Operating Basics
1-6 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual
Other Action buttons. The Enter button and the following related buttons are also
classified as Action buttons.
Enter button. The Enter button causes a numeric input to be updated.
+/– button. This button is only active when you are setting a value. The +/–
button changes the sign of the currently selected parameter from positive to
negative. If the value is already negative, this button makes it positive.
Cancel button. The Cancel button is active when you are setting a value.
Pushing the Cancel button closes the Units menu and restores the previous
value for the selected setting.
When the front-panel controls are locked, you can use the Cancel button to
unlock the front-panel controls. See page 1-10.
Backspace (BKSP) button. The BKSP button is only active when you are
setting a value in the Numeric Input Area. Pushing the BKSP button deletes
the currently selected digit.
Menu Buttons The Edit, Utility, Save, Recall, Help, and Default buttons are called Menu buttons.
Edit button. The Edit button opens Edit menu. See Table2-11 on page 2-14 for the
Edit menu map.
Utility button. The Utility button opens Utility menu. See Table2-13 on page 2-23
for the Utility menu map.
Save button. The Save button opens the Save menu. See Table 2-10 on page2-13
for the Save menu map.
Recall button. The Recall button opens the Recall menu. See Table2-10 on
page 2-13 for the Recall menu map.
Help button. The Help button opens the built-in Help.
Default button. The Default button restores the instrument settings to the default
values. When you push this button, you will be prompted on the display with a
pop-up window message requesting you to confirm that you want to restore the
defaults. See Default Setup on page D-1 for the settings when you push the Default
button.
Run Mode buttons. When one of four Run Mode buttons is selected, the menu for
configuring the run mode is displayed on the screen. See State buttons on page 1-7.