Entry Keys - Agilent Technologies 6631B User Manual

Entry Keys

Refer to the examples later in this chapter for more details on the use of these keys.
Ë Ì
These keys let you scroll through choices in a parameter list that apply to a
specific command. Parameter lists are circular; you can return to the starting
position by continuously pressing either key. If the command has a numeric
range, these keys increment or decrement the existing value. In meter mode,
these keys can be used to adjust the magnitude of the output voltage or
current. Only the flashing digit is changed by these keys. Use the
keys to move the flashing digit.
É Ê
These keys move the flashing digit in a numeric entry field to the right or left.
This lets you increment or decrement a specific digit in the entry field using the
Ë
and
0 9
-
0 through
,
− the minus sign. For example, to enter 33.6 press:
.
Enter
Back space
The backspace key deletes the last digit entered from the keypad. This key lets
you correct one or more wrong digits before they are entered.
Shift
This key aborts a keypad entry by clearing the value. This key is convenient for
correcting a wrong value or aborting a value entry. The display then returns to
Clear Entry
the previously set function.
Enter
This key executes the entered value or parameter of the presently accessed
command. Until you press this key, the parameters you enter with the other
Entry keys are displayed but not entered into the dc source. Before pressing
Enter
After
7 8
4 5
1 2
.
0
Figure 5-4. Entry Keys
Ì
keys or the RPG knob.
are used for entering numeric values. . is the decimal point. − is
9
.
, you can change or abort anything previously entered into the display.
Enter is pressed, the dc source returns to Meter mode.
ENTRY
9
6
Clear
Enter
3
Entry
Back
-
space
Enter Number, 3, 3, . , 6,
Front Panel Operation - 5
É Ê
and
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