filter from the Alarm List Remove an Area Filter from the Alarm List Printing the Alarm List The Alarm Dialer Menu The Alarm Dialer Main Menu The Alarm Dialer Unacknowledged Alarms Menu The Alarm Dialer Active Alarms Menu The Alarm Dialer Control Menu The Alarm Dialer Station Status Menu Summary: The Alarm Page and Alarms The Reports Page Report Types Daily Snapshot Report Daily Total Report Driver Communication Error Detail Report Driver Communication Summary Report Hourly Snapshot Report Hourly Total Report Standard Report Saving and Loading Tag Groups Save a Tag Group Load a Tag Group Report Time Periods Select a Preset Time Period for a Report Configure a Custom Time Period for a Report Generate Multiple Reports Simultaneously Report Output Formats Default Printer Report Output Format Printer Report Output Format Text File Report Output Format Screen Display Report Output Format CSV File Report Output Format Formatted Excel XLS File Report Output Format Plain Excel XLS File Report Output Format Access MDB File Report Output Format ODBC Data Source Report Output Format Send Report Data By E-mail Send Report Data in the Body of an E-mail Message Send Report Data as Attachment to an E-mail Message Generate a Report The Operator Notes Page Add a Note to the Operator Notes Page Print the Notes Displayed on the Operator Notes Page View Operator Notes Entered on Previous Dates The Call-out List Page Activate a Roster for the Alarm Dialer System Disable the Alarm Dialer System Managing Contact Records for the Alarm Dialer System