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Section 1: Getting Started
Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Menu navigation
When the Series 2600A is not in the edit mode (the EDIT indicator is not illuminated), the editing
controls are used to navigate the Main and Configuration menus to make selections and/or set
values (see
for more information). After entering a menu structure, use the
editing keys as follows:
Selecting menu items
•
Use the
CURSOR
arrow keys to select a menu or an option.
•
Press the
ENTER
key to select an item or menu option.
•
Rotate the
navigation wheel
(clockwise or counter-clockwise) to select a value.
•
Use the
EXIT
key to cancel changes or to return to the main menu.
NOTE You can use the
navigation wheel
to select items from the menu or a
submenu.
Setting a value
There are two ways to adjust a value: Value adjust or numeric entry. To use the keypad, the
keypad feature must be enabled. Both methods use the following editing techniques:
•
To set a value to zero, press the
0000
numeric entry key.
•
To toggle the polarity of a value, press the
+/–
numeric entry key.
Value adjust method
1.
Use the
CURSOR
arrow keys to move the cursor to the value that you want to edit.
2.
Push the
navigation wheel
or
ENTER
to enter edit mode. The EDIT indicator is illuminated.
3.
Rotate the
navigation wheel
to set the appropriate value.
4.
Press
ENTER
to select the value. Press
EXIT
to cancel the change.
Numeric entry method
1.
Use the
CURSOR
arrow keys to move the cursor to the value that you want to edit.
2.
Press the number entry key (
0
to
9
). The cursor moves to the next value on the right.
3.
Repeat
Step 2.
as required to set the desired values.
4.
Press
ENTER
to select the value.
5.
(Optional) Press
EXIT
the cancel change and to return to the main menu.
NOTE The numeric entry method may only be used if the numeric keypad is
enabled.
