ADVANCED OPERATION - Section 5
MTS-1700 SERIES OPERATION AND REFERENCE MANUAL 5-1
CU A002 15A
MANTA TEST SYSTEMS
ADVANCED OPERATION
The following section describes advanced capabilities of the MTS-1710 accessible via front panel controls.
Most of these capabilities are accessible via the front panel menu.
5.1 MENU OPERATION
5.1.1 Basic Usage
The menu provides access to a large number of features without adding more controls to the front panel.
These features are organized in a hierarchical tree structure (see Figures 5.1 and 5.2). The tree structure can
be expanded in the future to accommodate special requirements of advanced users without major re-design.
To activate the menu:
Press the [MODE/MENU] pushbutton. This button will be lit whenever the menu is active, and most
pushbuttons, except the three menu controls, will be disabled.
The top level menu should appear in the [MODE/MENU DISPLAY] as shown below.
SETTINGS OPTIONS DISP
EXEC OTHER
Selecting menu items:
To select a menu item, turn the [MODIFY] knob to move the blinking cursor over the desired selection.
Press [SELECT].
If the item is a sub-menu, a new menu will be displayed. If the item is an executable function, the function
will be performed immediately. If the item is an adjustment, the [MODE/MENU DISPLAY] will show an
adjustment display, such as the one below, to set a voltage ramp rate.
VOLTAGE RAMP RATE:
0.01 V/SEC
An adjustment display is indicated by a prompt followed by a colon ‘:’. To make an adjustment, turn the
[MODIFY] knob, and press [SELECT] after the desired value has been reached.
When entering any such menus which display a colon “:” after a descriptor, the cursor will be positioned
over the present setting or selection. An example is the “Dynamic measurement mode” menu shown below:
DYNAMIC MEAS-MODE:
AUTO RMS PEAK
If a menu item isn’t available, an appropriate error message will be displayed. Press [SELECT] or
[PREVIOUS] to return to the previous menu display.