Screen Annotation For Trace, Trigger, And Sweep Modes - HP 8590 E-Series User Manual

Trace Mode
W = clear write (traces A/B/C)
M = maximum hold (traces A/B) L = line
V = view (traces A/B/C)
M = minimum hold (trace C)
Menu and Softkey Overview
The keys labeled FREQUENCY, CAL, and MKR are all examples of front-panel keys. Pressing
most front-panel keys accesses menus of functions that are displayed along the right side of the
display. These menus are called softkey menus.
activate a function on the softkey menu, press the unlabeled key immediately to the right of
the annotation on the screen. The unlabeled keys next to the annotation on the display screen
are called softkeys.
Front-panel keys are designated with a box around the key label, for example, C-1;
are displayed depend on which front-panel key is pressed and which menu level is enabled.
If a softkey function's value can be changed, it is called an active function. The function label
of the active function appears in inverse video. For example, press (AMPLITUDE]. This calls up
the softkey menu of related amplitude functions. Note the function labeled REF LVL appears
in inverse video. REF LVL also appears in the active function block, indicating that it is the
active amplitude function and can now be changed using any of the data entry controls.
A softkey with ON and OFF in its label can be used to turn the softkey's function on or off. To
turn the function on, press the softkey so that ON is underlined. To turn the function off, press
the softkey so that OFF is underlined. The following example demonstrates how an ON or OFF
A function with AUTO and MAN in the label can either be auto-coupled or have its value
manually changed. The function's value can be changed manually by pressing the softkey
until MAN is underlined, and then changing its value with the numeric keypad, knob, or
step keys. To auto-couple a function, press the softkey so that AUTO is underlined. The
following example demonstrates how an AUTO or MAN softkey function will be annotated:
A summary of all front-panel keys and their related softkeys can be found in Chapter 8, "Key
Menus".
2-12 Getting Started
Trigger Mode
F = free run
V = video
E = external
T = TV (Ootions 101 and 102 onlv)
Sweep Mode
C = continuous