BNC 970 Portable Multi-Channel Analyzer (MCA) - Manual (Page 35)

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5 Using MCS Mode
The Multi Channel Scaling mode is used for the application of watching or recording changes in
count rate over time. An analog meter-style display also shows the current count rate. MCS mode
allows you complete control over how the data is accumulated and displayed.
5.1 Menu Bar
File Menu
The first menu item, Save Chart as csv… saves all the data collected in the current
Acquisition to a comma separated value (csv) file. Csv files can be opened by most
spreadsheet and word processing programs.
The next two menu items (Capture Chart to Clipboard and Save Chart as Graphic…) relate to
the graphical representation of the display. These allow the Chart to be copied to the
Clipboard (and subsequently pasted into a word processing or graphics program), or saved
as a graphics file. These relate only to the Chart exactly as displayed, and do not carry over
to any other portion of the window. Note: If you want to capture an image of the entire
window, use Alt+PrintScreen to copy a picture of the active window to the clipboard, then
paste into another application.
The next two menu items relate to the printing of the Chart currently displayed. Printer
Setup…
accesses the Windows printer settings dialog to alter paper type and layout, quality
of the printing, etc. Print Chart as Graphic allows the user to view the printer output, adjust
margins, etc. and print the Chart.
Exit closes the 970 MCS window and returns to the SNAP-MCA main screen.