Specifications

Getting Started
AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Programmer Manual 1-9
Shortcut Buttons
The following six buttons are called Shortcut buttons and are provided as shortcuts
for experienced users. You can push this button while viewing any of the display
types. If you are not in view format 1, 2, or 3 (see page 1-3), pushing the shortcut
button will take you to the last view you used and highlight the selected setting.
Frequency/Period button. This button selects the setting that was last used
(Frequency or Period). If Frequency was selected, you can change the shortcut by
selecting Period with the bezel menu. The next time you push the
Frequency/Period button, Period will be selected. This shortcut button allows you
to select the setting and enter their numeric value using the front panel, without
requiring any bezel menu selection.
Amplitude/High button. This button selects the setting that was last used (Ampli-
tude or High Level).
Offset/Low button. This button selects the setting which was last used (Offset or
Low Level).
Duty/Width button. This button only operates when the Pulse function is selected
for the current channel. Otherwise, the button does nothing when pushed. The
instrument remembers which setting (Duty or Width) was last selected from the
bezel menu and highlights that setting when this shortcut button is pushed.
Leading/Trailing button. This button only operates when the Pulse function is
selected for the current channel, otherwise, the button does nothing when pushed.
The instrument remembers which setting (Leading Edge or Trailing Edge) was
last selected from the bezel menu and highlights that setting when this shortcut
button is pushed.
Phase | Delay button. This shortcut button is different from the other buttons. This
button does not toggle between two parameters. For example, if you push the
Phase | Delay shortcut button in the pulse parameter menu, Delay becomes active.
Pushing the Phase | Delay button again will have no effect, because there is no
Phase parameter in the pulse parameter menu. Similarly, when you push the Phase
| Delay button in the Sine, Square, or Ramp parameter menu, Phase becomes
active. Pushing the button again will have no effect, because there is no Delay
parameter in these menus.
Knob and Arrow Keys
The general purpose knob can be used to increase and decrease selected numeric
values. The arrow keys (digit select keys) are used to move the underbar to a field
that contains an editable number. This will allow you to change the digit with the
knob. Refer to page 1-15 for entering or changing numeric values using the knob
and the arrow keys.