R&S EDS300, Getting Started

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Operating basics
R&S
®
EDS300
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Table 6-1: Information in the R&S EDS300 status bar
Section Function Example
1 Input settings Input settings, e.g. the used RF and demodulation
bandwidth (narrow, wide).
RF BW:0.5MHz
DNAR
2 RX connectors Connector used for each receive channel (RX1 /
RX2 (optional))
RX:1 RF1 IN
(The RF input for
receive channel
"RX1" is provided
by the [RF1 IN]
connector)
3 Operating
mode
Local or remote operation of the instrument
LOC : local operation (directly on the instrument)
REM : remote operation by external PC (can be
stopped using [LOCAL] key on front panel)
RLC : (REMOTELOCK) local operation is locked by
remote control
LOC
4 Suppress line
status
Indicates incoming suppressor line signal (see
Chapter 5.2.2, "SUPPRESS IN / OUT connector" ,
on page 32)
"SL"
5 GPS status GPS connection available or not (see Chapter 5.2.9,
"RS232 GPS interface" , on page 33)
"GPS"
6 TX status Indicates use of "RF1 IN/OUT" connector for trans-
mission (see Chapter 5.1.4.1, "Antenna connections
RF1 IN/OUT and RF2 IN" , on page 25)
TX ON
7 Operating sta-
tus
Messages on the type of power supply (battery/
mains) currently in use, as well as the data logging
status of the instrument, if applicable (see Error and
status messages ).
USB LOGGING ON
6.2 Accessing the functionality
All functions available on the R&S EDS300 can be accessed using the keys on
the front panel of the instrument. Some keys provide a softkey menu on the dis-
play with further functions and settings.
To change a setting or activate a function
1. Select a key on the front panel of the instrument to activate a function directly,
or to display a softkey menu.
Accessing the functionality