General Instrument Functions
R&S
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SMW200A
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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, 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 709
Allows you to adjust the display and keyboard language settings.
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Chapter 12.2, "Configuring Local and Global Connectors", on page 714
Allows you to map internal or external signals to the multipurpose connectors.
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Chapter 12.3, "Organizing Frequently Used Settings as Favorites", on page 732
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 12.4, "Managing Licenses and License Keys", on page 739
If you have purchased an additional option for the R&S SMW, you can enable it
using a license key.
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Chapter 11.2, "Restoring the (Default) Instrument Configuration", on page 673
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 1271
Special functions like calibration routines and selftests put your instrument to an
initial state.
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Chapter 12.6, "Using the Security Settings", on page 752
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 SMW provides basic alignments of instrument settings regarding the user
interface, that means the touch panel (screen), the appearance of the displayed dia-
logs and graphics, and an external keyboard.
Dialog snapshots
The R&S SMW enables you to disable the snapshots of dialogs in the taskbar and
replaces dialogs with test. For information on how to deactivate the snapshot preview,
see Chapter 12.1.2, "Appearance Settings", on page 711.
Start / stop display update
The operating system of the R&S SMW refreshes the displayed settings by default in
almost real-time, to keep the display updated with the internally used values. However,
Customizing the User Interface
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