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A description of the Front P anel
Figure 1-1. The Tunable Laser Source Front P anel
A softkey is a key whose function changes depending on the keys that you have
pressed before . The function of a softkey is shown on the display above the
softkey .
The memory card drive allows you to load replacement, or additional, software
to increase the capabilities of your tunable laser source .
There are six function keys . These allow you
to set the wavelength, or to perform a wavelength sweep .
to set the output power ,
to save the wavelength and output power setting,
to check or change the system conguration: to test the instrument, to switch
o the laser and display , to change the HP-IB A ddress , to select whether the
internal modulation signal is available at the Modulation Output constantly ,
or only when the power is being output, or to get information about the
instrument and the software revision,
to get help information (see \Getting Help " in the next section of this
chapter), or
to perform an auxiliary application such as examine the power characteristic ,
or to set the instrument for maximum power output.
The numeric keypad, the cursor keys , and the modify knob are used to edit
parameters .
1-2 Getting Started