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The keyboard arrow keys may be used to move a cursor around the map to select
one detector at a time. Background count rates, alarm levels and status
information are displayed for the highlighted detector.
The F3 key may be used while in this screen to clear the contaminated detector
alarm flag should it be set. Contaminated detector conditions are self-clearing but
may be cleared manually, if desired.
Log File
If status logging is enabled (via Instrument Setup screen), the PCM-2 maintains a
status log that is stored in two ASCII files named NEWSTAT. TXT and
OLDSTAT. TXT. If an abnormal status condition occurs a time-stamped status
line is stored in NEWSTAT.TXT. If and when the condition clears, this is also
noted in the file.
If NEWSTAT. TXT becomes full (MAX = 200 entries), its entire contents are
transferred to OLDSTAT. TXT overwriting any older status information stored
there. After this transfer NEWSTAT. TXT is cleared and the status change that
just occurred is stored there. Incoming status changes are always stored in
NEWSTAT. TXT therefore it always contains the most recent information.
Both files may be viewed and printed if desired by selecting the STATUS LOG
menu item.
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PCM2.MAN/ Rev A/April 1995