Front Panel Buttons; Selecting A Channel; Using The Buttons; Front Panel Pushbuttons - Fluke 2620A User Manual

Front Panel Buttons

Go ahead and press any front panel button. The instrument always provides an audible
response to each button press. Valid entries yield a short beep; incorrect entries yield a
longer beep. Don't worry if you press an inappropriate button and get a long beep; you
can't damage the instrument. It will discard the button entry and wait for another entry.

Selecting a Channel

The channel number appears in the right display. Press
can change the channel when in Inactive Mode, when looking at data in the Review
array, or when the Monitor function is on.

Using the Buttons

Table 2-2 presents a summary of the control buttons.
Special button sequences cause a total instrument Configuration Reset or change the
temperature units between °C and °F.
Holding
Configuration Reset. Hold the button down until the instrument beeps, indicating
that the action has been taken. All channels will be reset OFF. All alarm and scaling
values will be reset. Scanning and monitoring will be turned off.
Holding
temperature measurements (°C or °F). Again, the instrument will beep and display
°C or °F when this action is complete.
Calls up the menu to set the function for the channel.
Calls up the menu to set alarm limits
Calls up the menu to set scaling on the channel.
Used to change the channel number and to step through choices in any of the
setup menus. These arrow buttons have an automatic repeat action when held
down for more than 1 second.
local lockout (REMS).
Used to accept a selection just made in any setup menu.
Used to exit setup menu and return to Inactive Mode, without saving settings you've
selected thus far. Exceptions exist under the following two conditions:
This button also provides a handy way to remove the Totalizer value or Review
data from the display.
Turns the Scan function on or off.
lockout (REMS).
down while turning the power on causes the instrument to perform a
down while cycling POWER ON toggles the degree unit used with
Table 2-2. Front Panel Pushbuttons
generates a service request when the instrument is under remote control without
If you cancel out of the alarm menu part way through defining alarm limit , any
just-made entries for alarm limit
If you cancel out of the Mx+B menu partway through defining the B value, any
just-made changes to the M value will still take effect.
triggers a single scan when the instrument is under remote control without
or to select a channel. You
and for the channel.
will still take effect.
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