PerkinElmer aanalyst 200 User Manual page 134

Operation of the Instrument
User interface components
The user interface components on the touch screen are described below.
Pages
The main displays on the touch screen are termed pages. You use the pages to set up your spectrometer
and to perform analyses. The pages contain
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Entry fields which allow you to make entries via a dialog,
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Buttons that you touch to start or stop actions, or to display a dialog,
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Option Buttons that you use to select an option from a list, and
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Check Boxes that you use to switch functions on or off.
Dialogs
When you touch an entry field or certain buttons, a dialog is displayed on the touch screen.
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When you touch a numerical entry field a Numerical Entry dialog containing a numerical keyboard is
displayed; this allows you to make numerical entry.
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When you touch a parameter entry field a Parameter Entry dialog is displayed; you can choose among
a number of options.
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When you touch a text entry field a Text Entry dialog containing an alphanumerical keyboard is
displayed; this allows you to make alphanumerical entries such as user names or file names.
Tabs
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You use the tabs to select pages, either main pages or pages within dialogs.
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