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The Spectrum Location field gives you the option of saving each Detector’s spectra to different folders (in the example in Fig. 74, this Detector’s spectra will be stored in
C:\User\EDF Det 1\
).
If you leave this field blank, all spectra for this Detector are stored in the folder designated on the Directories tab under File/Settings... (Section 5.1.1.4).
NOTE
To start all Detectors simultaneously, you must turn off all Ask on Start Options. This is explained in Section 5.2.1.2.
5.2.1.1. Start/Save/Report
For the Start/Save/Report function, you must select Clear at Start, which automatically clears the Detector before acquisition starts, specify the base filename of the save file (File Prefix), and decide whether the filename is to be automatically incremented after each use (Auto-Incre-
ment). The File Prefix can be up to eight alphanumeric characters. However, if Auto-Incre-
ment is specified, the limit is seven characters. The first one to seven characters of the filename are the file prefix. The remaining characters are the sequence numbers. This starts with the number entered in the Save File # field. The number increments to the number of allowed characters
(e.g.,
AAAAAA99
) then restarts at zero (e.g.,
AAAAAA00
). The prefix must be short enough to accommodate the number of expected files. The filename is expanded to eight characters with zeros. If the Auto-Increment box is checked, the filename will be incremented by 1 each time the Start/Save/Report is done. For example, if 0 were entered for prefix
GVX
, the first filename would be
GVX00000
, the second would be
GVX00001
, and so on.
If the Auto-Increment box is not checked, the same file is used for every analysis and the previous data are overwritten with each Start/Save/Report. The analysis uses the settings from
Analyze/Settings/Sample Type... (Section 5.5.1.1).
5.2.1.2. Ask on Start Options
Each Detector has its own suite of Ask on Start parameters. When you start a Detector, Gamma-
Vision prompts for any Ask on Start options that have been turned on. As soon as the prompts for a specific Detector are satisfied, that Detector begins acquisition. If you choose Cancel for any of these parameters, the remaining ask-on-start sequence for that Detector terminates and
acquisition for that Detector is canceled.
This also applies when starting all Detectors simultaneously (All MCBs). If the Ask on Start
Options have been turned on for any Detector in the group, GammaVision steps through the list of Detectors to be started, and if any ask-on-start parameters are active, the software prompts for them. As soon as the ask-on-start prompts are satisfied for a particular Detector, acquisition in that Detector begins immediately. Therefore, to start all Detectors simultaneously, you must turn off all ask-on-start options.
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