User interface is provided via eight membrane switches on the front panel of the instrument.
These switches provide operator access to all functions of the MCA-465 through a series of menus. The front panel set up can be disabled by an internal dip switch. Four regions of interest may be programmed using the front panel switches. Up to fourteen spectra may be stored in nonvolatile memory, and recalled for viewing, or downloaded to a PC via RS-232 interface. The large area, back-lit LCD presents adequate detail to analyze the spectral data, and facilitates setting up the instrument in the field.