Instruction Manual IGM402 Hornet
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5.8
Programming
This section provides detailed information on programming and configuration of the various menus and
submenus of the device. The main, top-level menu choices shown starting at
section 5.8.1
SETUP DISP
(setup
display) are what will be displayed when factory defaults are set. If you set
IG CNTL
(ion gauge control) to
FRONT PANEL
, the top-level menu choices change to include easy access for control of
IG ON
,
IG OFF
,
EMISSION
SEL
,
DEGAS ON
and
DEGAS OFF
. The main, top-level programming screen is arrived at by pressing the
MENU
key one or more times. If you intend to operate the IGM402 using
FRONT PANEL
control, please see
Top-Level
Program Menu when FRONT PANEL is selected for IG CNTL
in the
SETUP UNIT
section 5.8.2
below for the
ordered list of available choices when in the top-level menu.
Follow the key entry sequences of MENU
or
and, finally, ENTER
where the symbol
represents the act of pressing the appropriate front panel soft-key. Please note that changes to various control
functions will not take effect until the selected choice is entered by pressing the ENTER key at the desired
menu choice and, in some cases, the MENU key is pressed to return to the main pressure display screen. In
some cases, the ENTER key must be pressed multiple times to scroll the cursor (highlighted character) across
the displayed menu item until the last character of the displayed line is entered. For example, when changing
the value of a setpoint pressure (ON or OFF) for the setpoint relays or when adjusting the VAC (zero) or ATM
(span) reading for the CG vacuum and atmospheric pressure indications, note that the highlight cursor will wrap
around the menu choices if either one of the
or the
keys are pressed repeatedly.
The menu structure may be visualized as a cascading list of choices navigated to and selected by pressing either
the
or the
and ENTER keys. An example of navigating to a particular menu choice is given by:
The display is showing the pressure (vacuum) being measured. By pressing the MENU key the display will show
the top-level menu choices (as shown in the leftmost, bold print menu choices listed in
section 5.7
, above). If
you choose to control the IG using the front panel control mode, then the sequence of key entries is MENU
or
until
SETUP UNIT
is highlighted then, ENTER
and,
or
until
IG CNTL
is highlighted
then, ENTER
and,
or
until
FRONT PANEL
is displayed then, ENTER
. The display should now
revert back to the main pressure display. Now, if you press the MENU key after setting up front panel IG
control, you will see the revised top-level menu with the additional choices of
IG ON
,
IG OFF
,
EMISSION SEL
,
DEGAS ON
and
DEGAS OFF
listed as:
IG ON
IG OFF
SETUP DISP
SETUP UNIT
SETUP IG
SETUP CGS
ANALOG OUTPUT
SETUP COMMS
SERVICE MENU
EMISSION SEL
DEGAS OFF
DEGAS ON
If you have performed the operations as described in the
example above to set the IGM402 to
FRONT PANEL
under the
SETUP UNIT
IG CNTL
FRONT PANEL
program menu
sequence, refer to the detailed explanation of each of the
program choices shown here, at the left, in the following
sections. Quick reference to the augmented top-level, main
menu is found at
Top-Level Program Menu…
in section 5.8.2