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Section 6: System Operations Model 3390 Arbitrary Waveform Generator User’s Manual
Introduction
The Model 3390 can store up to five instrument states. You can also control the front display
screen, control the sound, and perform test and calibration operations.
Instrument system operations
Storing the instrument state
The Model 3390 has five storage locations in nonvolatile memory for storing instrument state. The
stored instrument state holds all the parameters for the selected function, including the waveform,
frequency, DC offset, amplitude, duty cycle, symmetry, modulation type, and modulation
parameters.
The first location, indexed at "0," is automatically assigned for instrument state at power off and
can only be accessed from the remote interface. Any information stored in this location during
operation will be overwritten when the instrument is turned off.
You may assign a custom name to any of these locations from the remote interface. The name can
contain up to 12 characters; the first character must be a letter and the rest can be numbers,
letters, or the underscore character (_). You cannot assign a name for location "0" from the front
panel.
To store or recall the instrument state:
Press the Store / Recall key to access the instrument state menu (Figure 6-1). You can choose to
store a state, recall a state, delete a state, or set a power-up state. You can also restore the
instrument to the factory default state (refer to Section 4, Restoring factory default settings for
details).
Figure 6-1:
Press the Store / Recall key to access the instrument state menu
To store a state:
1. Press the soft key under Store / State to access the store / state menu.
2. Press the soft key under your desired location number (1 through 4 are available from the
front panel).
3. Enter a name for the selected memory location. Use the numeric keypad and the navigation
wheel with the cursor keys (Figure 6-2).
4. Press the Store / State soft key to store the setting in memory, or press the Cancel soft key
to cancel the entry.
Figure 6-2:
Enter the name for the selected memory location