Instrument Control
R&S
®
HMP Series
31
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Understanding the display information
Brief overview of the displayed elements:
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Home screen
: Displays the channel parameters.
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Menus
: Lists functions leading to the setting dialogs.
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Dialogs
: Provide the settings of the specific functions.
Illuminated keys
The illuminated front panel keys provide access to the instrument settings and to
activate functions and operating modes. The channel keys illuminate in varying
colors indicating their current activities or states.
Figure 7-1: Example of the illuminated channel and output keys of the R&S
HMP4040
Meaning of the key colors:
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White
: the function or operating mode is activated.
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Green
(channel key): the channel is in constant voltage mode (CV).
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Red
(channel key): the channel is in constant current mode (CC), i.e. the cur-
rent limit is active.
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Blue
(channel key): the channel is in setting mode, i.e. a function is activated.
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Flashing
(channel key): if the Output key and the Voltage key are active, and
you change a setting of a channel, the color changes depending on the oper-
ating mode:
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Blue / Green
flashing: CV = constant voltage.
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Blue / Red
flashing: CC = constant current.
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Off
: the channel, function, or operating mode are not active.
The navigation controls include a rotary knob and arrow keys. They allow you to
navigate within a setting, menus or dialogs.
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Rotary knob
The rotary knob has several functions:
– Moves the selection, e.g. to a parameter in a settings dialog
– Activates the edit mode of a parameter
Means of Manual Interaction
