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Move Distance

Pops up the mar345−Distance window. Shortcut: F8.

Move Phi

Pops up the mar345−Phi window. Shortcut: F9.

Reset Scanner

Reboots the scanner reboot. Shortcut: Ctrl+r.

Quit

Quits program. Shortcut: Ctrl+q.

3.3 Scanner Status Area

The status area provides at all times all necessary information about the current status of the scanner.This part of the user interface changes dynamically according to the current scanner operation. It features the following items:

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ItemDescription

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During data collection, this field shows the time it takes

Time until End

to finish all active or queued data sets.

Current Time

Displays local computer time.

Progress Bar

If the scanner is performing an operation, the progress of this

 

operation will be displayed with a colored progress bar and

 

an appropriate text string.

Shutter Status

Shows the state of the local X−ray beam shutter (open or

 

closed).

Current Image

Shows the name of the current image leaving out the

 

directory and file name extension.

Current Mode

Shows the current scanmode of the scanner.

Current Distance

Shows the current distance of detector to crystal.

Current Phi

Shows the current position of the PHI axis.

Intensity

Displays the current intensity reading of the selected

 

ionization chamber.

Free disk space

Shows how many MB of disk space are available on the

 

disk where the current image will be written to.

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Under normal conditions, the program retrieves status information from the scanner once a second. The time and the free disk space will be updated less frequently.

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Compaq mar345 manual Scanner Status Area