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PEAK
HOLD
Peak-Hold key turns the Peak-Hold function on and off.
VIDEO
Video key starts or stops recording a segment of the display
D
A
C
A
V
G
DAC-AVG key selects the menus of DAC/AVG
Up Arrow key – Move the cursor up to select the desired function
Down Arrow key – Move the cursor down to the desired function
searches next echo towards left, or move the cursor to left when inputting digit numbers.
searches next echo towards right, or move the cursor to right when inputting digit numbers.
confirms or switches current selection
Rotary knob
makes it convenient for handling device parameters and functions. It supports three
operations: turn clockwise, turn counter-clockwise and single press.
Turn clockwise: increase the selected parameter, or change the selection.
Turn counter-clockwise: decrease the selected parameter, or change the item selection.
Single press: changes mode between coarse and fine parameter adjustments or changes item selection.
2.4 Menus and Functions
The instrument menu system consists of several menus, submenus, and functions. It allows the operator
to select and adjust various features and instrument settings.
Available menus are accessed via the Home Menu. Note that the menus visible on your particular
instrument depend on which options are installed.
Each menu contains several submenus.
Menus and submenus are selected by pressing the key below the desired item (F1 to F5).
When a submenu is selected, the functions contained in that submenu are listed in the Function Bar
down the right-hand side of the display screen.
Functions are then selected by pressing
and
.
Turning the Function Knob will change the value shown in the selected function’s box.
Note that some functions, like RANGE, have both coarse and fine adjustment modes. There are three
steps in the fine adjustment mode. Coarse and fine modes are selected by pressing the knob more than
once. An icon of “ ” will appear on the left of the function name when the function is in fine adjustment
mode. When the function is in coarse adjustment mode, turning the function knob will produce large
changes in the selected function’s value. When the function is in fine adjustment mode, rotating the
function knob will change the value by smaller amounts.
2.5 Alarm Lights
Two alarm lights appear at the top-right corner front of the instrument’s keypad. One alarm light is
marked as ALRM, which is assigned to the gate alarm. When a gate alarm is triggered, this light will
illuminate. The other light is marked as PWR indicating power and battery status.
Status
ALRM LED
PWR LED
Gate alarm
Red on
×
Battery charging
×
Flash red/green
Battery charge completed with
external power connected
×
Green on
External power connected
No battery installed
×
Green on
No external power
×
off
3 Initial Start-up
3.1 Power Supply
The instrument can be operated with an external power adapter or with batteries.
You can connect the instrument to the mains supply system even if it carries batteries. A discharged
battery is charged in this case, viz. parallel to the instrument operation.
Operation Using the Power Supply Unit