Tektronix DAS 9221 Option 04, User Manual

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DAS System User Manual
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Tutorial
This tutorial is intended to familiarize you with the menus, operator controls, and
the display conventions of the Digital Analysis System. This section is intended
for beginning users or for experienced users who want to review individual controls
or display functions. The tutorial begins by explaining the mouse-driven interface
and the use of fields and function keys within the menus. It then briefly explains
how to set up menus to acquire and display data with the acquisition module. It is
recommended that you perform the steps in sequence throughout this tutorial.
While this section describes the use of the Digital Analysis System with basic
menus and fields, it does not contain an exhaustive list of all possible combina-
tion of menus, keystrokes, mouse selections, and display contexts.
When you power on the system, an initial menu displays the product logo,
copyright information, and system software version. The menu continues to
display while the system software completes the initialization process. After a
few seconds the Menu Selection overlay appears.
Selecting Menus
The Menu Selection overlay lists all available menus that you need to operate the
system. You can move through the menus using the mouse or keys on the
keyboard. Table 2–1 describes the mouse buttons and their functions on a typical
three-button mouse. The table provides a brief overview of using the mouse;
more details of using the mouse in menus are provided later in this tutorial.
Table 2–1: Three-Button Mouse Description
Button Name Description
Left Select Selects a field. Move the pointer to the field and press
the left button. Use this button to select on-screen
function keys, move the data cursor in display menus,
and scroll acquired data in display menus.
Center – No action.
Right Open Opens a field or displays a pop-up menu. When a field is
open, use the left button to change the active value of
the opened field; use the right button to select a new
value and close the pop-up menu.