Fluke 2620A, 2625A user manual Front Panel Buttons, Selecting a Channel, Using the Buttons

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Front Panel Buttons

Front Panel Buttons

Go ahead and press any front panel button. The instrument always provides an audible response to each button press. Valid entries yield a short beep; incorrect entries yield a longer beep. Don’t worry if you press an inappropriate button and get a long beep; you can’t damage the instrument. It will discard the button entry and wait for another entry.

Selecting a Channel

The channel number appears in the right display. Press Gor Dto select a channel. You can change the channel when in Inactive Mode, when looking at data in the Review array, or when the Monitor function is on.

Using the Buttons

Table 2-2 presents a summary of the control buttons.

Special button sequences cause a total instrument Configuration Reset or change the temperature units between °C and °F.

∙Holding Ddown while turning the power on causes the instrument to perform a Configuration Reset. Hold the button down until the instrument beeps, indicating that the action has been taken. All channels will be reset OFF. All alarm and scaling values will be reset. Scanning and monitoring will be turned off.

∙Holding Bdown while cycling POWER ON toggles the degree unit used with temperature measurements (°C or °F). Again, the instrument will beep and display °C or °F when this action is complete.

F

A

B

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E

D

Q

Table 2-2. Front Panel Pushbuttons

Calls up the menu to set the function for the channel.

Calls up the menu to set alarm limits Sand Tfor the channel.

Calls up the menu to set scaling on the channel.

Used to change the channel number and to step through choices in any of the setup menus. These arrow buttons have an automatic repeat action when held down for more than 1 second.

Ggenerates a service request when the instrument is under remote control without local lockout (REMS).

Used to accept a selection just made in any setup menu.

Used to exit setup menu and return to Inactive Mode, without saving settings you’ve selected thus far. Exceptions exist under the following two conditions:

∙If you cancel out of the alarm menu part way through defining alarm limit T, any just-made entries for alarm limit Swill still take effect.

∙If you cancel out of the Mx+B menu partway through defining the B value, any just-made changes to the M value will still take effect.

This button also provides a handy way to remove the Totalizer value or Review data from the display.

Turns the Scan function on or off.

Qtriggers a single scan when the instrument is under remote control without lockout (REMS).

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