Agilent Technologies 4294A, Operating Manual

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54 Chapter 3
Front/Rear Panel and LCD Display
Items Displayed on the LCD
5. Softkey Label Area
Shows the labels that are, in the current context, associated with the softkeys on the
right-hand side. Table 3-1 lists the types of softkey options and their functions.
Table 3-1 Types of softkey options and their functions
Type of softkey option Function
Two or more softkey
labels joined with vertical
bars (
|
)
You can select one of these options. The currently selected
softkey label is underlined.
Softkey label immediately
followed by a “
ä
” symbol
Pressing the softkey displays a softkey sub-menu
associated with a specific function.
Softkey label followed by
“
ON off
” or “
on OFF
”
Pressing the corresponding softkey turns on/off the
function in a toggle fashion. The softkey label is followed
by “
ON off
” when the function is on and “
on OFF
” when
the function is off.
Softkey label immediately
followed by “
[ ]
.”
The brackets (
[ ]
) enclose text that describes the current
setting of the associated function. If the function has two
alternative settings, pressing the softkey toggles between
the settings. If the function has three or more alternative
settings, the label is usually followed by “
ä
,” and pressing
the softkey displays a softkey sub-menu for selecting one
of those settings.
more n/m
This softkey label indicates that the softkey menu consists
of
m
pages, and that the
n
th page of the menu is currently
displayed. You can use the
more n/m
key to move to the
next page of the softkey menu (or to the first page if the
current page is the last one).
return
This softkey label is contained in a softkey sub-menu that is
displayed when you press a softkey followed by “
ä
.” You
can press the corresponding softkey to return to the main
menu, that is, the original softkey menu that had been
displayed before you accessed the current menu, as long as
the current menu is a sub-menu.
done
Select this softkey label to put your entry into effect and
return to the main menu.
yes
This softkey label appears when you are prompted to
confirm your entry before applying it. Pressing the
corresponding softkey puts your entry into effect.
cancel
Select this softkey label to cancel your entry and return to
the main menu.