User`s manual

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Front-Panel Operation
The Agilent 3499A/B/C mainframes all operate the same from the front-
panel. This chapter does not give a detailed description of every possible
front-panel operation. It does, however, give you a good overview of the
front-panel menus and front-panel keys. See the “Features and
Functions” chapter on page 73 for additional discussions of the
instrument’s capabilities and operation. This chapter contents include:
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To Power On the Instrument, on page 27
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To Select the System Mode, on page 27
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To Monitor a Channel or a Slot, on page 28
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To Use a Digital I/O Port, on page 30
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To View Instrument Errors, on page 35
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Scanning Operation, on page 37
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To Pair Two Modules Together, on page 40
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To Configure for External Trigger, on page 41
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To Configure the Power-on State, on page 43
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To Configure the Remote Interface, on page 45
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To Perform a Self-test, on page 47
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To Query the Firmware Revision, on page 48
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To Query the Serial Number, on page 49
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Local/Remote Control, on page 50
The following conventions are used for the front-panel operation.
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All keys on the front-panel keyboard are expressed in bold font and
normally associated with a “press”. For example, press Mon.
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All the front panel display annunciators are expressed in bold font
followed by an “annunciator”. For example, MON annunciator.
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The information shown on the front panel display is enclosed within a
pair of quotation marks.