Front Panel Operation
The Setup Menu 4
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4-8. Instrument Setup
The softkeys in the instrument setup menu (accessed by pressing “Instmt Setup” softkey
in the setup menu) are shown below.
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The list below describes sub-menus accessed by each softkey and tells you where you can
find further information in the manuals.
• Format EEPROM: Opens a menu that lets you restore all or part of the data in the
EEPROM to factory defaults. The use of this menu is described next.
• Spec Format Setup: Opens a menu that lets you select the confidence level of the
calibration specifications and calibration interval.
• Set Intrnl Clock: Accesses softkeys that allow you to check and set the date and time
for the clock/calendar. This chapter describes how to set the time and date.
• Boost Amp Types: Selects the auxiliary amplifier model number for current and
voltage boost. This chapter describes how to select the boost amp type.
• Remote Port Setup: Opens setup menus for the IEEE-488 instrument control port and
the RS-232C serial interface port. Chapter 5 describes how to set up the IEEE-488
interface. Chapter 6 describes how to set up the serial interface.
4-9. Format EEPROM Menu
Caution
Use with extreme care. The format EEPROM menu presents
softkeys that permanently erase calibration constants. Pressing
“ALL” or “CAL” invalidates the state of calibration of the
5700A/5720A Series II Calibrator.
Pressing “Format EEPROM” in the instrument setup menu opens the following menu:
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