Agilent Technologies 53181A - How this Counter Works for You

Chapter 2 Operating Your Frequency Counter
How this Counter Works for You
2-4 Operating Guide
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How this Counter Works for You
The following text lists some of the key things the Counter does for you.
• The Counter presets the menus to default states and values at power-up (refer to
Table 2-6 for a detailed list of the preset values). Cycling the POWER key
presets the Counter.
• The Counter’s Utility menu allows you to select such things as timebase source,
GPIB configuration, and RS-232 serial port configuration. After your selections,
the Counter automatically stores all these selections in non-volatile memory
(except the timebase source); thus, these settings (except timebase source) will
not change when power has been off or after a remote interface reset.
• The Counter automatically displays measurement(s) in a couple of seconds after
you select a measurement function (e.g., Period).
• The Counter accepts your numeric entry for a menu item after you press the
Enter key. You MUST press the Enter key to complete numeric entry.
• The Counter automatically enables Limits when you enter a numeric value for
upper and/or lower limits, or update any menu item in the Limit Modes menu.
• The Counter automatically enables Math after you enter a numeric value for scale
and offset.
• The Counter performs Statistical analyses for you, and will enable Stats when
you update any item in the Stats menu.
• The Counter automatically disables Limits, Math, and Stats when you select
another measurement function.
• The Counter saves measurement setup(s).
• The Counter instantly recalls the measurement setup you want to use.
• The Counter prints out your measurement and analysis data.