Symmetricom 5115A, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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3: The Screen and Basic Concepts
The screen on the front panel of the PNTS displays data as plots or tables, status information, and
system configuration such as network settings. It defaults to the (f) phase noise data plot when the
test set is powered on.
Figure 3 depicts the default screen after the test set has been collecting data for several hours. It
names and describes the major components. These are described in section “3.2 Main Screen
Components” on page 13.
Figure 3: Default Main Screen
Note
When the 5120A-01 is used with internal references, the Reference field reads “ Internal ”, and
frequency and power are not shown.
Current collecting state Frequency and power of input signals
Collection Duration
User specified title
Softkey labels
show the function
that will be
executed when the
physical button
next to them is
pressed.
Highlighting is
used to show state
information or
draw attention to
keys to aid in
navigation.
Main Mode Title User in Control
This Column holds what
are called softkey labels.