Agilent Technologies E1301B Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Chapter 2
Using the Front Panel
Using this Chapter This chapter shows you how to use the Agilent E1301B Mainframe’s front panel
keyboard and display to operate instruments in the mainframe. It contains the
following sections:
Front Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Using Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Executing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Key Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
In Case of Difficulty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Instrument Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
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Front Panel
Features
Figure 2-1 shows the front panel’s QWERTY keyboard and the dedicated key
groupings. The tutorials in this chapter show how to use most of the dedicated
keys. See “Key Descriptions” near the end of this chapter for a complete
description of each dedicated key.
QWERTY Keyboard
Instrument
Control Keys
Display Control and
Editing Keys
2-Line X 40 Character Display Menu Keys
Figure 2-1. Front Panel Features
Using the Front Panel 2-1
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