Instrument Tour; Front Panel Tour - R&S SGT100A User Manual

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R&S SGT100A

3 Instrument Tour

The following topics help you get familiar with the instrument and perform the first
steps:
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Front Panel Tour

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Rear Panel Tour
This section explains the control elements and the connectors of the R&S SGT with the
aid of the front and rear views. Specifications of interfaces can be found in the data
sheet.
3.1 Front Panel Tour
This section provides an overview of control elements on the front panel of the
R&S SGT. The connectors of the R&S SGT are placed on the rear panel and are
described in
ded to be remote-controlled, the front panel of the R&S SGT contains no display but
mostly LEDs to inform you about the status of the instrument. The user interface can
be displayed on a remote PC station used to manually remote control the instrument.
Figure 3-1: Front panel view
POWER ON/STAND BY
The POWER ON/STAND BY key switches the instrument from the standby to ready
state or vice versa.
In ready state, the button is green. The instrument is ready for operation.
In standby state, the button is orange. In this state, it is safe to switch off the AC power
and disconnect the instrument from the power supply.
A blinking green color indicates that a booting operation is in process.
RF ON
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Chapter 3.2, "Rear Panel Tour", on page 32. As the R&S SGT is inten-
Instrument Tour
Front Panel Tour
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