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If the instrument will be used again within a few hours, click on “No” to leave the lamp on. If the
instrument will not be used for some time, such as overnight or over a weekend, click on “Yes” to
turn the lamp off.
3.4 Viewing Spectral and Constituent Data
The data acquisition mode provides functions to view the collected spectra, transfer the spectral
images to other applications, hide spectra, and to edit spectral and constituent information.
3.4.1 Viewing and Hiding Spectra
As each sample is scanned it is displayed in black, and if it is not saved it is replaced with the next
sample scan. If the sample is saved, the spectrum can be displayed in color, but stays in black until
selected. The color of the spectrum and the check symbol at the sample name are the same, and as a
sample is selected and deselected a predetermined series of colors are used to identify the sample
name and spectrum. Specific products or groups of products can be viewed, and spectra can be
“hidden” or removed from the sample list.
To view a sample spectrum, expand the product it belongs to, and click on the sample name. Click on
the sample again to deselect it. You can display multiple samples from various products by simply
clicking on them in turn. To display a range of sample spectra from a product, click on the first
spectrum in the range, and then holding down the Shift key click on the last spectrum. To clear the
spectral display, click on Edit/Unselect All.
At the top of the sample list column, on the left side of the tool bar, is a combo-box with a drop-
down menu from which a display option can be selected. The default setting for spectral display is to
List All Products. To view spectra of a particular product, click on the combo box arrow and select the
desired product.
All samples of the selected Product are listed, and the samples which you wish to view must be