
Chapter 3
Overview
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limited activity situations. When this mode is active, a blinking
CAP
is
displayed in the Title/Status bar and
C
is displayed in the DOS shell
icon.
<Alt-R> Recapture
Use this function to recapture the results of the last successful capture
operation after the Capture Display screen has been cleared. An error is
signaled if any portion of the previous capture has been overwritten by a
subsequent capture. This function can also be used to recover the
results of an untriggered background capture (see Chapter 4, The
Trigger Specification Screen). This function executes quickly and does
not have an indicator in the Title/Status bar.
<Alt-T> Trigger
Use this mode to wait for the pattern sequence defined on the Trigger
Specification screen to occur on the GPIB. When this mode is active,
TRG
is displayed in the Title/Status bar and
T
is displayed in the DOS
shell icon. This mode cannot be enabled when capturing is enabled.
<Alt-G> Generate
Use this mode to output a sequence of data/control patterns onto the
GPIB as specified on the Pattern Generator screen. When this mode is
active,
GEN
is displayed in the Title/Status bar and
G
is displayed in the
DOS shell icon. This mode cannot be enabled when the Source
Handshaker is enabled.
<Alt-M> Monitor Input
Use this mode to direct subsequent input into the upper window of the
screen so that you can manipulate the individual lines of the GPIB.
When this mode is active,
MON
is displayed in the Title/Status bar. In
addition to <Alt-M>, pressing the function key of the currently displayed
primary screen also deactivates this mode. This mode is temporarily
disabled when the Pattern Generator is enabled.