Model 2700 Multimeter/Switch System User’s Manual Close/Open Switching Module Channels 2-29
CARD menu
The CARD menu identifies the switching modules installed in the mainframe, and is used
for the following operations:
• Configure digital inputs and outputs, and analog outputs for switching modules
that have one or more of those capabilities (i.e., Models 7706 and 7707).
• View the analog input channels that are presently closed. Also, read digital input
and output ports, and analog output values for switching modules that have one or
more of those capabilities.
Menu navigation keys — Once in the menu structure, the manual range keys (Δ and ∇)
and the cursor keys ( and ) are used to display menu items and options, and set
parameter values. With the desired item, option, or setting displayed, press the ENTER
key to select it. You can cancel a pending selection (and exit the menu structure) by
pressing the EXIT key.
Press the SHIFT key and then the CARD key to display the CARD menu. The Card menu
tree is shown in
Figure 2-11. The items and options of the menu are explained as follows:
NOTE Identifying installed modules — If you simply want to identify installed modules
or pseudocards, select CONFIG or VIEW and use the
Δ or ∇ key to check each
slot. When finished, press EXIT.
CARD: CONFIG — This menu item is used to configure switching modules. The
channels of the Model 7700 switching module and other similar type modules do not need
to be configured.
Figure 2-11
CARD menu tree
SHIFT
CARD
CONFIG
VIEW
Scrolls
Channels
Scrolls
Channels
SLOT1: 77XX SLOT2: 77XX
77XX = Model number of installed
switching module.
SLOT1: 77XX
SLOT2: 77XX