3. Operating Instructions
6. Choose the
Select
menu option. The CT100B may prompt you to restart. If so, restart the
unit and return to the
Time
menu. The CT100B is now set to the correct time zone.
7. Ensure the menu option for daylight savings reads
Daylight Savings On
, indicating that
this setting is on. If the option reads
Daylight Savings Off
, then press the menu button to
toggle it. The CT100B may prompt you to restart. If so, restart the unit and return to
the
Time
menu. The CT100B will automatically adjust for daylight savings on the correct
dates.
8. Select the
Time/Date
menu option. A dialog box used to set the date and time appears.
See Section 3.7.2 for methods of navigating and entering data into a dialog box.
9. Press the
OK
menu option when the correct time and date have been entered.
3.7.2. Navigating Dialog Boxes
For an example of a dialog box with multiple entries, press the blue
MENU
button, then
Settings
, then
Info
, then
Time
, and then
Time/Date
. Scroll through the different entry boxes
with the
M-FUNCTION
knob. With an entry box selected, press the
Show Keyboard
menu
option to call up an on-screen keyboard.
With the on-screen keyboard chosen, select the desired characters with the
M-FUNCTION
knob, pressing the
Select Highlighted
menu option for each one. Get more character options by
selecting the
Shift
menu option. Delete the character before the cursor with the
Backspace
menu
option.
With the keyboard open, accept the current entry with the
Hide Keyboard
menu option or
revert to the original entry with the
Cancel
menu option. Both options remove the on-screen
keyboard from the screen.
With the keyboard off the screen, select the
OK
menu option to accept all changes to the
current dialog box and close the dialog box. Select the
Cancel
menu option to close the dialog
box while canceling all changes.
With a USB keyboard attached, entries can be changed directly. Use the Tab key to scroll down
through entry boxes and hold down Shift and press Tab to scroll up through entry boxes. Use
Backspace to delete the character before the cursor and use the arrow keys to move the cursor
left or right. Press Enter for
OK
or Escape for
Cancel
.
3.7.2.1. Scrolling Dialog Boxes
Some dialog boxes present a list of items to be selected. For an example of this type of dialog
box, press the
FILE
button, and then press
Cable Scan Records
(see 3.11.8 and Figure 3.23).
Use the
M-FUNCTION
knob to highlight individual items for selection, and then use the
Select
option to choose the highlighted item. Where appropriate, multiple items can be marked for
selection using the options on the right-side menu:
Toggle Selected
,
Clear All
, and
Mark All
.
When an individual item is marked, it will appear in a different color.
3.8. Display Features
The CT100B screen provides the operator with numerous features that may be useful in
different cable testing situations. Figure 3.4 shows some of the typical features you will
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