Main Display Area; Softkey Menu - Aeroflex RGS-2000NG Operation Manual

3.1.2

MAIN DISPLAY AREA

The content of the Main D ispla y Ar ea cha nges de pending on t he sel ected test mode an d select ed
funct ion. This area may displa y sett ing f ields as show n in Figur e 1 .2.3 - 1 or measur ement data as
show n in Figur e 1. 2.3 - 2 .
3.1.3

SOFTKEY MENU

The Sof tkey Menu conta ins sof tkeys w hich a re u sed to access T est S et functi ons, d efine sett ings an d
navigat e t he U ser Inter face. Th e tab le bel ow describ es the types of so ftkeys found on var ious
RG S -R GS -20 00NG S cree ns.
Softkey
T he Mode of Ope rati on But ton ind icates the Test S et mode of o perat ion.
L ocal Mode - A ll contr ols on the To uch Scre en are ena bled and th e T est
S et is cont roll ed using the Touch scr een Dat a E ntry Tools. R efer to
S ectio n 3. 1.5.2 , T ouch S creen Da ta E ntr y Too ls
R emot e Mode - R emote indi ca tes t he T est S et i s being contr olled using
a an exter nal via Re mo te P rog ramming Command s. R emote Mode is
e nabled and disabled via t he r emote script . R efer to Se ction
R emot e Oper ation
F unctio n So ftkeys and Men u So ftkeys are identi fied by a butto n w ith a
g reen ar row . Th ese so ftkeys ar e u sed to access addit ional user scr eens
a nd set tings.
Me nu S oftkey: U pdate s the Sof tkey Me nu t o displ ay a so ftkey sub-menu
t hat contai ns addi tional par ameter s for th e select ed sof tkey.
Examples: TCAS Softkey, TCAS Settings Softkey and TCAS Signal
Generator Softkey
F unctio n So ftkey: D isplays an other S cr een and cor re sp onding Sof tkeys
f or the selected funct ion.
Examples: TCAS Block Transmission Softkey, TCAS Scenario Softkey
A ction So ftkeys perf orm a funct ion. Pr essing a n Act ion S oft key init iate s
t he sp ecified funct ion.
E xamples: C lear Sof tkey, Ref resh Sof tkey, Expor t S oft key
A S ett ing S oftke y conta ins cont rols that are used to d efine a Te st S et
p aramet er.
I n some i nstances t he f ields an d par ameter s pre se nt on Set ting Soft keys
a re the sa me as t he f ields a nd par ameter s t hat a re sh own on t he Main
D ispla y Ar ea.
Gr een A rr ow Sof tkeys i ndicate wh en a me nu can be a dvanced u p or
d own to access addi tional soft keys.
A rr ow Sof tkeys a re g rey w hen inacti ve (i ndicate s end of S oft key Menu) .
T ouch S cree n Mode - S elects Touch Scre en Mode as th e pr imary mea ns
o f ed iting and n avigati ng t he Te st S et's S cree ns. W hen usin g
T ouchscre en Mode , pr essing a sett ing f ield displays a numer ic keypad ,
ke yboard or listbo x for select ion o r en try of t he p aramet er.
R ef er t o sect ion 3. 1.5, D ata Entr y Modes
D evice Mod e - S elects D evice Mode as the p rimar y me ans of ed iting a nd
n avigati ng t he Te st S et's S cree ns. T he fi elds on the Main U ser scree n
ca n be modifie d using an e xtern al mouse or keypad.
R ef er t o sect ion 3. 1.5, D ata Entr y Modes
T he R etu rn S oft key is u sed to go back to the previ ous S creen.
T he R etu rn S oft key is g ray ( Inact ive) whe n th e H ome S cr een is
d isplayed.
S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
OP ER AT IO N MAN UA L
RG S- 2000N G
Description
.
.
1.2.5 .,
.
.
1-2-3
PAGE 8
JAN 1/18