Keysight EXG and MXG X-Series Signal Generators User’s Guide 57
Front Panel Operation for All Models
Entering/Editing Numbers and Text with Number and Arrow Keys
Entering/Editing Numbers and Text with Number and Arrow Keys
Entering Numbers and Moving the Cursor
Entering Alpha Characters
Data entry softkeys appear in various
menus. If their meaning is not clear in
context, use the help key (described on
page 56) to display an explanation. Use the
softkey next to the alpha table for help on
the table.
Selecting data that accepts alpha
characters, displays one of the menus
shown at right.
Use the arrow keys or knob to highlight the
desired letter, then press the Select key (or
the softkey next to the alpha table).
To correct errors, use Bk Sp or Clear Text.
To terminate an entry, press the Enter softkey.
A subset of this menu appears for hexadecimal characters. The character menu displays only the
letters A through F (use the numeric keypad for other values).
Up/down arrow keys increase/decrease a selected (highlighted) numeric value, and move the cursor vertically.
To specify a negative value, enter the
negative sign either before or after
Backspace moves the cursor to the left,
deleting characters as it goes.
Left/right arrow keys move the cursor horizontally.
Page up/down keys move tables of data up and down within the display area.
Use the number keys and decimal point to enter numeric data.
Note
: Rotating the knob increases or
decreases a numeric value, changes a
highlighted digit or character, or steps
through lists or items in a row.
the numeric value (this key is a toggle).
For details on each key, see page56.
Use the Select key to choose part of an entry, as when entering alpha characters.
In some menus, the
Select key also acts as a terminator, and is equivalent to the
Enter softkey.
See also “Front Panel Knob Resolution” on page40.
To move the cursor
within the active value
rather than within the
alpha table, turn the
alpha table off.
Add/edit comments for saved
instrument state files (see page78).
Note: File names are limited to 25 characters.
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