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34980A Getting Started Guide 9

Operating the Front Panel Keyboard

This section gives an overview on operating the 34980A from the front panel keyboard. For additional

information, see the 34980A

User's Guide

Before you can operate the front panel keyboard, connect the power cord to the 34980A

and turn on the power. If the instrument does not power on properly, contact Agilent

Technologies (see page 1 for more information).

At power on, all segments on the front panel are displayed and all lighted keys temporarily turn on.

The front panel is ready for operation when the keys are no longer lit and the green channel field on the

display shows the first slot in which a module is installed.

Menu Example: Selecting a Channel and Operating the Channel Relay

Use the following instructions for any of the multiplexer modules (34921A, 34922A, 34923A, 34924A,

or 34925A). The example illustrations below show the 34921A module installed in slot 1.

1. Using the number

keypad, press 1

to select

the slot containing the

multiplexer module.

2. Select channel 27 on the

module by pressing 2

and

then 7

3. Press the lighted ENTER

key to complete your

channel selection.

4. With channel 1027

selected (shown in green

channel field on display),

toggle the Close and

Open keys to close and

open the selected

channel. Note that the

display shows OPEN or

CLOSED, indicating the

status of the channel.

1 3

1 2 ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ... 27 28

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Agilent Technologies 34980A Service Manual Page 11