6 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators User’s Guide
Signal Generator Overview Preliminary
Front Panel Overview – N5181A/82A MXG Preliminar
4. Numeric Keypad
The numeric keypad comprises the 0 through 9 hardkeys, a decimal point hardkey, a minus sign
hardkey, and a backspace hardkey. See “Entering and Editing Numbers and Text” on page 43.
5. Arrows and Select
The Select and arrow hardkeys enable you to select items on the signal generator’s display for editing.
See “Entering and Editing Numbers and Text” on page 43.
6. Page Up
In a table editor, use this hardkey to display a previous page. See “Example: Using a Table Editor” on
page 44. When text does not fit on one page in the display area, use this key in conjunction with the
Page Down key (page 7) to scroll text.
7. MENUS
These hardkeys open softkey menus that enable you to configure instrument functions or access
information.
8. Trigger
When trigger mode is set to Trigger Key, this hardkey initiates an immediate trigger event for a
function such as a list or step sweep.
9. Local Cancel/(Esc)
This hardkey deactivates remote operation and returns the signal generator to front panel control,
cancels an active function entry, and cancels long operations (such an IQ calibration).
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Active only on
vector models.
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Reserved for
future use.