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Below you will find a list of shortcuts for ProVision®. General shortcuts for almost any kind of graph: Page Up: Adjust Interval Size (Changes interval to a larger interval) Page Down: Adjust Interval Size (back to a lower interval) Higher or lower interval must be devisable by the original interval when adjusting the interval size, interval is converted to seconds (i.e. 2 minute interval = 120 seconds) Q Brings up the same menu as right-clicking E Export dialog (Used to copy graphs or save them as images) P Print graph S Toggle between color and Black and white D Export text dialog K Increase line thickness J Decrease line thickness X Export dialog (Shortcut key is identical to ‘E’) B Set the upper and lower bounds M Maximize graph T Toggle the Point Table ON or OFF; with the Point Table ON you can: OR advances the ‘Point’ to the previous or next interval. Page Up OR Page Down keys advance 20 intervals at a time backward or forward Zooming: Use the mouse to zoom in on any graph by left clicking and holding, then dragging over the graph in either direction to make a window. Once you release the left button the graph will zoom into the window you made. With a Zoom window ON, in a graph, you can: OR Moves the zoomed window Left or Right, through the interval data. U Undo one zoom level Z Undo all zoom levels Control Shortcuts There are also Ctrl shortcuts, most of which are Windows standards: Ctrl+O: Open file Ctrl+Z: Undo Ctrl+X: Cut Ctrl+Y: Redo Ctrl+S: Save file F1: Help Ctrl+V: Paste Ctrl+Shift+U: Full screen Ctrl+P: Print Ctrl+Shift+F: Find in files Ctrl+C: Copy Ctrl+Shift+B: Display or hide the shortcut bar Shortcuts for the waveform capture only 3 Toggle between 3-phase and individual phase views I Toggle between Line-to-neutral voltages and Line-to-line voltages Only if recorded as a WYE L Select a different waveform Shortcuts for the interval graph only 1 Toggle 1V marker 5 Toggle 0.5V marker Shortcuts for the harmonic magnitudes graph only: F Toggle fundamental magnitude on and off Example 1: Standard picture of a Waveform Capture. Example 1A: Using the 3 to toggle between 3-phase and individual phase views. Example 1B: When using the L to select a different waveform. Example 1C: Using the L to select a different waveform. Example 2: Before you toggle fundamental magnitude off. Example 2A: After you toggle fundamental magnitude off. Installing ProVision® The ProVision® CD includes: ProVision® software including PMIscan and PMIview WinScan Necessary USB drivers Requirements Windows 2000 minimum, 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM, and 120MB free on hard drive. ProVision® CD Click Install PC Software on the main menu. Install PMI USB driver if not already installed. Click Install ProVision® and follow the instructions (you must have administrator rights to install ProVision®). Website Log in at http://www.powermonitors.com and click Downloads (requires FREE user account). Install PMI USB driver if not already installed. Click on latest version of ProVision® Run installation file and follow instructions to install ProVision® Communicating with Your power analyzer Five Ways to Communicate: USB ProVision® automatically scans USB ports for any connected PMI® power analyzers. Any detected USB power analyzers will automatically connect and appear in the Device Tree. Cell Right click Local in the Devices window Select power analyzer Communication Settings Click Add button and select Cell. In add cell connection enter power analyzer’s serial number, then name connection, then click OK. Close power analyzer Communication Settings Click on power analyzer menu, Connect power analyzer, then the name you entered for the connection. Bluetooth® Set up Bluetooth connection in Windows Select outgoing COM port for communication Click Options Menu in ProVision®, select Communication Port Settings, and select Connections Tab of Communication Port Settings window Click power analyzer Menu, select Connect power analyzer and select the Bluetooth connection that was created. Ethernet Available for the Revolution and Vision only. Make sure power analyzer has been assigned an IP Address (manually or automatically; If the computer and power analyzer are on the same subnet, ProVision® should automatically connect to the power quality analyzer, depending on network settings). To manually connect, right-click on Local in Devices Tree and select Add Device. Select power analyzer type, type in a device name, select TCP/IP and enter in the IP Address of the power quality analyzer (power analyzer should then connect). Serial power analyzer and connect to computer using the USB Link Serial Communications Cable