Acquisition Options Command
Displays the Acquisition Options dialog, in which you can select the option to
be prompted to save you acquisition immediately after acquiring or to sound an
alarm at the end of an acquisition.
- Selecting the option to Prompt Save will instruct AugerScan to bring up the
Save As dialog at the completion of an acquisition. This can be a useful reminder
to save your data before making any post-acquisition changes.
- There are various options that affect exporting of acquisitions:
You can choose to automatically export an acquisition when saving to ASCII
text. It will be given the same name with the “.txt” extension.
Choosing Export System Information will include the System ID and Comment
(selected in the System / Hardware Properties dialog) in the export header.
Choosing Export Sample/Stage Properties will include the sample # (index),
angle, and comment in the export header.
Choosing Export Gun Properties will include all relevant gun properties in the
export header.
- Selecting the option to Sound an Alarm at the end of acquisition will instruct
AugerScan to play a sound at the end of an acquisition that can be used as
notification that the acquisition is complete.
You have a few options when sounding an end-of-acquisition alarm. For the
alarm sound, you may choose the sound associated with a specific Windows event
(such as the System Exclamation) – this sound is dependant on you Windows Sounds or Themes settings. Or you can
choose a sound file (such as a wave or mp3 file).
You can also adjust the volume of the sound. Note that the maximum volume is
dependent on your main volume, so that this volume is relative to the main
volume. If you use this PC for playing CD music, for example, you could lower the
cd volume, but increase the main volume and alarm volume to ensure the alarm is
louder than the music.
The Play Sound button provides the option to here the sound before saving
changes.
- Two options are available to change the way SIMS multiplex and depth profiles are acquired. By selecting one of the “Use single mass (peak only)…” checkboxes, you instruct AugerScan to acquire the multiplex or depth profile
regions by staying on one peak mass (as opposed to using a survey regions over
a range of masses).