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Monitoring Lamp Performance from the Xcalibur Data System
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Accela PDA Detector Hardware Manual
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3. Save the display method as follows:
a. In the menu bar, choose
Accela PDA > Direct Control
.
shows the warning message that appears.
Figure 31.
Accela PDA Diode/Intensity Warning dialog box
b. In the Accela PDA Diode/Intensity Warning dialog box, click
Yes
.
The Save Accela PDA Display Method dialog box appears.
c.
In the File name box, type a file name.
d. Click
Save
.
The data system saves the file with an .spda
file extension.
Viewing an Intensity Scan
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To view an intensity scan
1. From the menu bar of the Accela PDA view in the Instrument Setup window, choose
Accela PDA > Direct Control
.
The Accela PDA Direct Control dialog box appears.
2. Click the
Display
tab.
The Display page appears (see
).
3. In the Control area, click
Load Method
.
The Open Display Method dialog box appears.
Note
The .spda file extension is a special file extension used for all method files
based on Diode/Intensity units. These methods cannot be used in the Sequence
Setup portion of Xcalibur. You can only load files with the .spda extension in the
Direct Control dialog box. They are not tracked by the data system’s auditing
feature.
