Operation
Operation
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument
Controls and display elements are shown in the following illustrations and tables.
Front Panel Controls
Most front panel controls are shortcuts for opening control panels.
Left: RSA6100A series, right: RSA5100A series
Ref number Item Description Menu equivalent
1 Media DVD±RW drive, removable hard disk drive, or r emovable
solid-state hard drive.
2 Displays
Opens the Displays dialog box to select measurement
displays.
Setup > Displays
3
Settings Opens the Settings control panel for the selected display. Setup > Settings
4 Trigger
Opens the Trigger control panel. Setup > Trigger
5
Acquire
Opens the Acquire control panel. Setup > Acquire
6 Analysis
Opens the Analysis control panel. Setup > Analysis
7
Freq
Adjusts the measurement frequency. Setup > Analysis >
Frequency tab
2
8
Span (Spectrum) Adjusts the span or frequency range shown in the Spectrum
display.
1
Setup > Settings >
Freq & Span
12
9 Amplitude
Adjusts the reference level. Setup >
Amplitude
2
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