Metrohm 746 VA Trace Analyzer - Manual (Page 163)

5 Operation
746 VA Trace Analyzer / 747 VA Stand
5-12
Softkey bar
The functions for the 8 softkeys <F1>...<F8> located below the screen can be
found at the very bottom of the dialog page. The following four categories of soft-
keys can be distinguished:
XXXXXX
XXXX
Initiation of a function (in the navigation mode)
>> Selection of a subpage (in the navigation mode)
Help Display of a help message for the selected
parameter (in the edit mode)
XXXXXX
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Keying aid for the selected parameter (in the edit
mode)
All softkeys shown in black are active, the gray-backed softkeys have no function.
5.2.2 Navigation mode
The navigation mode is the basic mode of the 746 VA Trace Analyzer and is auto-
matically activated when the instrument is switched on. The most important func-
tions which can be initiated using the keypad are listed in the illustration on page
5-14. The following additional functions are also possible:
• Initiation of functions via softkeys (e.g. <Copy to> , <Insert line> , etc.)
• Initiation of the main functions <START>, <BREAK>, <DELAY STOP>,
<ABBREV>, <HOLD> (see section 5.1.4)
• Initiation of the auxiliary functions <FORM FEED>, <LINE FEED>,
<PRINT SCREEN>, <PRINT STOP>(see section 5.1.5)
5.2.3 Edit mode
The edit mode is used to change the gray-backed parameter fields on the dialog
pages. It is activated with the following keys:
Space bar Edit field, on closure with <ENTER> return to
navigation mode
CLEAR
Clear field contents, edit field, on closure with
<ENTER> return to navigation mode
Modify
column
Edit field, on closure with <ENTER> jump to next
field in the same column
Modify
line
Edit field, on closure with <ENTER> jump to next
field on the same line
D
1
! The character or number keyed in is written into the
field directly (possible only with keys which are not
currently in use as dialog keys). Then edit field, on
closure with <ENTER> return to navigation mode.