Chapter 2  Operating Your Universal Counter
Using the LIMITS Menu Keys
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Limits Testing Example 2—Flag On Limits but 
Continue Measuring 
If you decide that you want the Counter to flag measurements that are out 
of limits but to continue taking measurements, then perform the following 
steps.
1 Press Limit Modes key until 
ON  FAIL:  STOP
 is displayed. 
2 Press any one of the arrow keys to toggle to the next state. 
ON  FAIL:  GO ON
 is displayed. 
3 Press Run key to start making measurements with this limits-testing 
choice selected.
Now, each time a measurement drifts out of the user-entered limits the 
Limit annunciator in the display will light, but the Counter will continue 
to make measurements.
The Limit annunciator will go on whenever a result is out of limits. 
As soon as a result is within limits, the Limit annunciator will go off. 
Limits Testing Example 3—Use Analog Graph Display While 
Adjusting Input Signal
1 For demonstration purposes, connect a 10 MHz signal to channel 1 and set 
up the Counter to measure the frequency of the signal, using the 
Freq & Ratio key. (Refer to section in this chapter titled “To Measure 
Frequency” if needed.)
2 Using the Uppr & Lower key, set the upper limit to 10.2 MHz and the 
lower limit to 9.8 MHz. (Refer to the section in Chapter 1 titled “To Set 
Limits of Measurements” if needed.)
3 Press Limit Modes key until 
SHOW:  NUMBER
 is displayed.
4 Press any one of the arrow keys to toggle to the next state. 
SHOW:  GRAPH
  is displayed.