Helper Panel - Keysight B2980B Series User Manual

Helper Panel

If the field pointer moves to the field that is required to enter alphanumeric
characters such as the File Name field, the Helper Panel appears automatically
when the field pointer is in the EDIT (green) status.
To enter alphanumeric characters for the field, follow the steps below.
1. Press the Coarse Res, Fine Res, Save or Recall key to move the digital pointer
2. Turn the rotary knob or press the Range  or Range  key to move the pointer
3. If necessary, press the Insert or Delete function key to insert a new character or
4. Repeat the steps 1 to 3 until the editing in the field is completed.
5. Press the rotary knob to fix the setting value. The field pointer goes in the
Function keys Insert
Delete
Assist key Gen. Name
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to a character or digit to be edited in the entry field.
on the helper panel and select a character.
delete the character selected in the field.
MOVE status.
Inserts a character before the presently-selected character in
the field.
Delete the presently-selected character in the field.
Enters a new entry into the field in the predetermined form
such as MEASUREMMDDhhmmss for the file name of the
measurement data. Where, MM means a month, DD means a
day, hh means an hour, mm means a minute, and ss means a
second.
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