Solartron 1250 - Setting up the 1251 Analyzers; Displaying and Plotting Data from the 1251 Analyzers

The 1251 Multichannel Analyzer System 1250 Frequency Response Analyzer
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2. To check that all the 1251 Units present have been recognised correctly, press the
STATUS key on the 1250, and then the ANALYZER soft key. Use the SELECT key
to step through the pages of Analyzer status information; only correctly recognised
channel numbers will be displayed, and appear in the order Ch1, Ch2, Ch11 to Ch18,
Ch21 to Ch28, Ch31 to Ch38, Ch41 to Ch48.
Missing channel numbers might be due to failure to press BREAK, incorrectly set
Unit Identification Switches, improperly connected or faulty Interface Bus Cables, or
to missing analyser boards.
3. Set up the 1250 for conventional two-channel operation, as described elsewhere in
this manual.
4. Perform a Self Test to check that the system is functioning correctly. Chapter 14,
Section 2, gives details.
16.6.3 SETTING UP THE 1251 ANALYZERS
1. Press the ANALYZER MENU key on the front panel of the 1250. The [ANALYZER
COMMON] menu appears on the display.
2. Press the SELECT key repeatedly until the display shows:
[ANALYSER ( )] MENU
RANGE DEMOD COUPLING
3. Key in the appropriate two-digit channel number using the numeric keypad on the
1250 front panel and press ENTER. (Channel numbering is explained in Section
16.5.1).
4. Set up the RANGE, DEMOD, and COUPLING for the channel, using the normal
keyboard entry procedures detailed in Chapter 5.
If nothing is entered, each analyzer of the 1251 System adopts the default state:
RANGE auto
DEMOD off
COUPLING dc
16.6.4 DISPLAYING AND PLOTTING DATA FROM THE 1251 ANALYZERS
To display or plot measured data from the Multichannel System, the
DISPLAY/PLOTTER SOURCE must be set to the required channel(s).
1. Press the DISPLAY/PLOTTER MENU key on the front panel of the 1250. The
[DISPLAY] menu appears, with soft keys SOURCE, CO-ORDS, and ERROR.
2. Press the SOURCE soft key, which results in the display:
SOURCE [Ch 1]
3. For display of data from a single channel of the Multichannel System, press the
SELECT key until SOURCE [Ch ( )] is reached.
Enter the appropriate two-digit channel number via the numeric keypad, and press
ENTER.