R&S SMA100B - Customizing the User Interface; General Instrument Functions

General instrument functions
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12 General instrument functions
The general instrument functions include basic instrument settings, regardless of the
selected operating mode and measurement. Some of these settings like screen display
and peripherals are initially configured at the setup of the instrument, according to per-
sonal preferences and requirements. However, you can individually adjust the settings
at any time, for example, if necessary for specific applications.
The following special functions help you in service and basic system configuration:
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Chapter 12.1, "Customizing the user interface", on page 342
Allows you to adjust the display and keyboard language settings.
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Chapter 12.2, "Organizing frequently used settings as favorites", on page 347
Enables you to group user defined settings in a favorites list or to assign actions to
the [★ (User)] as quick access for later retrieval.
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Chapter 12.3, "Managing licenses and license keys", on page 354
If you have purchased an additional option for the R&S SMA100B, you can enable
it using a license key.
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Chapter 11.2, "Restoring the (default) instrument configuration", on page 311
At any time, you can restore a default configuration to start a measurement at a
defined instrument state, or set the instrument to factory preset.
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Chapter 17.3, "Performing maintenance tasks", on page 761
Special functions like calibration routines and self-tests put your instrument to an
initial state.
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Chapter 12.4, "Using the security settings", on page 360
Special security and protection functions protect your instrument from unauthorized
use or activate specific test routines.
12.1 Customizing the user interface
The R&S SMA100B provides basic alignments of instrument settings regarding the
user interface, that means the touch panel (screen), the appearance of the displayed
dialogs and graphics, and an external keyboard.
Start / stop display update
The operating system of the R&S SMA100B refreshes the displayed settings by default
in almost real-time, to keep the display updated with the internally used values. How-
ever, you can turn off this function to reduce settling times when the instrument is
remote controlled.
We recommend that you switch off the display update for optimum sweep performance
with short dwell times and for fast settling times.
Consider that in this case the displayed values can differ from the operated values.
Customizing the user interface