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Introducing the Instrument
A Quick Tour of the Front Panel
Hardkeys The two types of hardkeys are instant action and menu. Clear display and Run
are examples of instant action keys because as soon as you press them, the
instrument changes operating states. Time base and Trigger are examples of
menu keys. Pressing them causes softkey menus to come up on the right side
of the display.
Figure1-1. The front panel of the instrument
Display Figure1-2 sho ws the main areas of the display, and how you can int erpret
some of the instrument’s settings from the display.