User`s guide

Controlling the Workstation
Voyager
™
Biospectrometry
™
Workstation User’s Guide 4-29
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Selecting the
active sample
position in Plate
view
The active sample position is the sample position from which
data is acquired. Select the active sample position (from the
Plate view) by doing any of the following:
• Type a position name or number in the Active Position
field.
• Select a number from the drop-down list in the Active
Position field.
• Click on a sample position (ToolTip displays the position
number).
• Use the control stick to move to a sample position. For
more information on using the control stick, see
Section I.3, Using the Control Stick.
NOTE: When you use the control stick to select a sample
position, if the software determines that you have gone
beyond the boundary of a position, it will automatically
change to the closest Active Position. Position boundaries
are determined/calculated from the Sample Plate Template
(.PLT) file. For more information, see “Effect of plate type
on area available for analysis” on page 3-58.
Displaying
coordinates of
active position
The location (X,Y) coordinates of the active position are
displayed at the bottom of the Manual Laser/Sample Position
control page:
• Relative—Displays the X,Y coordinates (microns)
relative to the center of the Active Position.
• Absolute—Displays the X,Y coordinates (microns)
relative to the home position (position in the lower left
corner of the sample plate).
NOTE: If the coordinates are not displayed, you can
click-drag the bottom border of the control page to make
them visible.