User Manual

Front panel

number to avoid

overwriting an existing ﬁle. The LED under the DATA OUT

key turns on while the data is written to the ﬂash drive.

DATA OUT / JKL

. Press this key to start or stop a data log. If data is being

logged, then this key will ﬂash.

RESET/CLE

AR / MNO. The function of this key depends on the conﬁguration

of the instrument. It can clear minimum / maximum hold results and reset

the integrator.

INTEG RUN / PQRS. Press this key to start or stop the integrator. If the

integrator is running, then this k ey will be on.

HOLD / TUV. Press this key to stop updating the results on the screen.

Pressing again lets the results change. If the display is held, then the LED

under the HOLD key will be on. If the integrator is running, the values will

still be accumulating.

LOCAL / WXYZ. Any time the instrument receives communications via

USB, GPIB, Ethernet, or RS-232, the front panel will be locked out. Press

the LOCAL key to return c ontrol to the front panel. When the front panel is

ocked out, the LED under the LOCAL key will be on.

To enter alphabetical characters, press the SHIFT key, located under the N umber

and formula keys. The LED under the SHIFT key turns on. Each time the same

alphabetical character key is pressed the le tter being entered changes in the order

shown above the key. If the key is not pressed for one second, or a different key

is pressed, the cursor will move to the next position.

Number and formula keys

The main purpose of the numeric section of the keypad is for numeric and formula

entry. The keys are as follows:

7 / x. Number seven or, with SHIFT, multiply

8 / -. Number eight or, with SHIFT, subtract

9 / +. Number nine or, with SHIFT, add

4 / /. Number four or, with SHIFT, divide

5/(. Numberﬁve or, with SHIFT, left parentheses

6 / ). Number six or, with SHIFT, right parentheses

1 / SIN. Number one or, with SHIFT, sine function

2 / COS. Number two or, with SHIFT, cosine function

3 / TAN. Number three or, with SHIFT, tangent function

0 / :. Number zero or, with SHIFT, a colon)

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