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IM 701830-01E
Entering a Character String
Date/time, file name and comment can be entered using the keyboard displayed on the screen.
Operate the keyboard using the jog shuttle,
SELECT
key and arrow key to enter a character
string as follows.
Entry using the keyboard
1.
Turn the jog shuttle to move the cursor to the character to be entered.
If a character string such as the date and time has already been entered, move the cursor to
the position in the string at which you want to enter a character.
2.
Press the
SELECT
key to enter the character.
3.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter all the characters in the string.
4.
Enter “
ENT
” to enter the string.
Keys other than characters
DEL
: Deletes the character at the cursor location.
INS
: Switches between insert and overwrite modes. The indicator will be lit during insert
mode.
CLR
: Deletes all displayed characters.
SPACE : Enters a space.
ENT
: Confirms the displayed characters.
CAPS
: Switches upper case and lower case letters.
Number of characters and types available
Number of characters
Available characters
Date, time
Specified number
0 to 9 (/:)
File name
1 to 8
0 to 9, A to Z, %, _, (,)
Comment
0 to 30
All characters (including space)
* The maximum length of the comment when saving waveform data or set-up data is 20 characters.
Note
• Comments and file names can both contain both upper and lower case letters. However, file names are
NOT case sensitive. The following five file names are not allowed due to MS-DOS restrictions.
AUX, CON, PRN, NUL and CLOCK
• When using GP-IB/RS-232 interface commands to enter a file name, the following symbols which are
not available on the keyboard displayed on the screen can also be used.
!, #, $, &, ‘, -, ^, @,~, { }
4.1 Entering Values and Character Strings
