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Continuum
  1. By clicking on Begin Scan, Smiley will begin taking data.
  2. By clicking on Open Data File, you can open previous scans.

By clicking on Plot, Smiley will plot the data again.  By clicking on List, Smiley will list all data points. List is useful for coping and pasting the data points to a spreadsheet.  Delete deletes the saved file. Click on Cancel to return to the graph.

  1. By clicking on Clear, you clear the data Smiley has collected.
  2. By clicking on Save Scan you can save the data you have just taken.
  3. Changing the IF GAIN magnifies the amplitude of the incoming radio waves.  Increasing IF GAIN is analogous to raising the volume of a radio.
  4. The Base Frequency, is the frequency that Smiley is tuned to.
  5. Here is where your plot will show up.  By right clicking on the graph you get many different options such as showing a gride of the graph, zoom in, zoom out, etc.
  6. While Smiley is plotting, data will be shown in the entry tables labeled Time and Intensity.