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Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators User’s Guide 43
Preliminary Basic Operation
Preliminary Entering and Editing Numbers and Text
Entering and Editing Numbers and Text
Entering Numbers and Moving the Cursor
Entering Alpha Characters
Data entry softkeys appear in
various menus. If their meaning
is not clear in context, use the
help key (described on page 42)
to display an explanation. Use
the softkey next to the alpha
table for help on the table.
Selecting data that accepts
alpha characters, displays one of
the menus shown at right.
Use the arrow keys or knob to
highlight the desired letter, then
press the Select hardkey (or the
softkey next to the alpha table).
To correct errors, use Bk Sp or
Clear Text.
To terminate the entry, press the Enter softkey.
A subset of this menu appears for hexadecimal characters. The character menu displays only the
letters A through F (use the numeric keypad for other values).
Up/down arrow keys increase/decrease a selected (highlighted) numeric value, and move the cursor vertically.
To specify a negative value, enter the
negative sign either before or after
Backspace moves the cursor to the left,
deleting characters as it goes.
Left/right arrow keys move the cursor horizontally.
Page up/down keys move tables of data up and down within the display area.
Use the number keys and decimal point to enter numeric data.
Note: Rotating the knob increases or
decreases a numeric value, changes a
highlighted digit or character, or steps
through lists or items in a row.
See also, Front Panel Knob Resolution on page 19
the numeric value (this key is a toggle).
For details on each key, see page 42.
Use the Select hardkey to choose part of an entry, as when entering alpha
characters. In some menus, the
Select key also acts as a terminator, and is
equivalent to the
Enter softkey.
to move the cursor
within the active value
rather than within the
alpha table, turn the
alpha table off.
Add/edit comments for saved
instrument state files (see page 69).
Note: File names are limited to 25 characters.