Section 2: General operation
Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
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707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010
To open and close channels:
You can use the crosspoint display to view the open or closed status of a specific channel crosspoint.
After selecting the channel crosspoint so that the channel is displayed on the bottom display, you can
press
OPEN
or
CLOSE
to open or close the channel.
Keys and navigation wheel
The keys and navigation wheel
on the front panel allow you to turn on, set up, and operate the
instrument from the front panel.
The
POWER
key. Press this key to turn the instrument on (|). Press it again to turn the instrument off
(0).
Navigation wheel
Turn the navigation wheel
to scroll to a menu option or to change the selected value.
Push the navigation wheel
to open menus or to select a menu option or a value. In most cases,
pressing the navigation wheel
performs the same action as pressing the
ENTER
key.
On the Model 707B, you can use the navigation wheel
to control which slot is displayed on the
crosspoint display.
To change a value with multiple characters:
1. Turn the navigation wheel
to go to the character you want to change (the character blinks
when selected).
2. Press the navigation wheel
to edit that character.
3. Turn the navigation wheel
to change the value.
4. Press the navigation wheel
to keep the change.
5. Repeat these steps as needed to change the value.
6. Press
the
ENTER
key or the navigation wheel
when finished changing all the characters.
Front-panel keys
The
DISPLAY
key cycles between three screens: The channel display or pattern display, the closed
channel list, and the user screen text, which is set with
(on page 7-82).
When the closed channel listing is displayed, if the list of channels is longer than one screen, you can
use the navigation wheel
to scroll though the list of closed channels.