supplied with power analyzer. Click power quality analyzer menu, select Connect power analyzer and select PMI USB Adapter Cable to connect to power quality analyzer. Identifying a power analyzer Click power quality analyzer menu, and click Identify. Information about the power quality analyzer such as the model, serial number, firmware version, number of voltage and current channels, and included option will be displayed. Initializing a power quality analyzer: Click power analyzer menu and click Initialize. The Basic Screen will appear as shown in Figure 1. Specify desired monitoring settings. Settings can be imported or exported using the buttons at the bottom of this window. Click Advanced button to select additional parameters, trigger thresholds, and other miscellaneous settings (Click the Basic button to return to the Basic Screen) Click Finish at any time to initialize power quality analyzer with the settings Retrieving and Setting the power quality analyzer’s Date and Time Click power quality analyzer menu and select Date and Time To synchronize power analyzer time with PC time, check box for Use PC Time and click OK. Viewing Real-Time Data Make sure power quality analyzer is in Ready mode, click on power analyzer menu, and choose from Waveform Graph or Meter Display submenus. Uploading Firmware Download firmware from: http://www.powermonitors.com/download. Click Options menu and select Show Advanced Operations Click power quality analyzer menu and select Upload Firmware. Downloading a recording Click on the power quality analyzer menu and select Download monitoring. Analyzing Data Select file by checking box next to the file under PMI Explorer Window. Click Report or Graph menu and select desired report or graph or double-click on the file name to open the header report. To create a custom graph or report, use the Custom Graph Wizard (Click Tools menu and select Custom Graph Wizard) Sending Data by E-Mail Left click and drag file from recent downloads to the projects folder to Copy. Place file in Projects folder, right-click on the file, and select Send by E-mail. Select Send Selected Object to the Following Address (Microsoft Outlook users only) and type in recipient’s e-mail address, or select Save object to file to send later, type in file name, browse to desired directory, save the file, and send via e-mail as an attachment Customizing Settings Click the Options menu, and select Preferences. NOTE: Unfamiliarity with these choices when changing settings may have undesirable results. The provision user interface Menu Toolbar: File, Edit, View, Report, Graph, Tools, Options, power quality analyzer, Scheduler, Window, and Help menu Standard Buttons: Create a New Project, Open, Save, Save Graph As Template, Merge Files, Print, Print Preview, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Edit Report Header, Find in Files, Undo, Redo, Send Via E-mail, Receive Via E-mail, and Sync Mobile buttons Graph Annotation Buttons: Pointer For Annotation, Text Annotation, Horizontal Line Annotation, Vertical Line Annotation, Arrow Annotation, Line Annotation, Pointer Annotation, and X Axis Annotation buttons Advanced Buttons: Capture View, Scale Factor, New Mixed Graph, Legend Editor, and Select Plots buttons Waveform Buttons: V/I Waveform, Real Power Waveform, Harmonic Graph, Vector Graph, Parametric Waveform, and Record Waveform buttons. Trace Moving Buttons: Unlock X Axis, Left Justify On Axis, Center Justify On Axis, and Right Justify On Axis buttons power analyzer Buttons: Add, Retrieve Settings, Initialize, Identify, Date and Time, Standby, Ready, and Add Event buttons Communication Group Window: Displays the status of communication tasks. Explorer Tree: Watcher folders, Recent Downloads, Graphs and Reports, Projects, Searches, Imported Files, Deleted Files Devices Tree: power quality analyzer Initialization Settings, Events, and connected power analyzers Provision Shortcuts Properties Window: Properties of currently viewed graph Main Workspace: Main workspace where all graphs and reports will open Date, Time, and ProVision® Intercommunicator Status: Place file in Projects folder, right-click on the file, and select Send by E-mail Select Send selected object to the following address (Microsoft Outlook users only) and type in recipient’s e-mail address, or select Save object to file you could send later, type in file name, browse to desired directory, save the file, and send via e-mail as an attachment. View Menu. Use the View menu to hide and unhide the Communication Group Window, Explorer Tree, Devices Tree, Shortcut Bar, Status Bar and Properties Window. These can also be pinned or unpinned so that they are either always displayed or automatically minimized