Preparing for Use
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SGS100A
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Preset the instrument to its factory settings
The instrument can also be forced to load its default factory settings. To
access the corresponding dialog box, select the "SGMA-GUI > Instrument
Name > Setup > Factory Preset" function.
For more information and an overview of the settings affected by the factory
preset function, see the "Factory Preset" section in the user manual.
User-defined instrument states can be stored and called up using the func-
tions "SGMA-GUI > File > Save As/Open".
2.2
Linux Operating System
The instrument uses an embedded Linux operating system, optimally adapted to
the instrument.
Accessing the operating system
No access to the operating system is required for normal operation.
All necessary system settings can be made in the "Setup" dialog.
2.3
Connecting an External PC and Devices
As a rule, the R&S
SGS is operated exclusively via remote control on a connec-
ted PC. Another way to control the instrument is the manual operation via the
R&S SGMA-GUI software on the connected PC.
Both the remote control and the manual operation of the instrument require an
external controller. For the prerequisites and the instructions on how to configure
an external controller for remote control, refer to the user manual. A brief intro-
duction to the remote control capabilities is provided in
This section gives an introduction on how to configure the external PC for manual
operation (see
Chapter 2.3.1, "Installing the R&S SGMA-GUI Software"
Connecting an External PC and Devices