R&S SMA100B - Means of Manual Interaction; Possible Ways to Operate the Instrument

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3.4.1 Possible ways to operate the instrument
There are three ways to operate the R&S SMA100B:
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Manual operation:
Use the touchscreen, hard keys and rotary knob, or an optional mouse and/or key-
board.
The description under Chapter 3.4, "Instrument control", on page 53 shows how to
operate the instrument manually.
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Remote control:
Create programs to automatize repeating settings, tests and measurements. The
instrument is connected to a computer running the program.
This way of operation is described in Chapter 13, "Network operation and remote
control", on page 378.
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Remote operation from a computer:
Remote monitoring and control of the instrument from a connected computer is
based on the common cross-platform technology VNC (Virtual Network Comput-
ing). On the remote computer, any standard web browser (supporting Java) or a
dedicated VNC client (like Ultr@VNC) can be used. See also Chapter 3.4.8,
"Remote operation over VNC", on page 63.
3.4.2 Means of manual interaction
For the manual interaction with the R&S SMA100B, you have several methods that you
can use as an alternative to perform a task:
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Touchscreen:
Touchscreen operation is the most direct way to interact. Almost all control ele-
ments and actions on the screen are based on the standard operating system con-
cept. You can tap any user interface element to set parameters in dialog boxes,
enter data, scroll within a dialog etc., as if you work with a mouse pointer.
Tapping the screen works like clicking mouse buttons:
– Touch quickly = click: Selects a parameter or provokes an action.
– Touch and hold = right-click: Opens a context-sensitive menu.
– Touch and swipe = drag: Scrolls through the contents of a display element
larger than the screen, e.g. a list or a table.
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Function keys and rotary knob:
The front panel provides nearly all functions and controls to operate the instrument
in the classic way, without touchscreen.
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Optional mouse and/or keyboard:
These devices work like known from PCs. The navigation keys on the front panel
correspond to the keys on the keyboard.
Instrument control