To Use The Keyboard To Edit; Front Panel Control Using A Keyboard - HP 8712ES User Manual

Using Instrument Functions
Using a Keyboard

To Use the Keyboard to Edit

Using a keyboard makes editing of file and directory names, or program
lines quick and easy. You can also edit these items from the front panel of
the instrument using the front panel knob and the softkeys. However,
this process is very tedious.
Following is an example procedure to use a keyboard and the Re-Save
State function to save an instrument state that you want to call "mixer".
1. Set up the instrument with the measurement parameters that you
want to save. See
page 4-55 for more information.
2. Press SAVE RECALL
instrument state.
3. Press Prior Menu Re-Save State
4. Use the keyboard to backspace over the existing file name (don't
worry, the existing file will not be written over), and then use the
keyboard to type in mixer.
5. Press on the keyboard (or the analyzer) and the current
ENTER
instrument state will be saved to a file titled "mixer".

Front Panel Control using a Keyboard

A keyboard template was supplied with your shipment. If you place the
template on your keyboard, you will always have the following
information on hand. Should you misplace your keyboard template, you
can reorder with HP part number 08712-80028.
You can use the key combinations below with a keyboard connected to
the rear panel of the analyzer to activate the indicated front panel
hardkeys and softkeys. Softkeys are the eight unlabeled keys to the right
of the display. They are numbered from one (top) through eight (bottom).
4-84
"Saving and Recalling Measurement Results" on
Select Disk , and choose where to store the
.
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