diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
index 1883fff53..c46069e7d 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,17 @@ void qDrawPlot::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 	plotTitle = "";
 	plotTitle_prefix = "";
 	plot_in_scope   = 0;
-	nPixelsX = myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::X);		cout<<"nPixelsX:"<<nPixelsX<<endl;
-	nPixelsY = myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::Y);		cout<<"nPixelsY:"<<nPixelsY<<endl;
+
+	nPixelsX = (myDet->setDynamicRange(-1) == 4) ?
+			myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannels(slsDetectorDefs::X) :
+			myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::X);
+	cout<<"nPixelsX:"<<nPixelsX<<endl;
+
+	nPixelsY = (myDet->setDynamicRange(-1) == 4) ?
+			myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannels(slsDetectorDefs::Y) :
+			myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::Y);
+	cout<<"nPixelsY:"<<nPixelsY<<endl;
+
 	nAnglePixelsX = 1;
 	minPixelsY = 0;
 	maxPixelsY = 0;
@@ -562,8 +571,12 @@ void qDrawPlot::SetScanArgument(int scanArg){
 
 	maxPixelsY = 0;
 	minPixelsY = 0;
-	nPixelsX = myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::X);
-	nPixelsY = myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::Y);
+	nPixelsX = (myDet->setDynamicRange(-1) == 4) ?
+			myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannels(slsDetectorDefs::X) :
+			myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::X);
+	nPixelsY = (myDet->setDynamicRange(-1) == 4) ?
+			myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannels(slsDetectorDefs::Y) :
+			myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::Y);
 	//cannot do this in between measurements , so update instantly
 	if(scanArgument==qDefs::Level0){
 		//no need to check if numsteps=0,cuz otherwise this mode wont be set in plot tab
@@ -1820,7 +1833,9 @@ int qDrawPlot::UpdateTrimbitPlot(bool fromDetector,bool Histogram){
 	if(detType == slsDetectorDefs::MYTHEN){
 
 		//get trimbits
-		actualPixelsX = myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::X);
+		actualPixelsX = (myDet->setDynamicRange(-1) == 4) ?
+				myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannels(slsDetectorDefs::X) :
+				myDet->getTotalNumberOfChannelsInclGapPixels(slsDetectorDefs::X);
 		if(histTrimbits) delete [] histTrimbits; histTrimbits = new double[actualPixelsX];
 		ret = myDet->getChanRegs(histTrimbits,fromDetector);
 		//	cout << "got it!" << endl;