R&S ZVB - Combining Manual and Remote Control

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ZVT Remote Control
Remote Control: Introduction
Operating Manual 1145.1084.12 – 30 580
Combining Manual and Remote Control
Using a remote control script is the quickest and easiest way of performing complicated tasks which need
to be repeated many times. On the other hand, it is often preferable to control a previously configured
measurement manually in order to observe the result on the screen.
The analyzer provides a number of tools for combining manual and remote control:
 User Keys
The remote control commands SYSTem:USER:KEY... place up to 8 softkeys with arbitrary
functionality on the remote screen. The softkeys replace the default softkeys Go to Local and
Display On/Off.
Pressing a user softkey or clicking the corresponding command across the top of the remote
screen executes the assigned functionality.
If you want to use more than 8 user keys, you can easily introduce additional levels: Simply
reserve one key for re-defining the entire user key bar. If you press or click the key, your remote
script should re-assign the labels and functions of the existing keys. If you use this procedure
repeatedly, you can emulate an arbitrary number of manual control features on your remote
screen.
 Menu key commands
The commands in the DISPlay:MENU:KEY... subsystem open the manual control screen,
activate menus or submenus for manual control, or execute a specified menu command.
DISPlay:MENU:KEY:EXECute '<menu_key>' can be used in different ways:
o If the menu key causes an event (e.g. selection of the measured quantity: S11, S12 etc.),
the function is executed immediately. No further action is required; the instrument remains
in remote control mode.