Selecting An Operational Mode: The Mode Key - Sutter Instrument Lambda DG-4 Operation Manual

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combination of these two external sources ("MOVE ON SYNC PULSE, INHIBITED BY THE
STROBE LINE"). By default, the Lambda DG-4/5 will be in the MOVE ON COMMAND
mode when it starts up, and at any time after a "triggered" mode has been inactivated. The
active operational mode (of these four) will be indicated on the right side of the bottom line in
the MAIN MENU.
In addition to the above operational modes that control the timing of the filter changes, there
are four others available which alter the Lambda DG-4/5's function:
EDIT A FILTER DEFINITION
SETUP THE RING BUFFER
TURBO-BLANKING
DISPLAY THE FIRST 4 FILTER VALUES
All of the eight operational modes listed above may be accessed from any one of the three
sources of control input, LOCAL (keypad), SERIAL PORT, or PARALLEL PORT. Although
the details of how an operational mode is selected may vary somewhat from one source of
input to another, its function remains the same. In this section, the operational modes will be
described in terms of LOCAL control. Separate sections discussing interfacing the Lambda
DG-4/5 with remote devices (computers) will cover access to these same modes of operation
using SERIAL and. PARALLEL inputs.

3.7.2 Selecting an Operational Mode: The MODE Key

[MODE/1]
When the MAIN MENU is displayed, the MODE button on the keypad is used to start a mode
selection routine. This routine will present options using a series of linked menus (shown
below). Each of the menus will give you the following choices:
EXIT the mode selection routine and return to the MAIN MENU (press 0)
Go to the NEXT PAGE (press 1)
Select an OPERATIONAL MODE from the one or more options presented on the menu
(press the numeric key corresponding to the desired mode)
The series of menus in this routine and their options are as follows:
0=EXIT, 1=NEXT PAGE, 2 = TURBO BLANKING
3 = DISPLAY THE FIRST 4 FILTER VALUES
Pressing the 0 key will return to the MAIN MENU. Repeatedly pressing 1 for the NEXT
PAGE produces the following succession of menus:
LAMBDA DG-4 & DG-5 OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 3.05C (20150414)