Rules To Navigate Menus - Keithley SourceMeter 2400 User Manual

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Rules to navigate menus

Many source-measure functions and operations are configured from the front panel
menus. Use the following rules to navigate through these configuration menus:
NOTE
Complete rules to edit source and compliance values are found in the Basic
source-measure procedure in
values" below for an overview.
• A menu item is selected by placing the cursor on it and pressing ENTER. Cursor
position is denoted by the blinking menu item or option. The EDIT
control cursor position.
• A displayed arrow on the bottom line indicates there are one or more additional
items (or messages) to select from. Use the appropriate cursor key to display them.
• A source or parameter value range is changed by placing the cursor on the range
designator (i.e., k, M, G, etc.) and using the SOURCE
keys. Note that when the next higher or lower source range is selected, the reading
increases or decreases by a decade.
• A parameter value is keyed in by placing the cursor on the digit to be changed and
using one of the following methods:
NOTE You can clear a parameter value by pressing the MENU key.
– Use the SOURCE
the digit.
– Use the number keys (0 through 9) to key in the value at the selected digit.
– Use the ± key to change source value polarity, regardless of cursor position.
• Boolean selections (such as ON/OFF and HIGH/LOW) are toggled by placing the
cursor on the selection and pressing a SOURCE or RANGE up or down arrow key.
• A change is only executed when ENTER is pressed. Entering an invalid parameter
generates an error, and the entry is ignored. However, entering an out-of-range
value (too small or too large) selects the lower or upper limit, respectively.
• The EXIT key is used to back out of the menu structure. Any change that is not
entered is cancelled when EXIT is pressed.
Editing source and compliance values
Use the following keys to edit source and compliance values:
• EDIT — selects the source or compliance display field for editing. A blinking cur-
sor will appear in the field to be edited. If no key is pressed within a few seconds,
the edit mode will be cancelled automatically.
• EDIT and
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Section 3. See "Editing source and compliance
or or RANGE or keys to increment or decrement
— places the display cursor on the display digit to be changed.
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