System Section; System Menu - ILX Lightwave LDT-5900 Series User Manual

System Section

The System section of the front panel contains the MAIN / LOCAL button and the
REMOTE indicator. Sending a command over the GPIB or RS-232 interfaces
automatically puts the instrument in Remote Mode and illuminates the Remote
LED. The MAIN / LOCAL button returns the instrument to local (front panel)
control. (See the Remote Communication section of Chapter 3 for more details).

System Menu

Pressing the Main / Local Key cycles through the system menu as described in
further detail below. System menu entry will automatically timeout after 10
seconds of no activity and the instrument will return to is default measurement
display mode.
Communication
The first page of the system menu allows the user to select the appropriate
remote communications and appears as follows:
For GPIB communications, the GPIB address can be set between 0 and 30 by
using the adjust knob to select the desired value, and then pressing the ENTER /
LOCK key to save it. By pressing the down arrow key, the RS-232 baud rate is
01_10
COMMUNICATION 00000001/7
GPIB Addr : [01]
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