6 text entry – Metrohm 788 IC Filtration Sample Processor User Manual

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4.1 Fundamentals of operation

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4.1.6 Text

entry

The text editor can be used when text entry is provided.
Numbers can be entered directly via the keyboard.


Opening the text editor

.

<

PRINT

*

>

ENDSEQ

The keys "<

<

<

<" or ">

>

>

>" open the text editor. With "<

<

<

<" an existing character

string is deleted and the text cursor is set to the left margin of the edit

line. With ">

>

>

>" an existing character string remains and the text cursor is

set on the last character of the existing text.
A character chain is displayed that is composed of all the characters in

alphabetical order that can be entered. The blinking character is the

currently selected one (text cursor).


Character selection

.

<

PRINT

*

>

ENDSEQ

The keys "<

<

<

<" and ">

>

>

>" move the character chain composed of all

possible characters (capital and small letters, numbers and special

characters, in alphabetical order) in the desired direction underneath

the text cursor. Pressing these keys once has the effect that the

character chain is shifted one position left or right. The character chain

can be shifted quickly by pressing the keys longer.


Confirmation of the character selection

ENTER

The <ENTER> key causes the character that is currently positioned at

the text cursor to be appended to the existing text. When the entire

width of the edit line is filled, text edit mode is left and the text is

accepted with <ENTER>.


Delete character

RESET

CLEAR

The <CLEAR> key deletes the last character of the existing text line.

The text cursor automatically shifts one character to the left.


Exit text entry

QUIT

With <QUIT> the text edit mode is exited. The text line displayed can

be accepted with <ENTER> or rejected by pressing <QUIT> a

second time.

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