Agilent Technologies HP 83711A - ATTEN HOLD ON;OFF

A
TTEN
HOLD
ON/OFF
Invoking
the
A
TTEN
HOLD
ON/OFF
function
(pressing
4
SPCL
5
,
4
2
5
,
4
Hz
5
(ENTER))
selects
the
attenuator
hold
function.
This
function
toggles
between
locking
and
unlocking
the
10
dB
step
attenuator
in
its
current
setting.
NO
TE
The
attenuator
hold
function
is
only
available
if
Option
1E1
is
installed.
When 4
SPCL
5 ,
4
2
5 ,
4
Hz
5 (ENTER)
is
pressed,
the
display
shows
the
following:
ATTEN
HOLD
XXX
where
XXX
is
the
current
state
of
the
step
attenuator
(
ON
=Locked
and
OFF
=Unlocked).
Once
the
attenuator
hold
function
is
enabled,
pressing
4
MHz
5
(SPCL
ON)
locks
the
synthesizer
step
attenuator
at
its
current
setting.
Pressing
4
kHz
5
(SPCL
OFF)
unlocks
the
step
attenuator
.
When
the
synthesizer
is
set
to
the
preset
state
,the
attenuator hold
function is
turned
o.
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