Operation
Table 10: Control console button overview (cont.)
Item
Description
Touch the Print button to print the current view to a designated printer or to a
fi
le.
Printer settings are made in the System view, on the Tools tab, under the Setup
column. (Touch
View
and select System to access the System view).
Touch the Con
fi
g button to access con
fi
guration
fi
les, which store the setups of
your instrument.
Touch the Help button for easy access to the online help on the current view.
Touch the Shutdown button to quit the BERTScope application or to turn off the
instrument.
Status bar. The Status bar provides information about the current operating status. It is made up of the following
different areas:
Pattern Generator (Gen) and Error Detector (Det). These areas display the data pattern, measured clock frequency,
and synchronization status. The areas will be yellow and display error messages if the system is not in sync.
Measured BER, Error Count, Bit Count. Touch this area to display the measured BER, error count, or bit count. The
small image to the right animates when an analysis is running.
Local/remote control. This area indicates how the instrument is being controlled, locally or by remote control.
NOTE.
The Gen or Det areas are shortcuts; touch one of these areas to take you directly to that view.
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