The Background category (Figure 25.4) contains options which control how Multicycle calculates the background (in order to remove debris from the sample and calculate an accurate fit).
Figure 25.4 Formatting a DNA histogram - background options
The Use Background Fit checkbox controls whether or not Multicycle will attempt to calculate a background and remove it from the fit data. The other options control the specific background fitting parameters and are explained in detail in the Multicycle manual. Please see the FCS Express - Multicycle knowledgebase page for additional resources.