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Controls and display
Controls and elements
Front panel
1
POWER (Pushbutton)
Line switch, turns the instrument ON and OFF
2
DISPLAY (LCD) – Display of measurement results and units,
ranges, frequencies, level, equivalent circuit, functions,
parameters, instrument states and messages.
MENU
3
SELECT (Pushbutton)
Opening of the menu with the submenus SETUP, CORR, SYST
and BIN (with optional Binning Interface HO118 installed)
4
ENTER (Pushbutton)
Enters an input value to the HM8118.
5
ESC (Pushbutton)
6
Rotary knob (Knob/Pushbutton)
Selection and adjustment of functions and parameters
7
(Pushbuttons) – Pushbuttons for selection and
adjustment of functions and parameters
SET
8
FREQ (Pushbutton) – Setting of the test signal frequency
with the rotary knob
6
or the .
9
LEVEL (Pushbutton) – Sets the test signal level.
10
BIAS (Pushbutton) – Sets the bias voltage or current (de-
pending on the measurement function)
ZERO
11
OPEN (Pushbutton) – Executes an OPEN correction.
12
SHORT (Pushbutton) – Executes a SHORT correction.
13
LOAD (Pushbutton) – Executes an LOAD correction.
MODE
14
AUTO/MODE (Pushbutton) – Activates the automatic selec-
tion of the equivalent circuit model of the component being
measured (series, parallel).
15
SER (Pushbutton) – Activates the series equivalent circuit
model of the component being measured.
16
PAR (Pushbutton) – Activates the parallel equivalent circuit
model of the component being measured.
RANGE
17
AUTO/HOLD/ (Pushbutton) – Toggles the measurement
range mode between Auto and Hold
18
UP (Pushbutton) – Switching to a higher range.
19
DOWN (Pushbutton) – Switching to a lower range.
Sockets
20
L CUR (BNC socket) – Low Current; signal output for series
measurements (signal generator)
21
L POT (BNC socket) – Low Potential; signal input for parallel
measurement (voltage measurements)
22
H POT (BNC socket) – High Potential; signal input / output
for parallel measurements (measurement bridge)
23
H CUR (BNC socket) – High Current; signal input for series
measurements (current measurements)
24
BIAS MODE/ESC (Pushbutton)
Selectes the bias mode from internal or external; leaving
the menu without acceptance of the value entered.
25
TRIG MODE/ENTER (Pushbutton)
Selects the trigger mode from internal, manual, or external;
enters an input value and terminates the key entry for the
current input function.
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