Ma Rke Rs - Aeroflex 3900 Series Operation Manual

Ma rke rs

3900 Instr uments and me asuremen t ti les incl ude mar ker functi ons w hich a llow user s to obtain
measure m ents a t specif ied points on a signal. I m plem enta tion of ma rker key fu nctions varie s fr om
tile to tile, how ever, mar k er ke y oper ation is t he same across opera ting syst ems.
A cc es si n g M ar k er Fu n c ti o n s
Marker s are config ured using sof t keys an d data fiel ds. Mar ker S oft Keys u se soft key sub- me nus, t o
access add itiona l mar ke r f unctio ns as sho wn in t he exampl e belo w.
M ar k e r F o c us w i t h M o u s e O p e r a t i o n
Inst rument Ma rker s a re desig ned to mai ntain f ocus on th e last select ed marke r (Mar ker 1 o r Marke r
2). S electi ng a non- ma rker funct ion o r p aramet e r does not cause the Test Set to loose ma rker
focus. T his is i mp ort ant t o r emember whe n using a mou se becau se clicking on t he gr aph field
rep ositions the last se lected marker to that posit ion.
S o f t K e y s
Ma rk e r s S oft Ke y
The Marker s S oft Key accesses a gro up of sof t keys that pr ovide addit ional marker fu nctions. B oth
Marker s must be en abled to u se some o f th ese f unctions.
T est Set Oper ati on
Fig. 3- 20 Ma rker s Sof t K ey
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 .
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