Troubleshooting guide

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Using Microsoft Windows XP
Remote Desktop: Using the X-Series Instruments Remotely
The Virtual Front Panel
The Virtual Front Panel is a software equivalent of the front-panel key set, which
provides another alternate method for instrument control. It may be displayed in a
separate window on the instrument (or remote desktop) display.
NOTE The Virtual Front Panel is also available when using the instrument directly,
provided that a mouse or other pointing device is attached to it.
Using the mouse, right-click the application display window, then select Utility >
Virtual Front Panel. The Virtual Front Panel appears, as shown below:
When you click a button in the Virtual Front Panel, it performs the operation of the
corresponding instrument front-panel key. The buttons at the left of the panel, named
Key 1 through Key 7, perform the operation of the respective softkeys. The Rpg
Up and Rpg Down keys perform the operation of the knob.