GE PT878GC Manual De Usuario

April  2004

The Snapshot option enables you to take a “screen capture” of the 
current screen in bitmap format (.bmp) for display or storage in a 
Windows-based PC. To take a “snapshot” of the screen:

1. From the Meter menu, scroll to the Snapshot entry and press 

[ENTER]

. 

2. A drop-down menu appears, asking if you want to send the 

capture to a printer or to a file, or to turn the option off. If you 
select “To File,” an icon of a camera (see page 2-10) appears 
at the far right of the status tray, indicating that you have 
activated the Snapshot option. If you select “To Printer,” an 
icon of a printer appears. 

3. To capture a screen, press the “.” (decimal) button in the lower 

left corner of the keypad twice. The meter beeps, indicating 
that it has made a screen capture.

The “To Printer” option enables you to send a picture of the 
current screen to an infrared printer. After capturing a screen, the 
PT878GC shows a message indicating that its infrared scanner is 
looking for a receiving device. (If the scanner finds no device, a 
window appears stating that the meter can find no device. If it 
finds more than one compatible infrared device within range, it 
asks you to select the desired device.) If successful, the PT878GC 
returns to Operate Mode, while the printer prints out the current 
screen.

To locate the screen capture with the “To File” option, open the 
Drive Manager (see page 6-14). The captured file is listed as 
“Screen 0X.bmp”. To transfer the file to a PC, follow the 
instructions in “Transferring a File to a PC” on page 6-16.