diff --git a/examples/aligo/FFT_ArmCavity_precompute.py b/examples/aligo/FFT_ArmCavity_precompute.py
index ac362611349582045bb77ec602d7c29b3c617647..71ad321d361ca63c84624e260095339e82f7c069 100644
--- a/examples/aligo/FFT_ArmCavity_precompute.py
+++ b/examples/aligo/FFT_ArmCavity_precompute.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import pykat
 from pykat.components import *
 
 from pykat.utilities.plotting.tools import printPDF
-from pykat.external.progressbar import ProgressBar, ETA, Percentage, Bar
+from pykat.external.progressbar import ProgressBar, ETA, Percentage, Bar, Timer
 from pykat.optics.maps import *
 from pykat.optics.gaussian_beams import HG_beam, beam_param
 from pykat.optics.fft import *
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def main():
 	# loading kat file to get parameters and to compute input beam parameters
 	global kat, out
 	kat = pykat.finesse.kat()
+	kat.verbose = False
 	kat.loadKatFile('aligo_Xarm.kat')
 	Lambda = kat.lambda0
 	LX=kat.LX.L.value
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ def main():
 	itm=curvedmap('itm_Rc',surface.size,surface.step_size, -1.0*abs(kat.itmX.Rc.value))
 	etm=curvedmap('etm_Rc',surface.size,surface.step_size, -1.0*abs(kat.etmX.Rc.value))
 
-	# apply measured map to etm
-	#etm.data = etm.data + surface.data
+	# apply measured map to etm, using 10 times larger distortions
+	etm.data = etm.data + surface.data*surface.scaling/etm.scaling*10.0
 
 	# setup grid for FFT propagation
 	[xpoints,ypoints] = surface.size
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def precompute_roundtrips(shape, laser, kat):
 	LX=kat.LX.L.value
 	R=kat.etmX.R.value*kat.itmX.R.value
 	Loss = 1-R
-	accuracy=100E-6
+	accuracy=1E-6
 	print("cavity loss: {0}".format(Loss))	
 	N=int(required_roundtrips(Loss,accuracy))
 	print("required rountrips: {0} (for accuracy of {1})".format(N, accuracy))
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ def precompute_roundtrips(shape, laser, kat):
 
 	print(" --- pre computing all rountrip fields ---")
 	# This will take some time, let's show a progress bar
-	p = ProgressBar(maxval=N, widgets=["computing f_circ:", Percentage(),"|", ETA(), Bar()])
+	p = ProgressBar(maxval=N, widgets=["f_circ:", Percentage(),"|", Timer(), "|", ETA(), Bar()])
 
 	for n in range(1,N):
 		f_circ = FFT_propagate(f_circ,shape,Lambda,LX,1) 
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ def precompute_roundtrips(shape, laser, kat):
 		f_circ = np.sqrt(kat.itmX.R.value)*FFT_apply_map(f_circ, itm, Lambda)
 		f_round[:,:,n] = f_circ;
 		p.update(n)
+	p.finish()
 
 	print(" --- saving data to file ---")
 	import time
diff --git a/examples/aligo/FFT_ArmCavity_scan.py b/examples/aligo/FFT_ArmCavity_scan.py
index 70b85bd1061203f489b90ce27e067a6d03b49a80..08d87ab8dff99883a4574d45a0d8f6af5ccd2216 100644
--- a/examples/aligo/FFT_ArmCavity_scan.py
+++ b/examples/aligo/FFT_ArmCavity_scan.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import shelve
 import pykat
 from pykat.components import *
 from pykat.utilities.plotting.tools import printPDF
-from pykat.external.progressbar import ProgressBar, ETA, Percentage, Bar
+from pykat.external.progressbar import ProgressBar, ETA, Percentage, Bar, Timer
 from pykat.utilities.plotting.tools import plot_setup
 from pykat.optics.maps import *
 from pykat.optics.gaussian_beams import HG_beam, beam_param
@@ -27,24 +27,25 @@ def main():
 	# loading kat file to get parameters (if needed)
 	global kat, out
 	kat = pykat.finesse.kat()
+	kat.verbose = False
 	kat.loadKatFile('aligo_Xarm.kat')
 	Lambda=kat.lambda0
 	k = 2.0*np.pi/Lambda
 
-	filename='fround-2014:12:22-14:17:37.npy'
+	#filename='fround_mode_matched_no_map.npy'
+	filename='fround-2014:12:22-15:07:11.npy'
 	print(" --- loading data from file {0} ---".format(filename))
 	global f_round
 	f_round=np.load(filename)
 
 	tmpresultfile = 'myshelf1.dat'
-	# loading data saved by master.py
+	# loading additional data saved by previous file
 	try:
 		tmpfile = shelve.open(tmpresultfile)
 		result=tmpfile['result']
 		tmpfile.close()
 	except: raise Exception("Could not open temprary results file {0}".format(tmpresultfile))
         
-
 	scan_start = 0.0
 	scan_stop  = Lambda
 	scan_points = 200
@@ -59,19 +60,18 @@ def main():
 
 	print(" --- performing cavity scan --- ")
 	# This will take some time, let's show a progress bar
-	p = ProgressBar(maxval=scan_points, widgets=["computing power:", Percentage(),"|", ETA(), Bar()])
+	p = ProgressBar(maxval=scan_points, widgets=["power:", Percentage(),"|", Timer(), "|", ETA(), Bar()])
 
-	global phases, f_x, f_round
+	global phases
 	ns=np.linspace(0.0, N-1, N)
 	for i in range(scan_points):
-		#f_temp[:,:]=0.0
 		phases=np.exp(1j*2.0*k*scan[i]*ns)
 		f_temp=np.sum(f_round*phases,axis=-1)
-		#for n in range(N):
-		#	f_temp = f_temp + np.multiply(f_round[:,:,n],np.exp(1j*k* 2.0*scan[i]*n));
 		power[i] = field_power(f_temp,result['shape'])
 		p.update(i)
-
+	p.finish()
+		
+	# plot scan 
 	ax,fig=plot_setup()
 	ax.plot(power)
 	ax.set_yscale('log')