Agilent Technologies HP 83711A, User Manual

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P erforming Fundamental Synthesizer Operations
T o Modify Data with the Knob
5. Continue to press the 4
)
5 or 4
(
5 key until the cursor is positioned over
the desired digit.
F or example , suppose that frequency is the current active parameter , and
you wish to change the cursor position from 1 MHz to 1 GHz. The steps
that follow illustrate how to accomplish this:
a. Press the 4
PRESET
5 key .
When the instrument has been set to the preset state , the frequency
display indicates the following:
3.000000000 GHz
where the cursor appears over the third \0" to the right of the decimal.
b. Press the 4 ( 5 key three times . This moves the cursor from the position
corresponding to MHz to the position corresponding to GHz. (The
cursor is now over the \3".)
c. Rotate the knob slowly so that you can see the frequency change in 1
GHz steps .
N O T E
The Knob and 4 * 5 , 4 + 5 ke ys operate independently of each other . The 4 * 5 , 4 + 5 ke ys increase or
decrease parameters in dened steps.
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