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3.2 Menu Options
In sections 3.2.1 to 3.2.4 the four main menu options (File, Setup, View and Help) and their
submenus are described in detail.
3.2.1 File Menu
File Menu: Start New Experiment
After selecting this option, a dialog box appears in which a new experiment name can be entered.
The experiment name will be saved as a filename with the extension *.kon. This extension does not
need to be entered.
After clicking the save
button, the current
filename will be built up
from the experiment name
that has been entered, and
a sequence number,
starting at 0001.
Example: if the experiment
first
graphic file that will be
saved in scope mode, will
be called test0001.ROH,
the sequence number will
be automatically
incremented, so the next
file that will be saved in
scope mode will be called test0002.ROH etc. For detailed information on graphic filenames, see
File-Save Experiment. Note that the dialog allows you to select different folders or drives to save
the experiments to, as well as creating a new folder name for the new experiment. For USB1
platform the default folder in which
<serialnumber> refers to the serial number of the AvaSpec spectrometer that is being used
After closing the dialog box by clicking the save button, the new experiment name, followed by its
sequence number, is displayed in the lower left of the status bar. By clicking the cancel button, the
old experiment name will be restored.