Agilent Technologies E4406A manual Using the Alpha Editor Keys, Level, Example

Using System Features

Using File and Save Keys

Using the Alpha Editor Keys

The alpha editor enables you to enter text. All text entries are displayed in the active function area.

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Example
ABCDEFG	abcdefg	():;,’	V
HIJKLMN	hijklmn	_!? ~	W
OPQRSTU	opqrstu	+ - * / <> =	X
VWXYZ	vwxyz	/\{} []	Y
Done	Done	@ # $% ^ &	Z
Space	Space	Space
More (1 of 3)	More (2 of 3)	More (3 of 3)

1.Pressing a key that requires you to enter a string gives you access to the alpha editor. Choose Option, License Key, and Host Name are some of those keys. When one of these keys is pressed, you will see the menu which is shown in level 1 of the table above.

2.To enter an upper case letter, press the key which contains the letter you wish to select. In the example table above, pressing VWXYZ lets you select the key labelled upper case Y. The Y will then appear in the active function area. Press More (1 of 3) to access the lower case letters and More (2 of 3) to access mathematical symbols and punctuation marks.

3.To enter a digit, 0 through 9, use the numeric keypad.

4.To enter a space, press the Space key, which is available on both the letters and the symbols Alpha Editor menus.

5.Press the Return front panel key to return to the previous menu without entering characters.

6.If you need to correct a character you have entered, you can use the backspace key to move the cursor in the active function area to the character you need to correct.

7.Once you have completed entering all characters, press the Done key.

8.Pressing the ESC key at any time prior to pressing the Done key will clear the new entry and leave the previous entry unchanged.

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