Introduction; Front Panel Features; Rear Panel Features; Softkey Menu Trees - Fluke 5500A Operator's Manual

3-1. Introduction

This chapter is a reference for the functions and locations of the 5500A Calibrator's front
and rear panel features. Please read this information before operating the calibrator.
Front panel operating instructions for the calibrator are provided in Chapter 4, "Front
Panel Operation"; remote operating instructions are provided in Chapter 5, "Remote
Operation."

3-2. Front Panel Features

Front panel features (including all controls, displays, indicators, and terminals) are
shown in Figure 3-1. Each front panel feature is described in Table 3-1.

3-3. Rear Panel Features

Rear panel features (including all terminals, sockets, and connectors) are shown in
Figure 3-2. Each rear panel feature is described in Table 3-2.

3-4. Softkey Menu Trees

The Setup softkeys are identified in Figures 3-3 and 3-4. The Setup softkeys are
associated with the 5500A Calibrator front panel
softkeys are identified by label information displayed directly above each key. The
softkey labels change during operation so that many different functions are quickly
accessible.
A group of softkey labels is called a menu. A group of interconnected menus is called a
menu tree. Figure 3-3 shows the SETUP menu tree structure; Figure 3-4 describes each
SETUP menu tree display. Table 3-3 shows the factory default settings for the SETUP
menu tree. To return the SETUP menus to their default values, use the softkey SETUP in
the Format NV Memory menu (see Figure 3-4, menu F).
Figure 3-5 shows the MEAS TC menu tree structure; Figure 3-6 describes each MEAS
TC menu tree display.
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