Menu Navigation - Keithley 2601 Reference Manual

Section 1: Getting Started

Menu navigation

When the Series 2600 is not in the edit mode (the Edit indicator does not display), the editing
controls are used to navigate the Main and Configuration menus (refer to the "menus" topic later in
Section 1) to make selections and/or set values. After entering a menu structure, use the editing
keys as follows:
Selecting menu items
1. Use the CURSOR arrow keys to select a menu or an option.
2. Press the ENTER key to select an item or menu option.
3. Rotate the wheel (clockwise or counter-clockwise) to select a value.
NOTE You can use the wheel to select items from the menu or a submenu.
4. Use the EXIT key to cancel changes or to return to the main menu.
Setting a value
There are two ways to adjust a value: Value adjust or numeric entry. Both methods use the
following editing techniques:
• To set a value to zero, press the 0000 numeric entry key.
• To toggle the polarity of a value, press the +/– numeric entry key.
Value adjust method
1. Use the CURSOR arrow keys to move the cursor to the value that you want to edited.
2. Push in on the wheel to enter edit mode.
The Edit indicator displays.
3. Rotate the wheel to set the appropriate value.
NOTE Adjusting past the maximum or minimum value automatically moves
4. Press ENTER to select the value. Press EXIT to cancel the change.
Numeric entry method
1. Use the CURSOR arrow keys to move the cursor to the value that you want to edit.
2. Press the number entry key (0 to 9).
The cursor moves to the next value on the right.
3. Repeat
4. Press ENTER to select the value.
5. (Optional) Press EXIT the cancel change and to return to the main menu.
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the cursor to the next higher or lower value for editing.
Step 2. as required to set the desired values.
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