Section 2: General operation
Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
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707B-901-01 Rev. B / January 2015
Figure 13: Model 708B front panel
Display
This section describes the front-panel display of the Model 708B and the bottom display of the Model
707B.
During operation, the display provides information about the selected channel, channel pattern,
channel state, and errors. You can press
DISPLAY
to cycle between the display of the channel or
pattern, the closed channel list, or a screen message.
During setup, the display shows menu choices that you can use to configure the instrument.
Display during operation
During operation, the display shows the control status (local or remote) and the current hannel, and
indicates if any channels are closed. An example is shown below.
If
REM
is not displayed, control is through the front panel.
Figure 14: Display during operation
The control status is shown in the upper left corner of the display. If
REM
is displayed, the instrument
is being controlled remotely (through GPIB, LAN, or USB).