diff --git a/plugins/XPSSpectrum.java b/plugins/XPSSpectrum.java
index 1447a918..9e03354c 100644
--- a/plugins/XPSSpectrum.java
+++ b/plugins/XPSSpectrum.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class XPSSpectrum extends Panel {
             }
         });
 
+
         //Component persistence
         ArrayList<Component> persistedComponents = new ArrayList<>();
         persistedComponents.addAll(Arrays.asList(SwingUtils.getComponentsByType(this, JToggleButton.class)));
@@ -114,10 +115,13 @@ public class XPSSpectrum extends Panel {
         scienta.getCurrentChannel().addListener(progressListener);
         dvpAcqTime.setDevice(scienta.getAcquisitionTime());
         startTimer(500, 100);        
+        
+        //Setting data so cam define ranges for detailed without initial
+        LinePlotSeries series = new LinePlotSeries("Data");
+        rangeSelectionPanel.setSeries(series);                                
+        series.setData(new double[]{valueLow.getValue(), valueHigh.getValue()}, new double[]{Double.NaN,Double.NaN});        
     }
-    
-    
-
+            
     @Override
     public void onStateChange(State state, State former) {
         setEnabled(state == State.Ready);
diff --git a/script/XPSSpectrum.py b/script/XPSSpectrum.py
index 83eca774..5246a2bb 100644
--- a/script/XPSSpectrum.py
+++ b/script/XPSSpectrum.py
@@ -84,14 +84,19 @@ spectrum_series = p.getSeries(0)
 p.getAxis(p.AxisId.X2).setLabel("binding energy")
 
 
-ephot = Eph.take(100)
-elo = Scienta.lowEnergy.take(100)
-ehi = Scienta.highEnergy.take(100)
-workfunc = 4.5
-if ephot is not float or ephot < 0.:
-    ephot = ehi
-eb1 = ephot - elo - workfunc
-eb2 = ephot - ehi - workfunc
+def get_binding_range():
+    ephot = Eph.take(100)
+    elo = Scienta.lowEnergy.take(100)
+    ehi = Scienta.highEnergy.take(100)
+    workfunc = 4.5
+    if ephot is not float or ephot < 0.:
+        ephot = ehi
+    eb1 = ephot - elo - workfunc
+    eb2 = ephot - ehi - workfunc
+    return eb2, eb1
+
+
+eb2, eb1 = get_binding_range()
 plots[0].getAxis(p.AxisId.X2).setRange(eb2, eb1)    
     
 #
@@ -133,6 +138,12 @@ def plot_cur_spectrum():
         x = Scienta.spectrumX
         spectrum_series.setData(x, y)
         #set_online_spectrum_x2_range()
+        
+        eb2, eb1 = get_binding_range()
+        if True: #(plots[0].getAxis(p.AxisId.X2).min != eb2) or (plots[0].getAxis(p.AxisId.X2).max != eb1):
+                
+            plots[0].getAxis(p.AxisId.X2).setRange(eb2, eb1)    
+        
         time.sleep(1.0)
     finally:
         print "Stopping spectrum plotting"
@@ -154,6 +165,10 @@ try:
         Scienta.stepTime.write(vars[0])
         Scienta.stepSize.write(vars[1])
         Scienta.setIterations(1)
+
+        eb2, eb1 = get_binding_range()
+        plots[0].getAxis(p.AxisId.X2).setRange(eb2, eb1)    
+        
         
         set_adc_averaging()
 
@@ -185,9 +200,10 @@ try:
                 xdata = Scienta.spectrumX
             p.getSeries(0).setData(xdata, ydata)
 
+            """
             # adjust the binding energy scale
             # if Eph returns an invalid number, we take energy_high as photon energy
-            #eb_axis = p.chart.plot.getDomainAxis(1)
+            eb_axis = p.chart.plot.getDomainAxis(1)
             ephot = Eph.take(100)
             elo = Scienta.lowEnergy.take(100)
             ehi = Scienta.highEnergy.take(100)
@@ -196,7 +212,9 @@ try:
                 ephot = ehi
             eb1 = ephot - elo - workfunc
             eb2 = ephot - ehi - workfunc            
-            #eb_axis.setRange(eb2, eb1)
+            eb_axis.setRange(eb2, eb1)
+            """
+            eb2, eb1 = get_binding_range()            
             p.getAxis(p.AxisId.X2).setRange(eb2, eb1)
     
             if save_scienta_image: