Operation
R&S
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FPC
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5
Operation
You can operate the R&S
FPC manually with the keys available on its front panel, or
remotely from another computer.
5.1
Manual Operation
The front panel of the R&S
FPC provides various types of buttons (or keys) on its front
panel that allow you operate it manually.
Using function keys
Function keys are the group of keys with a light grey background.
Figure 5-1: Function keys
Pressing one of the function keys opens a list of parameters on the display that con-
tains settings that thematically belong together. This list of parameters is also referred
to as a menu.
For example, pressing the "Freq" key opens the "Frequency" menu that contains
parameters to configure the frequency characteristics of the measurement.
The contents of the menu depend on the measurement application that you are using.
For example, the "Frequency" menu in the spectrum application looks different than the
"Frequency" menu of the analog demodulation application.
Exceptions are the "Preset" key and the camera key. These do not open a menu, but
initiate an action (performing a preset and taking a screenshot, respectively).
You can modify a specific parameter (menu item) with one of the softkeys.
Using softkeys
Softkeys are the group of keys to the right of the display.
Pressing one of the softkeys allows you to modify the properties of the parameter that
is displayed next to it. The parameter assigned to each softkey is variable and depends
on the function key that you pressed last.
For example, when you press the "Freq" function key in the spectrum application, the
first item in the menu is the "Center Frequency". When you press the softkey next to
Manual Operation