when the cursor is moved away from them. Example 1. The Basic Screen as it appears when initializing the power quality analyzer. Example 2. The ProVision® user interface. Overview This section covers the explanation of Watcher folders and ways to utilize them to smoothly manage your ProVision® files. Watcher folders were created to give you a way to look at any Windows folder on your computer and on shared network drives. The advantage of this is to avoid having to switch back and forth between Windows folders and ProVision®. A watcher folder is simply a way to look into that folder that is located outside of ProVision®, hence the icon of the glasses in front of a folder. We are simply “looking” into that folder. By default, when ProVision® is installed, we create one watcher folder for you called “Recent Downloads.” It is located directly underneath “Data File Sources” in your “PMI Explorer” window within ProVision®. How to use a Watcher Folder in Provision Creating a New Watcher Folder Right-click on “Data File Sources” and select “Add Watcher” (Example 2). A browse window (Example 3) will appear to select an existing folder either locally on your computer or a shared drive. Select the folder then click “OK”. A new folder will appear in the same area as the “Recent Downloads” folder. Opening Files To open a ProVision® file, simply double left-click on the file name inside of the “PMI Explorer”. This will open the file with the default view. Alternately, you can check the box to the left of the file name and then select either a Graph or Report from the selections under each name at the top of the ProVision® window to go directly to that item. Moving Files To move a file between folders, simply left-click and hold the button down, then drag mouse over name of folder you want to move the file to and release left mouse button. This will also move the file physically from one Windows folder to another automatically. Deleting Files To delete files from “Recent Downloads” or any other folder under “Data File Sources”, simply right-click on a folder and select “Open in Explorer” ( Example 4). This will open the actual Windows Explorer folder. To delete the file, locate it in the folder and delete like you would any other This will be immediately updated in the ProVision® “PMI Explorer” window as well. When finished, simply close the Windows Explorer window. Example 1. The default PMI Explorer Window. Example 2. Creating a new Watcher folder. Example 3. Select the true location of the new folder. Example 4. Opening the files in Explorer. Update PMI Eagle Monitor Firmware using Provision Warning: Updating the firmware will erase any data on the monitor. Make sure all the recording data has been downloaded from the monitor before updating the firmware. Download and Run the Latest Firmware Version for Provision Users from the PMI website: http://www.powermonitors.com/download Connect the Eagle Monitor to the computer using the USB connection cable Open Provision Provision should automatically recognize the connected Eagle Monitor. Go to power analyzer > Switch to Standby Mode (If already in Standby Mode the menu item will say “Switch to Ready Mode” and this step can be skipped). Under the Options Menu, the Show Advanced Operations item should be checked, if not, click on it. Go to power quality analyzer > Upload Firmware and click Yes when prompted if you want to upgrade your firmware Click OK when prompted to initialize the monitor When initialization has completed, go to power analyzer > Disconnect power quality analyzer Close Provision Software and disconnect USB connection of Eagle Monitor Step 4. Switch to standby mode. Step 5. Show advanced operations. Step 6. Upgrade firmware. Step 7. Click okay to initialize the power quality analyzer. Contents Your power quality analyzer power analyzer has been carefully packaged with the following items: CD-ROM containing latest versions of ProVision® software, and documentation. USB communications cable Set of 5 color coded banana plug voltage leads and clips. INITIALIZING YOUR power quality analyzer Load ProVision® onto your PC using the included disc or on the “Downloads” section of our website (login required). Connect USB cable to unit and computer. Locate your Eagle in the “Devices” window in ProVision®, and initialize your Eagle. Consult your ProVision® User’s Manual or ProVision® Quick Start Guide for more information. Contact PMI Technical Support at 800.296.4120 for more information or assistance. Safety UL/IEC 61010-1 second edition 600V CAT III WHEN CONNECTING THE SIGNAL MEASURING LEADS, DO NOT TOUCH ANY OF THE CONNECTION POINTS. LETHAL VOLTAGES MAY BE PRESENT WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Protective