Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
Section 2: General operation
707B-901-01 Rev. B / January 2015
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You can perform operations on a single channel from the front panel.
To select a channel:
1. If the instrument is being controlled remotely, press
EXIT
to allow control from the front panel.
2. Turn the navigation wheel until the channel specifier is displayed on the front panel.
To:
Close a channel without affecting any other channels: Select
CLOSE
.
Open the channel: Press
OPEN
.
Close a channel and open any other closed channels on the instrument: Select
CHAN
and
select
EXCLOSE
. Press
ENTER
to close the selected channels.
Close a channel and open any other closed channels on the slot that contains the selected
channel: Select
CHAN
, and then select
EXSLOTCLOSE
. Press
ENTER
to close the selected
channels.
Once a channel is selected, it is the selected channel for any subsequent front-panel operations.
Open and close channels from the Channel Action Menu
You can also use the options in the Channel Action Menu to open and close channels.
To use the Channel Action Menu to open and close channels:
1. Go to channel view.
2. Select the channel you want to open or close.
3. Press
CHAN
.
4. Use the navigation wheel to select the option. You can select:
OPEN: Opens the selected channel.
CLOSE: Closes the selected channel.
EXCLOSE: Closes the selected channel; opens any other channels that are closed.
EXSLOTCLOSE: Closes the selected channel; opens any other channels that are closed on
the same slot.
5. Press the navigation wheel to open or close the channel.
Selecting, closing, and opening a channel from the web interface
You can perform operations on a single channel from the web interface.
To select a channel:
1. You must log into the instrument to work with the channels. See
2-67). After logging in, you can access the channel controls.
2. From the instrument home page, from the navigation on the left, select the slot that contains the
channels you want to work with.
