Vision™ MX280001A Software Help : PoA Locate (Option 401) : PoA Menu
 
PoA Menu
The PoA Locate window appears on the screen as shown in Figure: PoA Locate Menu.
PoA Locate Menu
1. PoA Finder Menu Button
5. Monitor Display Area
6. Locator Map
9. GPS Coordinates
PoA Locate Toolbar
PoA Locate Toolbar
 PoA Locate Toolbar Description
Menu
Description
File
Open Database
Opens the database folder that has been set from “Set Database Root Folder”.
Set Database Root Folder
Opens the database folder set the “Set Database Root Folder”.
Recent Databases
Click to display the most recent databases used.
Exit
Exit the File menu.
Map
Load Map
Load a customer selected map to the screen.
Existing Maps
Load a map from an existing map folder.
Help
Help
Monitor Coordinate Area
The monitor coordinate area provides the algorithmic region of the suspect signal. The algorithmic region is derived mathematically from the coordinates of the monitoring monitors selected. The number of monitors available is set in the Utilities menu - “Maximum number of remote monitors to display in PoA display”.
The monitor coordinate markers are described in Table: Monitor Coordinate Markers.
Monitor Coordinate Markers
Icon
Description
Spectrum Monitor
Spectrum monitors selected on the Base Station and Channel Directory to locate the interfering signal. The short lines that extend out from the square depict the direction of the antenna used. For a view of the interfering signal’s bearing using a single monitor, click the desired monitor represented by a number or star then click 1Monitor from the Monitor pull-down list above the top trace display.
Base Station
Base Stations that are close by that can be used to locate the interfering signal. Click on this base station icon to make it one of the three base stations locating the interfering signal. At the same time, the last active number icon base station will turn into a star icon. The trace for the base station will change accordingly in the trace panel.
Interfering Signal
The approximate location of the interfering signal based on the information from the selected base stations.
PoA Toolbar
The PoA toolbar is described in Table: PoA Icons.
PoA Icons
Icon
Description
Capture Live Traces From Remote Monitors
Initially when the Source Locator opens, the last sweep taken is displayed in the trace panels for each of the selected monitors. Click Live to view the trace measurements in real-time. Click again will stop the sweep of the displays.
Show Traces from Database
This allows you to scroll through both live and database data while looking at location estimates. Live traces in the Locator window do not get stored to the database. This icon button changes state to indicate the active selection:
Live Data: The two cylinder icon shows that the trace graphs are pulling from the database.
Stored Data: The TV icon shows the three trace graphs displayed are from live data.
Toggle
Toggle the display between database view and live capture view
Hide/Show
Hide/Show locate options and settings
Frequency Field
Type a marker frequency. Capture Live Traces From Remote Monitors must be selected to stop the sweeping, then type a Frequency entry. The display marker will move to selected location. Click Capture Live Traces From Remote Monitors to restart the sweep.