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AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual 2-3
Figure 2-2: Front panel controls (AWG710B)
AWG710B
ARBITRARY WAVEFORM GENERATOR 4.2GS/s
MARKER OUT connectors
Outputs marker signals. Each channel is
equipped with two MARKER OUT connectors.
If you use only one output connector for each
marker, you must terminate the other
connector using a SMA termination.
See Figure 2-4
See Figure 2-3
SETUP menu button
Displays the SETUP Main Menu for
setting the waveform output parameters.
APPL menu button
Displays the APPL Main Menu for running
a specific application program to create
waveforms.
UTILITY menu button
Displays the UTILITY Main Menu for
setting the instrument parameters.
EDIT menu button
Displays the EDIT Main Menu for
creating or editing waveforms, as well as
performing directory and file tasks.
Floppy disk drive
Save or load the various types of data
created or used in the instrument to/from
the 3.5 inch 2HD floppy disk with
MS-DOS format. You can also format a
floppy disk with this instrument.
Arrow buttons
Controls up, down, right, and left
movements of the cursor or a selected item;
for example, movements of a selected item
in a dialog box or pop-up menu.
HARDCOPY button
Produces a hardcopy of the screen display,
which can be transferred, as a file, to the hard
disk, a floppy disk, and/or a networked
device.
ON/STBY button
This button is the power
switch in normal
operation. The
PRINCIPAL POWER
SWITCH on the rear
panel must be on.
CLEAR MENU button
Cancels the current
operation and closes
side and submenus.
The display can be
returned to the top level
by pushing this button
repeatedly.
Output connectors
Provides normal (CH1) and inverted
(CH1
) waveforms.
The maximum output level is 2 V
p-p
into a 50 Ω load in Normal mode,
and 1 V
p-p
into a 50 Ω load in Direct
mode and option02. If you use only
one output connector, you must
terminate the other connector using
a 50 Ω termination.
PANEL LOCK LED indicator
The LED indicator is on when the front panel
control is locked. You can lock the front panel
controls only through GPIB interface.
HDD LED indicator
The LED indicator is on when the disk drive is in operation.
CAUTION
To prevent loss of data and/or damage to the hard
drive, before the power off, be sure to confirm the
floppy disk or hard drive LED is not on or blinking.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the instrument, do not apply the
voltage to OUTPUT or MARKER connectors.
Bottom and side
bezel menu buttons
The bottom buttons call up
submenus, and the side buttons
execute more detailed operations
within the submenus.