Rohde & Schwarz SMC100A - Legend of Front-Panel Controls

R&S SMC100A Legend of Front-Panel Controls
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Legend of Front-Panel Controls
The following table lists all key functions available on the front panel. Key combinations used on the PC
keyboard to trigger key functions on the instrument front panel are also described. Keyboard labels are
d
escribed in alphabetical order.
In addition, a front panel key emulation and an on-screen keyboard can be used for manual operation
by mouse only (see below).
Front-panel key Key of PC keyboard Function
Tab key (towards the right)
Shift + Tab (towards the left)
Sets the cursor with the rotary knob.
Enter
Pressing the rotary knob confirms an entry; it has the
same function as the ENTER key.
   
Arrow keys Moves the cursor.
Enter / dB(m) ALT + F12
Confirms entries in the base unit and values without 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 letters.
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)
CLOSE CTRL + G Closes an active menu.
DIAGR CTRL+ D
Sets the cursor on the block diagram and hides all
menus.
ENTER Enter Terminates an entry.
ESC ESC
Selects the next higher menu/selection level. When the
editing mode is exited with ESC, the previous value is
restored.
FREQ CTRL+ F Activates the frequency entry.
G/n / dBTV ALT + F9
Selects the unit Giga/Nano, dBµV 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 / TV ALT + F11 Selects the units Kilo/Milli and TV for RF levels.
LEVEL CTRL + L Activates the level entry.
LOCAL CTRL + Q
Switches the instrument from remote control to manual
control.
M/T / TV ALT + F10 Selects the units Mega/Micro and TV for RF levels.
MOD ON/OFF CTRL + O
Switches modulation on/off. MOD OFF is
indicated in the status line.
PRESET CTRL + P Restores a defined basic instrument setup.
RF ON/OFF CTRL + R
Switches the RF output signal on/off. RF OFF
is indicated in the status line.
SETUP CTRL + E Opens the setup menu for general instrument settings.