Settings Menu - Racal Instruments 1256 Manual

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Settings Menu

Using the Front-Panel Controls 3-18
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wildcards "*" and the cursor position is returned to the first
character.
Pressing the line 1 key will effectively abandon any changes
made to the mask and revert back to the prior mask.
Description
The Settings Menu provides control of the following options:
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Remote interface source: GPIB or RS-232.
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Local lockout during remote operations: enabled or
disabled.
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RS-232 parameters such as baud rate and parity.
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GPIB address and SRQ settings.
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Display format: hexadecimal, decimal, or binary.
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Display intensity (brightness).
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Display screen saver: enabled or disabled.
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Screen saver timeout, in minutes.
Selecting the Remote Interface Source
The user may control the 1256 remotely by either of two remote
interfaces: GPIB or RS-232. To select one of these as the active
interface, follow these steps:
1. Press the top key next to the display. Rotate the knob until
the top line reads:
>-----SETTINGS-----<
2. Select line 2 (next to the top line) by pressing the second
key. Rotate the knob until line 2 of the display reads
"Type: Remote", as follows:
-----SETTINGS-----
> Type: Remote
Option: Lockout
Status: Disabled
3. Select line 3 by pressing the third key. Rotate the knob until
line 3 reads as shown below:
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