BNC 970 Portable Multi-Channel Analyzer (MCA) - Manual (Page 18)

Model 970 Instruction Manual 15
Sound Menu
Three options exist for audible notification to the user that the acquiring of a spectrum has
been completed. First is No Sound, i.e. the Acquisition just stops. In the second, Ring Once
on Acquisition End
, a single notification sound (the Windows “default” sound, usually a “ding”)
is made upon completion of an Acquisition.
In the third option, the sound repeats approximately every second until the user explicitly
acknowledges the fact that the Acquisition has completed by clicking the Acknowledged!
button.
Library Menu
Load Library allows the user to load one of the provided photon-emitting isotope libraries, or
one created by the user.
Open Library Editor opens an editor for modifying the 970 library files. Using the Library
Editor is discussed in Section 4 of this manual.
Transfer Menu
These functions allow easy copying of calibration files from one computer to another or to a
disk for transfer. An example would be calibrating a 970/detector combination on a desktop
computer and transferring that data to a laptop for field use. Transfer of these calibration files
onto another computer should be performed using the separate “SNAP-MCA Cal File Xfer”
program provided, while SNAP-MCA is not running. Functionally, this is identical to copying
all of the files contained in the “CalFiles” subdirectory onto a floppy disk.
Help Menu
The Help menu item opens the SNAP-MCA Help file. (Note: The Help file has not yet been
distributed as of SNAP-MCA version 2.0.1)