Davis Instruments 8211 User Manual

Welcome to CarChip 

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Right-Click Menu Commands: 

The 

Right-Click

 Menu commands are available in the Trip Log Plot view: 

 

• 

Unzoom

 

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Copy As

 

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Save As

 

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Speed Bands - Select to include horizontal lines indicating speed band settings. 

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Braking Events - Select to draw vertical lines indicating braking events that exceed a braking 
threshold. 

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Acceleration Events - Select to include vertical lines indicating acceleration events that exceed an 
acceleration threshold. 

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Line Plot - Select to draw plots using plain lines. If not selected the area under the lines is filled in 
with black. 

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Plot Coordinates - Select to display the cursor coordinates inside the plot view window. 

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Normalize Axes - Select to use the same upper speed range for all Speed Plots.  The upper end of 
the speed range is set in the Setup / Plots dialog box. Click the Options button in the plot window 
to change the upper speed range. 

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Help F1

 

The Trip Log Table view displays the all the values, including vehicle speed and any other selected 

parameters

, that were sampled by the CarChip data logger through the duration of the trip.  

Note: The trip data that displays in the table view depends on CarChip data logger model.  The basic 
CarChip displays only the vehicle speed in the table view. The CarChip E/X or higher model displays the 
data for any additional parameters that have been selected. 

To view the Trip Log Table: 

Click the 

Trip Log View

 icon or Select  Trip Log from the View menu. The Trip Log Summary view 

displays. 

1.  Click on the 

Trip Log

 drop-down box to display a list of all trips recorded in the Trip Log. The drop-

down list box always begins with the Summary view, with each recorded trip listed in order below the 
Summary.