Quick Channel Setting Using a Mouse

This section describes mouse operations which enable you to set the channel parameters quickly and easily. In a channel window, when hovering over the field where a channel parameter can be modified, the mouse pointer will change its icon to indicate edit mode. In text and numerical fields, edit mode will be indicated by underline «underline» symbol appearance.

Active Channel Selection

You can select the active channel when two or more channel windows are open. The border line of the active window will be highlighted in a light color. To activate another window, click inside its area.

Active Trace Selection

You can select the active trace if the active channel window contains two or more traces. The active trace name will be highlighted in inverted color. To activate a trace, click on the required trace status line, or on the trace curve or the trace marker.

Measured Data Setting

To assign the measured parameters (S₁₁, S₂₁, S₁₂ or S₂₂) to a trace, click on the S-parameter name in the trace status line and select the required parameter in the drop-down menu.

Display Format Setting

To select the trace display format, click on the display format name in the trace status line and select the desired format in the drop-down menu.

Trace Scale Setting

The trace scale, also known as the vertical scale division value, can be set by either of two methods.

The first method: click on the trace scale field in the trace status line and enter the required numerical value.

The second method: move the mouse pointer over the vertical scale until the pointer icon becomes as shown in the figure. The pointer should be placed in the top or bottom parts of the scale, at approximately 10% of the scale height from the top or bottom of the scale. Left click and drag away from the scale center to enlarge the scale, or toward the scale center to reduce the scale.

Reference Level Setting

The value of the reference level, which is indicated on the vertical scale by the «►» and «◄» symbols, can be set by either of two methods.

The first method: click on the reference level field in the trace status line and enter the required numerical value.

The second method: move the mouse pointer over the vertical scale until the pointer icon becomes as shown in the figure. The pointer should be placed in the center part of the scale. Left click and drag up to increase the reference level value, or down to reduce the value.

Reference Level Position

The reference level position, indicated on the vertical scale by «►» and «◄» symbols, can be set in the following way. Locate the mouse pointer on a reference level symbol until it becomes as shown in the figure. Then drag and drop the reference level symbol to the desired position.

Sweep Start Setting

Move the mouse pointer over the stimulus scale until it becomes as shown in the figure. The pointer should be placed in the left part of the scale, at approximately 10% of the scale length from the left. Left click and drag right to increase the sweep start value, or left to reduce the value.

Sweep Stop Setting

Move the mouse pointer over the stimulus scale until it becomes as shown in the figure. The pointer should be placed in the right part of the scale, at approximately 10% of the scale length from the right. Left click and drag right to increase the sweep stop value, or left to reduce the value.

Sweep Center Setting

Move the mouse pointer over the stimulus scale until it becomes as shown in the figure. The pointer should be placed in the center part of the scale. Left click and drag right to increase the sweep center value, or left to reduce the value.

Sweep Span Setting

Move the mouse pointer over the stimulus scale until it becomes as shown in the figure. The pointer should be placed in the center part of the scale, at approximately 20% of the scale length from the right Left click and drag to the right to increase the sweep span value, or to the left to reduce the value.

Marker Stimulus Value Setting

The marker stimulus value can be set by either a click and drag operation, or by entering the value using numerical keys of the keyboard.

To drag the marker, first move the mouse pointer on one of the marker indicators until it becomes as shown in the figures.

To enter the numerical value of the stimulus, first activate its field by clicking it in the marker data line.

Switching between Start/Center and Stop/Span Modes

To switch between the modes Start/Center and Stop/Span, click on the respective field of the channel status bar. Clicking the label Start changes it to Center, and the label Stop will change to Span. The layout of the stimulus scale will be changed correspondingly.

Start/Center Value Setting

To enter the Start/Center values, activate the respective field in the channel status bar by clicking the numerical value.

Stop/Span Value Setting

To enter the Stop/Span values, activate the respective field in the channel status bar by clicking the numerical value.

Sweep Points Number Setting

To enter the number of sweep points, activate the respective field in the channel status bar by clicking the numerical value.

Sweep Type Setting

To set the sweep type, left click on the respective field in the channel status bar and select the required type in the drop-down menu.

IF Bandwidth Setting

IF bandwidth can be set by selection in the drop-down menu or by entering the value using numerical keys of the keyboard.

To activate the drop-down menu, right click on the IF bandwidth field in the channel status bar.

To enter the IF bandwidth, activate the respective field in the channel status bar by left clicking.

Power Level / CW Frequency Setting

To enter the Power Level/CW Frequency, activate the respective field in the channel status bar by clicking the numerical value. The parameter displayed in the field depends on the current sweep type: in frequency sweep mode you can enter the power level value, in power sweep mode you can enter the CW frequency value.