Figure 5. The DSPEC 50.
2. THE DSPEC 50
This chapter discusses the front panel power switch and touchscreen interface (Section 2.1); and
the rear-panel connectors (Section 2.2).
2.1. Front Panel
Figure 5 shows the DSPEC 50 front panel, which includes the ON/OFF rocker switch and the
800 × 480 pixel color touchscreen.
2.1.1. The ON/OFF Switch and Power-Up
On power-up, the DSPEC 50's integrated computer initializes and automatically starts the
DSPEC 50 software application at the
Switchboard
screen (discussed below). This typically
takes 20–30 seconds.
2.1.2. The Touchscreen Interface
The touchscreen interface includes:
!
The
Switchboard
screen, from which you can open two control screens and four data
display screens. The DSPEC 502 Switchboard displays
two
banks of four data display
screens, one per MCA; this is shown in Fig. 6.
— To view a control or data display screen, tap its thumbnail. It will remain displayed
until you manually return to the Switchboard. To return from a control screen, tap
Apply
. To return from a data display screen, tap anywhere on the screen.
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