User`s guide

Chapter 4 Voyager Instrument Control Panel Basics

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4.5 Controlling the Workstation

This section includes:

• Using toolbar buttons and instrument menu commands

• Adjusting laser intensity and selecting sample position

4.5.1 Using Toolbar Buttons and

Instrument Menu Commands

Instrument buttons in the toolbar (Figure 4-7) and Instrument

menu commands allow you to control the software and the

Voyager mass spectrometer.

Figure 4-7 Instrument Toolbar

Use toolbar buttons and Instrument menu commands in the

Instrument Control Panel to:

• Turn high voltage on and off

• Load/eject the sample plate

• Select the active sample position

• Turn acquisition (laser) on and off

• Save data

• Accumulate and clear spectra