Chadwick-Helmuth 8500C User Manual

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8.3.3 Moving the Cursor
The cursor may be positioned within a data field or moved to a new one. In the alpha mode only the
Left and Rig htAr rowkeys can move the cursor. If the cursor is moved beyond the range of th
selected field, it automatically goes to the beginning of the nearest field in the direction indicated by
the Arro wkey.
In the numeric mode, the
START
,
STOP
, and U pand Do wnArr owkeys can be used in addition to the
Left and Rig htArr owkeys. The
STOP
key advances the cursor to the beginning of the next data field.
The
START
key moves it to the beginning of the previous field. The Upand D ownAr rowkeys move
the cursor up or down one line of the display.
8.3.4 Modifying Annotations
Characters may be entered as described above. In addition, th
INSERT
soft key inserts a space
between characters. Data field characters to the right of the space are moved in that direction. If the
entire template is being edited, the rest of the line moves to the right.
The
DELETE
soft key deletes the character at the current cursor position. Data field characters to the
right move to the left one space. If the entire template is being edited, the rest of the line moves left.
8.3.5 Saving Annotations
After making all the desired changes to the annotation fields, press the
ENTER
soft key to enable the
changes, quit the Setup screen, and resume operations. The saved annotation appears on all subsequent
printouts.
8.3.6 Restoring Annotations
Changes to the display fields of the entire annotation screen can be removed and the last entered
contents restored by pressing
MORE KEYS
and the
RESTORE
soft key from numeric mode. Those
values that have been modified since the last
ENTER
operation are lost.
If the entire annotation template is being edited, the
RESTORE
soft key restores the last entered
template.
8.3.7 Clearing Annotations
Changes to the display fields of the entire annotation screen can be cleared by pressing
MORE KEYS
and the
CLEAR
soft key from the numeric mode. The field labels are preserved.
If the entire annotation template is being edited, the
CLEAR
soft key clears the entire screen. You may
enter a new template or press
RESTORE
to restore the last entered template.

Chadwick-Helmuth 8500C Specifications

General

Brand	Chadwick-Helmuth
Model	8500C
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English