Shift, Invalid key press – Measurement Computing Analyzer488 User Manual

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Section 3

Front Panel Operation

3.30

Shift

The Shift key, [SHIFT], is used in conjunction with other keys to select

commands. [SHIFT] is also used to perform a sequence of key presses previously
saved in one of the sixteen keystroke macros.

SHIFT

[SHIFT][

key

]

To select a command labeled below a key,

first press [SHIFT]. The display will show a menu indicating that
the Analyzer488 is waiting for a choice of commands:

Shift?

Press a key to complete the selection. Pressing [ESC] will abort the
selection. If an invalid key is pressed, an error message is shown on
the front panel display:

Invalid Key Press

When a menu is used, pressing [EXIT] will end menu selection for
that command and accept any current parameters. Pressing
[ENTER]

proceeds to any following menus until all selections are

made.

[SHIFT][

0-F

]

To recall a keystroke macro, first press

[SHIFT]

and at the

Shift?

prompt, enter the hexadecimal key

naming the keystroke macro that was saved. Refer to the [SAVE]
key description for instructions on how to save keystroke macros.

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