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Using Secure Mode
7 Using Secure Mode
NOTE
The "Secure Mode" procedure described here is available only for MXG Series A , PSG
(except E8257N without Option 340) and ESG instruments. However, the
immediate-action functions Erase All and Erase and Sanitize All are also available in
MXG Series B and EXG Signal Generators, and achieve the same results.
Secure Mode automatically applies the selected Security Level action the next time the instrument’s power
is cycled.
To activate Secure Mode, do the following:
Step Action Notes
1 Open the Security Level menu For MXG (Series A), press: File > More > Security > Security
Level
For ESG/PSG, press: Utility > Memory Catalog > More >
Security > Security Level
2 Select the Security Level Available options:
• None  equivalent to a factory preset, no user information is
lost
• Erase  equivalent to Erase All
• Overwrite

equivalent to Erase and Overwrite All
• Sanitize  equivalent to Erase and Sanitize All