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 **NOTE:** Band Selection uses the signals that have **Calculate modal** selected in the Modal Data Selection tab. To change which signals are used, go back to Modal Data Selection. When you change the signal selection there, the Band Selection and the Stability Diagram are cleared. **NOTE:** Band Selection uses the signals that have **Calculate modal** selected in the Modal Data Selection tab. To change which signals are used, go back to Modal Data Selection. When you change the signal selection there, the Band Selection and the Stability Diagram are cleared.
  
-**NOTE:** You cannot use this tab while a test is running. 
  
 ===== Signal List ===== ===== Signal List =====
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 If you select **Mode indicator function (MIF)** together with **Display selected FRF** or **Display summation of all FRFs**, the chart is split in two. The MIF is shown on top and the FRF or the summation is shown below it. If you select **Mode indicator function (MIF)** together with **Display selected FRF** or **Display summation of all FRFs**, the chart is split in two. The MIF is shown on top and the FRF or the summation is shown below it.
  
-FIXME **Screenshot:** The split chart with a MIF on top and the summation of all FRFs below, with peak and valley markers shown. +{{:modal:modal-analysis:real_mif.png?}}
-{{:ema:band_selection_split_chart.png|}}+
  
 EDM adds peak or valley markers to the chart automatically, and a note below the display options tells you what to look for, for example //"The valleys indicate the natural frequencies"//. EDM adds peak or valley markers to the chart automatically, and a note below the display options tells you what to look for, for example //"The valleys indicate the natural frequencies"//.
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 **Type the frequencies**- Type a value in **Start frequency(Hz)** or **End frequency(Hz)** and press **Enter**. The range cursors move to the new value. **Type the frequencies**- Type a value in **Start frequency(Hz)** or **End frequency(Hz)** and press **Enter**. The range cursors move to the new value.
  
-FIXME **Screenshot:** Close-up of the Start frequency and End frequency boxes next to the chart, with the range cursors around a group of modes. +{{:modal:modal-analysis:band_selected.png?}}
-{{:ema:band_selection_frequency_band.png|}} +
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-**NOTE:** The end frequency must be greater than the start frequency. If it is not, EDM shows a message and keeps the old value. Values outside the frequency range of the signals are changed to the nearest valid frequency.+
  
 **Tips for choosing a band:** **Tips for choosing a band:**
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 Right-click on the chart to open the menu. Right-click on the chart to open the menu.
  
-FIXME **Screenshot:** The right-click menu open on the Band Selection chart. +{{:modal:modal-analysis:plot_right_click.png?}}
-{{:ema:band_selection_context_menu.png|}}+
  
-**Zoom Back**- Returns to the previous zoom level. +**Zoom Back**- Returns to the previous zoom level.  **Un-zoom All**- Returns to the full view of the chart.
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-**Un-zoom All**- Returns to the full view of the chart.+
  
 **Add Range Cursor / Remove Range Cursor**- Adds or removes the two range cursors that set the frequency band. **Add Range Cursor / Remove Range Cursor**- Adds or removes the two range cursors that set the frequency band.
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 **Peak Markers / Valley Markers**- Adds markers at the peaks or valleys of the curves. Use these to find the natural frequencies. **Peak Markers / Valley Markers**- Adds markers at the peaks or valleys of the curves. Use these to find the natural frequencies.
  
-**Remove All Markers**- Removes all the peak and valley markers.+**Move Range Cursor to the Left**- Moves the start cursor to the lowest frequency currently shown in the chart.
  
-**Move Range Cursor to the Left**- Moves the start cursor to the lowest frequency shown in the chart. +**Move Range Cursor to the Right**- Moves the end cursor to the highest frequency currently shown in the chart.
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-**Move Range Cursor to the Right**- Moves the end cursor to the highest frequency shown in the chart.+
  
 **Move Range Cursors to Both Ends**- Moves both cursors to the edges of the chart. Zoom in on a range of interest first, then use this option to set the band to exactly what you see. **Move Range Cursors to Both Ends**- Moves both cursors to the edges of the chart. Zoom in on a range of interest first, then use this option to set the band to exactly what you see.
  
 **Export Displayed Portion of Signals**- Exports the curves in the chart, between the range cursors, to a file. This option is available only when the range cursors are shown. **Export Displayed Portion of Signals**- Exports the curves in the chart, between the range cursors, to a file. This option is available only when the range cursors are shown.
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-**Report This Window**- Creates a report of the chart. 
  
 **X Axis Format**- Shows the frequency axis on a **Linear** or **Log** scale. **X Axis Format**- Shows the frequency axis on a **Linear** or **Log** scale.