Sea-Bird Scientific SUNA V2, User Manual

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3.4 Verify sensor collects data
1. Push Start in the Dashboard.
The "Connection Mode" shows "Acquisition."
• Push OK so that the software is "Temporarily Enabling Transmit Real Time
Setting..." The software shows the data as it is collected in the Time Series tab.
• The Expected Data Start window shows "You will see data in approximately xxx
seconds" and shows the time left. This lets the sensor become stable before it
starts to collect data.
2. From the View menu, select the options to see the data:
• Real Time Data —Put a check in each box next to each parameter for which the
sensor will collect data.
• Data Collection —Push Start to save the collected data to the PC.
• Time Series , Spectra , and Total Absorbance graphs.
3. Put a check in the box next to any additional parameters, so that they will show in the
Time Series graph.
4. Look at the data in the Time Series graph. The user can look at data in real-time for
each sensor that has power supplied, is connected and is in communication with the
software.
• Put a check in the box next to "Time Axis" to push Zoom In and Zoom Out to
change the scale of time.
• Put a check in the box next to "Range Axis" to push Zoom In and Zoom Out to
change the scale of the data.
• To move the data in any direction, push the "Ctrl" key on the PC keyboard and
the left button of the mouse pointer at the same time.
Set up sensor and verify operation
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