How To Make A Big Change To A Continuous Parameter; How To Make A Small Change To A Continuous Parameter - Agilent Technologies 8163A User Manual

How to Change the Value of a Parameter
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave
Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
How to Make a Big Change to a
Continuous Parameter
If you are changing the value of a parameter completely, type in the value on the
numerical keypad (if you are using the Agilent 8164A), and press Enter.
To change the output power from 100 µW to 755 µW:
1 Press the [Menu] softkey.
2 Move to Power, using the cursor key, and press Enter.
3 Type 755.000 on the numerical keypad and press Enter.
How to Make a Small Change to a
Continuous Parameter
For small changes to a parameter use the up and down cursor keys, the numerical
keypad (if you are using the Agilent 8164A), or the modify knob (if you are using
the Agilent 8164A).
Move to the parameter and then:
1 Press [Edit]. The first digit before the decimal point will be highlighted first, as
shown in Figure 25.
Figure 25 The First Digit Before the Decimal Point is Highlighted First
2 If you want to select another digit to edit, use the left or right cursor key.
3 Enter the new value for the digit by using the numerical keypad, the up and
down cursors or turning the modify knob.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to continue editing the value.
Getting Started
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