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ChromQuest Diagnostics for the PDA Detector
Verifying Operational Performance
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Surveyor PDA Plus Detector Hardware Manual
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Recording the Performance of the Lamps
The following procedures allow you to record the spectrum data on the Display page:
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Using the Print Screen Button
To store the spectral data using the print screen button
1. As you are collecting the data stream in the Display page, press SHIFT+PRINT
SCREEN.
2. Open Microsoft Paint and save the screen capture as a bitmap or open Microsoft Word
and paste the screen capture into a Microsoft Word document.
Using the Print Utility
Use the ChromQuest print utility to print a copy of the Spectrum window.
To use the print utility
1. In the
Display
page, place the cursor in the Spectrum window.
2. Right-click to open the shortcut menu.
3. Choose
Utilities > Print
.
Taking a Snapshot
Use the snapshot option to create a Microsoft Excel Comma Separated Values file that
contains information about the spectrum in the Display page. This file, which is overwritten
each time you click the Snapshot button, is stored in the ChromQuest directory and is named
WaveData.csv. The file contains three columns: diode number, wavelength, and intensity
value.
To take a snapshot and store its information
1. In the Display page, stop the data stream by clicking
Stop
in the
Data
area.
2. Click
Snapshot
.
3. Using Explorer, browse to the ChromQuest directory.
4. Click the
WaveData.csv
file. Microsoft Excel opens.
5. In Microsoft Excel, save the file with an appropriate name.
