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application (and still keep other applications running) you will need to select
Connect in the application you wish to connect to the Cary.
Zero:
Select this to zero the current ordinate value using the Start wavelength
(or equivalent) value set in the Cary tab of the Setup dialog box. The Cary will
change to this wavelength if currently idling at a different value. Function key is
F5.
Goto:
Select this to display the Goto Wavelength dialog box and change the
instrument to a new wavelength. Function key is F4.
This option is only available
if the instrument is not currently collecting data.
Align:
This moves the Cary spectrophotometer to 0 nm (white light). You can
then use this light for aligning accessories. Do not choose this without blocking
the sample and reference slots to the integrating sphere.
Lamps Off:
Switches off all lamp sources.
Lamps On:
Switch on selected lamps.
Graph menu
The Graph menu allows you to view data in various graphical formats or in multiple
graphs in the Graphics area. You can double-click on the Graphics area to toggle the
display through graph and report to graph only.
The graph functions can also be accessed by:
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clicking one of the Toolbar buttons.
•
right-clicking in a graph box or the Graphics area.
Not all functions are available on every menu.
Note
The red trace in any graph box is the one for which all information appears and the
one used for cursor tracking. It is called the focused trace.
If you hold the cursor over a trace, bubble text identifying the trace is shown.
Under the Graph menu, you can change both the Trace and Graph Preferences
Trace Preferences:
Select to display the
Trace Preferences
window to choose the
trace(s) to display in the selected graph.
Graph Preferences:
Select to display the
Graph Preferences
dialog box and change the
appearance of your graph.
See Appendix C for more option under the Graph menu as well as the Trace Preferences
and Graph Preferences menus
Storing Data
Under the File menu you can save your Method (the Setup configuration used to
perform the scan), your Data, or the combination of the Method and Data as a Batch file.
File, Save Method As
