Front And Rear Panels - Agilent Technologies 4286A User Manual

Front and Rear Panels

This section outlines the 4286A front and rear panels. See the Function Reference for functions
available with key blocks and connectors as well as operation procedures of these blocks.
Figure 1-1. 4286A Front Panel
Each of the functions available with the 4286A becomes active when you press the
corresponding hardkey or softkey on the front panel. When a function is active, you can enter
a new setting or change the current setting. Measurement results and conditions as well as the
4286A settings are displayed on the CRT. I/O ports to connect to the connector box and a oppy
disk drive to store data and 4286A settings are also provided on the front panel.
Figure 1-2. 4286A Rear Panel
An I/O port is provided on the rear panel. Connecting to external equipment through this
port allows the 4286A to be controlled by external equipment or allows it to control external
equipment. When you install the optional option 1C2, the BASIC program control connector,
external keyboard control connector, and parallel I/O port controlled by BASIC programs will be
also available for use.
1-2 Brief Description of the 4286A