gloves, safety glasses, and any other PPE required by your organization’s applicable safety policies should be worn at all times during installation, operation, and removal of the Eagle. Where possible during installation, disconnect power from any lines to which the Eagle will be attached. CONNECTING YOUR power analyzer When connecting the Eagle, keep the following in mind: The banana jacks are color-coded by channel: Black - Channel 1, Red - Channel 2, Blue - Channel 3, Yellow -Channel 4, and White - Common. (Not all channels may apply, depending on your model Eagle.) The unit is powered from the voltage between Channel 1 (Black) and common (White). For this reason the Black and White inputs must be connected even if you are not using all the input voltage channels. Do not exceed 600 volts RMS channel-to-channel or channel-to common. When using a three-phase Eagle to monitor a single-phase system, either unplug the unused leads and connect them in parallel so that all channels are monitoring the same information, or clip them to the Common connection to avoid noise readings. When all CT channels are not required for hookup, unused channels may be connected as desired for additional monitoring. Locate the hookup diagram on the other side of this Quick Start Guide that corresponds to your circuit type. DISCONNECTING YOUR power quality analyzer 1. If possible, use ProVision®, ProVision® Mobile, or pmiScan to place the Eagle into standby mode to stop monitoring. 2. Disconnect the CTs from the Eagle; then remove them from the conductors. 3. Remove the Common (White) voltage lead from the Eagle; then remove the voltage clip from the conductor. 4. Remove the voltage leads for Channels 4 (Yellow), 3 (Blue), 2 (Red), and 1 (Black) from the conductors (not all channels may apply, depending on your model); then remove the leads from the Eagle.For more assistance or if you encounter any problems, consult your Eagle® User’s Manual or contact our technical support department 24/7 at 800.296.4120. Eagle 440 Hookup Diagram. Wrap the CTs around the conductors with the arrows facing towards the load. Then connect the CT cable to the Eagle. Connect the Common (White) voltage lead to the Eagle; and connect the voltage clip to the Common or Neutral conductor according to your circuit type. Connect the voltage leads for Channels 4 (Yellow), 3 (Blue), and 2 (Red) to the Eagle; then connect the voltage clips to the indicated Channel 2, 3, and 4 conductors. Connect the Channel 1 (Black) voltage lead to the Eagle; then use the dolphin or alligator clip to attach it to the correct conductor. NOTE: It is important to connect the Channel 1 voltage lead last, since this will start the two-minute countdown for monitoring. The LED on the side of the Eagle will blink every other second during the two-minute countdown. Once the two-minute countdown is completed, monitoring begins and the Status LED will blink once every six seconds. Contents 1 Overview 2 Provision Shortcuts 3 General shortcuts for almost any kind of graph: 3 Control Shortcuts 3 Shortcuts for the waveform capture only 3 Shortcuts for the interval graph only 4 Shortcuts for the harmonic magnitudes graph only: 4 Getting Started 5 Installing ProVision® 5 Communicating with Your power analyzer 5 Identifying a power quality analyzer 5 Initializing a power analyzer: 5 The Provision User Interface 6 Retrieving and Setting the power quality analyzer’s Date and Time 7 Viewing Real-Time Data 7 Uploading Firmware 7 Downloading a recording 7 Analyzing Data 7 Sending Data by E-Mail 7 Customizing Settings 7 The Watcher Folder 8 Overview 8 How to use a Watcher Folder in Provision 8 Updating firmware 9 Revolution and Eagle 440 Hookup 10 Contents 10 Initializing Your power analyzer 10 Safety 10 Connecting Your power quality analyzer 11 Disconnecting Your power analyzer 12 Appendix A: ViP, iVS-3 rev2, and iVS-3/600P Hookup Diagrams 13 Discussion Topics The following topics will be covered during this Provision Training Class: Opening Provision for the first time Change the Options Preferences Communicate with a power quality analyzer Initialization of power analyzer (explanation of each panel) Custom Templates (explain advantages of using) Downloading data to Recent Downloads Watcher Folders (Explain what they are and why to use) How to Delete files from Recent Downloads Show the Select Plots Screen How to edit the Header Report How to Edit a Graph Exporting / E-mailing Data, Templates Importing Data, Graphs & Templates Importing Winscan Data Show how to upgrade Firmware Show Customer where Manuals can be found Download Wiring Diagrams (show where they are on CD/System)

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