Chapter 2 Front-Panel Menu Operation
A Front-Panel Menu Tutorial
Menu Example 2 The following exercise demonstrates how to use themenu recall feature
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Use menu recall to return to the BEEP command. |
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Move down to the BEEP parameter choices. |
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The multimeter beeps and displays a message to show that the change is now in effect. You are then exited from the menu.
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Menu Example 3
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Chapter 2 Front-Panel Menu Operation
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Some commands in the menu require that you enter a numeric parameter value. The following steps show you how to enter a number in the menu. For this example, you will set the null value to –2.0 volts.
Make sure the multimeter is in the dc voltage function with 51⁄2 digits of resolution displayed. Disconnect all inputs to the multimeter.
1Turn on the menu.
You enter the menu on the “menus” level. The MEAS MENU is your first choice on this level.
A: MEAS MENU
2Move across to the MATH MENU choice on this level.
There are six menu group choices available on this level.
B: MATH MENU
3Move down to the “commands” level within the MATH MENU.
The MIN–MAX command is your first choice on this level.
1: MIN-MAX
4Move across to the NULL VALUE command on this level.
There are seven command choices available within the MATH MENU.
2: NULL VALUE
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5 Move down to edit the NULL VALUE parameter.
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6Make the number negative.
The leftmost character on the display toggles between + and – .
-000.000 mVDC
7Move the flashing cursor over to edit the first digit.
Notice that the leftmost digit is flashing.
-000.000 mVDC
8Increment the first digit until “ 2 ” is displayed.
You decrement or increment each digit independently. Neighboring digits are not affected.
-200.000 mVDC
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Chapter 2 Front-Panel Menu Operation
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9Move the flashing cursor over to the “units” location.
Notice that the units are flashing on the right side of the display.
-200.000 mVDC
10Increase the displayed number by a factor of 10.
Notice that the position of the decimal point changes and the displayed number increases by a factor of 10.
-2.000,00 VDC
11Save the change and turn off the menu.
The multimeter beeps and displays a message to show that the change is now in effect. You are then exited from the menu.
CHANGE SAVED
Keep in mind that math null is turned on and –2.0 volts is used as the null value for measurements. To clear the null value, press Null .
This is the end of the front-panel menu tutorial. The remainder of the chapter discusses several of the most common front-panel operations.
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