Overview

(1) Status Area

The status line always displays the status of the instrument, no

 

matter what menu is displayed on the screen. Five items are

 

shown on the status line: the interface status ￿see the

 

AWG2000 Series Programmer Manual￿; the operation mode

 

and the trigger status ￿see page 3￿3233￿; and the clock icon

 

￿which indicates that the instrument is busy and cannot accept

 

input from any other sources￿￿12￿.

 

 

(2) Date and Time Area

The date and time are displayed here. The display can be

 

turned on and off in the UTILITY menu ￿see UTILITY section￿.

 

 

(3) Bottom Menu Label

The label for the selected bottom menu item is displayed.

Display

 

 

 

(4) Side Menu

When selecting an item from a bottom menu, the correspond3

 

ing side menu is displayed at the right of the screen. Item

 

selection, numeral input, and execution of functions are

 

performed by pressing the button corresponding to the side

 

menu item.

 

 

(5) Bottom Menu

Press any button of the MENU column or the F.G button to

 

display the corresponding bottom menu in the lower part of the

 

screen. To select an item from a bottom menu, press the

 

corresponding button.

 

 

(6) Message Display

This area displays inquiries, or warnings for the user, enclosed

 

in a box.

 

 

(7) Button Operation Area

Explanations of each front panel button operation for the

 

current menu are shown in this area.

 

 

(8) Message Area

In the event of an error, a message ￿brighter than normal for

 

easy visibility￿ is displayed in this area. This is not an

 

interrogative to the user. Remote commands can be used to

 

enter a user3designated message.

 

 

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