The Front Panel Displays; Front Panel Keys; Soft-Keys And Manual Conventions - Fluke 8508A User Manual

8508A
Users Manual

The Front Panel Displays

The front panel (Figure 2-1) has two displays:

Front Panel Keys

There are four types of keys (Figure 2-1) on the front panel:
System messages may appear to clarify settings or operations.

Soft-Keys and Manual Conventions

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The display on the left, the main display, is used to show all measurement readings,
with status legends on the bottom line, and measurement qualifiers on the line above.
Figure 2-3 shows details of the main display, including annunciators.
The display on the right is used to display menus for the softkeys situated below. It is
also used for error messages and status information when in remote.
Figure 2-3. Sample of the Main Display
The major measurement function keys:
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The mode keys:
Direct action keys that immediately initiate an action or set a state:
The "soft-keys" point to a menu label on the display above, indicating the operation
and setting of the Multimeter:
A Menu softkey accesses a new menu.
In this manual, a Menu soft-key is shown as displayed or in a Helvetica-
regular font:
Example: or
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A Toggle softkey enables or disables a selection
The enabled selection is indicated with a ^ symbol.
In this manual, a Toggle soft-key is shown as displayed or in
underline font
:
or
Example: Filt
A Choice softkey chooses a state (e.g., selects a range) or triggers a direct action.
The selected state or action is indicated as displayed with a ^ symbol.
In this manual, a Choice soft-key is shown as displayed or in
font
:
or
Example: 100mV
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Soft-Keys
Resl
Filt
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