Instrument Control
R&S
®
SMB100A
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Table 8-3: Cross-reference between the front panel keys and keyboard shortcuts
Front-panel key Key of PC keyboard Function
Turning the rotary
knob
Tab key (towards the right)
Shift + Tab (towards the left)
Sets the cursor with the rotary knob.
Pressing the rotary
knob
Enter Pressing the rotary knob confirms an entry; it has
the same function as the ENTER key.
Arrow keys Arrow keys Moves the cursor.
ENTER / *1 / dB(m) Enter
ALT + F12
Terminates an entry.
Confirms entries in the base unit and values with-
out a unit.
Selects dBm for the RF level and dB for level offset
and level step width.
. / *...# . / *...# Enters a period/decimal point. Enters a special
character.
- / A<->a - / (shift+) a—z Enters the sign.
Switches between upper-case and lower-case let-
ters.
0-9 / a...z CTRL+ 0-9 / a...z CTRL Enters the number/letter.
[BACKSPACE] Backspace Clears the last entry (number, sign or decimal
point)
[ESC / CLOSE] ESC / CTRL + G Selects the next higher menu/selection level. When
the editing mode is exited with ESC, the previous
value is restored.
Closes an active menu.
[DIAGR] CTRL+ D Sets the cursor on the block diagram and hides all
menus.
[FILE] CTRL + S Activates the menu for storing instrument settings.
[FREQ] CTRL+ F Activates the frequency entry.
G/n / dBuV ALT + F9 Selects the unit Giga/Nano, dBuV for the RF level
and dBu for the LF level.
[HELP] F1 Opens/closes context-sensitive help.
[INFO] CTRL + I Opens/closes the info window
k/m / mV ALT + F11 Selects the units kilo/milli and mV for RF levels.
[LEVEL] CTRL + L Activates the level entry.
[LOCAL] CTRL + Q Switches the instrument from remote control to
manual control.
M/u / uV ALT + F10 Selects the units Mega/Micro and uV for RF levels.
[MOD ON/OFF] CTRL + O Switches modulation on/off. "MOD OFF" is indica-
ted in the status line.
[TOGGLE] CTRL + T Switches a block or parameter on/off.
Toggles between the different possibilities of set-
ting a selection parameter.
Manual Operation