Leave the settings as they are for now. Lets try a few plots and calculations.
View the transducer element impulse response by selecting this plot from the plots pulldown menu.
View the electrical excitation pulse that is used to excite the elements by selecting this plot from the plots pulldown menu.
Next, look at the pulldown menu under the calculate button. As you calculate different pressure fields, more plots become available under the plots menu. You can simulate the transmitted field (TX Pressure Field), and the transmit/recieve pressure field (TX/RX Pressure Field).
Start with the TX Pressure Field. Once this is done calculating, look at the plots pulldown menu. You now have more options - you can look at an image of the transmitted pressure field, a one-dimensional plot of the center of the pressure field (axially), or the integrated energy of every axial line at each lateral position (Tx lateral beamplot).
Now compute the TX/RX Pressure field. The results from this calculation can be observed by selecting the different plots from the plots pulldown menu.
You can change a parameter or variable by clicking in its edit box and entering in the desired value, or by selecting your choice from the drop-down menu. In order for the parameter to be stored, however, you must hit enter (carriage return) after your entry. The entry will also be stored if you click outside the edited box. Every time you change a parameter, you must re-calculate your fields prior to plotting them.