User Manual

1-22 Getting Started 2400 Series SourceMeter
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Rules to navigate menus
Many source-measure functions and operations are configured from the front
panel menus. Use the following rules to navigate through these configuration
menus:
NOTE Complete rules to edit source and compliance values are found in the
Basic source-measure procedure in
Section 3. See “Editing source and
compliance values” below for an overview.
A menu item is selected by placing the cursor on it and pressing ENTER.
Cursor position is denoted by the blinking menu item or option. The EDIT
and
keys control cursor position.
A displayed arrow on the bottom line indicates there are one or more addi-
tional items (or messages) to select from. Use the appropriate cursor key to
display them.
A source or parameter value range is changed by placing the cursor on the
range designator (i.e., k, M, G, etc.) and using the SOURCE
or or
RANGE
or keys. Note that when the next higher or lower source range
is selected, the reading increases or decreases by a decade.
A parameter value is keyed in by placing the cursor on the digit to be
changed and using one of the following methods:
NOTE You can clear a parameter value by pressing the MENU key.
Use the SOURCE or or RANGE or keys to increment or dec-
rement the digit.
Use the number keys (0 through 9) to key in the value at the selected
digit.
Use the ± key to change source value polarity, regardless of cursor
position.
Boolean selections (such as ON/OFF and HIGH/LOW) are toggled by plac-
ing the cursor on the selection and pressing a SOURCE or RANGE up or
down arrow key.
A change is only executed when ENTER is pressed. Entering an invalid
parameter generates an error, and the entry is ignored. However, entering
an out-of-range value (too small or too large) selects the lower or upper
limit, respectively.
The EXIT key is used to back out of the menu structure. Any change that is
not entered is cancelled when EXIT is pressed.