Some Terms To Know - HP 3563A Operating Manual

Some Terms to Know

The following are terms used throughout this manual that you may not be familiar with:
Hard keys are all the keys on the front of the analyzer not including the eight softkeys. Hardkeys
are grouped by function, as labeled on the analyzer's front panel. Hardkeys always perform the same
function.
Softkeys are the eight keys aligned in a vertical column at the right side of the analyzer's screen
(see figure 1-2). The function of these keys changes as you press other hardkeys or, in some cases,
other softkeys. A softkey's current function is indicated by a video label to the left of the softkey (on
the edge of the analyzer's screen). Softkeys perform several functions, as shown in figure 1-1. In
some cases, two or more softkeys may be grouped by a left-bracket into a l-of-N selection. In this
case, only one softkey in the group can be active at any time (the active softkey appears highlighted
and underlined). In other cases, a softkey may be a toggle softkey - its label contains two or more
An
example of this is the SLOPE +
choices.
positive or negative slope (the active choice appears highlighted and underlined).
Softkey Menu or Menu refers to the list of video labels next to the softkeys (see figure 1 -2).
Menu Diagram shows all softkeys available under a hardkey (for an example, see appendix C which
contains menu diagrams for all hardkeys). Default selections are underlined and shown in
(for example, figure 1-1 shows that
Note
In this manual, hardkeys and softkeys are printed like this:
Furthermore, a sequence of key presses is separated by slashes like this:
-
FREE RUN
Example hardkey:
Example softkey:
Example key sequence:
softkey. You press this softkey to toggle between a
is the default trigger type).
SELECT TRIO
FREE RUN
SELECT TRIO/MORE TYPES/EXT TRIO
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