Technical data

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Front/Rear Panel
Front Panel Features
Front Panel Features
CAUTION Do not mistake the line switch for the disk eject button. See the following illustrations. If
the line switch is mistakenly pushed, the instrument will be turned off, losing all settings
and data that have not been saved.
Figure 2-1. 8703B Front Panel
The location of the following front panel features and key function blocks is shown in Figure 2-1 and
Figure 2-2. These features are described in more detail later in this chapter, and in Chapter 4, “Hardkey
and Softkey Reference”
1. 1. LINE switch. The front panel LINE switch disconnects the mains circuits from the mains supply after
the EMC filters and before other parts of the instrument. 1 is on, 0 is off.
2. Display. This shows the measurement data traces, measurement annotation, and softkey labels. The
display is divided into specific information areas, illustrated in Figure 2-2 on page 2-4.
3. Disk drive. This 3.5 inch floppy-disk drive allows you to store and recall instrument states and
measurement results for later analysis.
4. Disk eject button.
5. Softkeys. These keys provide access to menus that are shown on the display.
6. STIMULUS function block. The keys in this block allow you to control the analyzer source's frequency,
power, and other stimulus functions.
7. RESPONSE function block. The keys in this block allow you to control the measurement and display