In a method for mapping a large examination volume with an MR spectrometer, at least one examination segment in the examination volume is defined a positioning device is activated such that the examination segment is situated in an optimal measurement volume of the MR spectrometer. In order to improve the image quality, physiological events in the body of the patient are detected by a detection device, in which physiological events an acquisition state, in which an MR acquisition is possible, and a wait state in which no MR acquisition is possible, occur cyclically. In at least one wait state, the positioning device is moved such that the examination segment is situated in the optimal measurement volume of the MR spectrometer.