Using the Spectrometer . 55
Controlling the Instrument
You start scans and make adjustments to the instrument using commands in the
Spectrum software.
NOTE:
The level of control you have (and the complexity of the dialogs you see) is
determined by your user level as set on the Instrument tab of the Options dialog,
available from the Setup menu. The information that follows shows the dialogs
available to the Advanced User.
1. To collect data from your spectrometer, select Scan on the Instrument menu,
where you can:
• Enter the details to be saved with the spectra on the Multiple Sample tab.
NOTE: Click the icon to toggle between the Multiple Sample tab and the Sample
tab interface, which may be familiar from earlier versions of the Spectrum
software.
The Multiple Sample table is shown below with rows for four spectra.
For the Name fields, Data Collection has been set up to prefix each sample name
with the word Sample, and to Auto-increment (001, 002, 003 and so on).
To add a Description for each row, select the appropriate cell.
To append a comment to one or more rows click the
icon.
NOTE: When you fit certain accessories, such as the NIR Tablet Autosampler, the format
of the Multiple Sample table is amended.
For further details refer to the Spectrum HTML Help system.