Escort 3136A - 3-3 Primary and Secondary Displays

3-3 Primary and Secondary Displays
The meter is 50,000 count, Vacuum-Fluorescent dual display (VFD). This
display shows measuring readings, annunciator, and messages. The
annunciator indicates measuring units and the meter’s operating
configuration.
The dual display allows you to see two properties (e.g. Vac and frequency) of
the input signal you are measuring. The display contains two major parts,
primary display and secondary display (See figure 3-1).
The primary display contains of larger digits and annunciators and is located
on the left side of the dual display. Readings using the relative (REL),
minimum maximum (MIN MAX), data/refresh hold (HOLD), or decibels
(dBm) modifier can be shown on the primary display.
The secondary display contains of a set of smaller digits on the right side of
the dual display. To press
to turn the secondary display on and select
the related function with the primary display. Press cycling to turn the
secondary display off or Press
then followed by to turn off the
secondary display directly and all arithmetic functions will be disabled.
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