User`s guide

Chapter 5 Optimizing Instrument Settings
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Instrument settings parameters are described in Table 5-4.
Table 5-4 Instrument Settings Parameters
Parameter Description
Instrument Mode Displays:
• Reflector, Linear, or PSD operating mode
• Positive or Negative polarity
For more information, see Section 1.4, Voyager-DE™
(Delayed Extraction™) Technology.
Mode/Digitizer settings Click to display Instrument Mode/Digitizer dialog box. See
Section 5.2.2, Mode/Digitizer Settings Dialog Box.
NOTE: The software uses default digitizer settings based
on the mass ranges you specify. For information, see
“Default Number of Data Points/Bin Size settings” on
page 5-48.
Control Mode Select control mode:
• Manual—Enables manual control of laser, sample
positioning, data storage, and spectrum
accumulation.
• Automatic—Enables automated control of laser,
sample positioning, data storage, spectrum
accumulation, and spectrum acceptance. See
Section 5.2.3, Automatic Control Dialog Box.
Automatic Control
settings
Click to display automated laser, sample positioning, data
storage, spectrum accumulation parameters, and
spectrum acceptance criteria. See Section 5.2.3,
Automatic Control Dialog Box.
NOTE: This button is disabled until you select Automatic
Control mode.