Entering And Editing Numbers And Text; Entering Numbers And Moving The Cursor; Entering Alpha Characters - Agilent Technologies X Series User Manual

Entering and Editing Numbers and Text

Entering Numbers and Moving the Cursor

Use the number keys and decimal point to enter numeric data.
Up/down arrow keys increase/decrease a selected (highlighted) numeric value, and move the cursor vertically.
For details on each key, see page

Entering Alpha Characters

Data entry softkeys appear in various
menus. If their meaning is not clear in
context, use the help key (described on
page 44) to display an explanation. Use
the softkey next to the alpha table for
help on the table.
Selecting data that accepts alpha
characters, displays one of the menus
shown at right.
Use the arrow keys or knob to highlight
the desired letter, then press the Select
hardkey (or the softkey next to the
alpha table). To correct errors, use Bk
Sp or Clear Text.
To terminate the entry, press the Enter
softkey.
A subset of this menu appears for hexadecimal characters. The character menu displays only the
letters A through F (use the numeric keypad for other values).
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Use the
characters. In some menus, the
equivalent to the
To specify a negative value, enter the
negative sign either before or after
the numeric value (this key is a toggle).
Backspace moves the cursor to the left,
deleting characters as it goes.
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Page up/down keys move tables of data up and down within the display area.
Left/right arrow keys move the cursor horizontally.
Select hardkey to choose part of an entry, as when entering alpha
Enter softkey.
Note: File names are limited to 25 characters.
to move the cursor
within the active value
rather than within the
alpha table, turn the
alpha table off.
Entering and Editing Numbers and Text
key also acts as a terminator, and is
Select
Note: Rotating the knob increases or
decreases a numeric value, changes a
highlighted digit or character, or steps
through lists or items in a row.
See also, Front Panel Knob Resolution
Add/edit comments for saved
instrument state files (see
Basic Operation
on page 19
page 68).
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