Agilent Technologies HP 83711A - To Modify Data with the Knob

T
o
Modify
Data
with
the Knob
The
knob on
the synthesizer
front
panel
is
used
to
modify
data.
Y
ou
turn
the
knob
in order
to increase
or
decrease
the
parameter
value
of
the
currently
active
function. A
dditionally,
you can
modify
the
position
of
the
cursor
(
9
)
that
is over
the active
parameter in
order
to
increase
or
decrease
the
rate
at
which
the function
parameter changes
.
1.
Select the
function
key
of
the
parameter
to
be
modied.
When
the
function
key
is
selected,
the
cursor
appears
over
one
of
the
digits
of
the
selected
parameter
.
F
or
example
,
to
select
the
frequency
function,
press
the 4
FREQ
5
key
.
The
frequency
parameter
is selected
when the
cursor appears
over
one
of
the
digits
of
the frequency
display.
2.
Turn
the
knob
clockwise to
increase the
parameter
or
counterclockwise
to
decrease
the
parameter.
When
you
turn
the
knob
,
the
digit
under
the
cursor
increases
or
decreases
in
steps
of
one
.
For
example
,
when
frequency
is
in
its
preset
state
and
is
the
active
parameter,
the
frequency
display
shows
the
following:
3.000000000 GHz
where
the
cursor
appears
over
the
third
\0"
to
the
right
of
the
decimal.
When
you
turn
the
knob
in
this
case
,
the
output
frequency
changes
in
1
MHz
steps
.
3.
If
you
wish
to
move
the
position
of
the
cursor
one
position
to
the
right,
press
the
4
)
5
key
.
Pressing
4
)
5
once
moves
the
position
of
the
cursor to
the right
one digit
in
order
to
decrease
the
knob
resolution
by
a factor
of ten.
4.
If you wish to move the position of the cursor one position to the left,
press the 4
(
5 key.
4
(
5 moves the position of the cursor to the left one
digit in order to
increase the knob resolution by a factor of ten.
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