Quantum Composers 9500 Plus Series - Manual (Page 10)

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Front Panel Overview
(Not applicable towards the 8510 board level series)
9500+ Front Panels
Display Layout and Indicators
A 4 line x 20 character vacuum fluorescent display module displays parameters
and status information. The status information is located in the upper-left corner of
the display, between the two brackets. There are three enunciators:
• Vertical Arrow Indicates there are additional pages to the current
menu.
• Blinking Light Indicates the unit is actively generating pulses, or
armed and waiting for an external trigger.
• Musical Note Indicates the function key has been pressed.
The upper-right side of the display contains the title of the currently displayed
menu. The rest of the display is used for system parameters. The display
brightness may be adjusted, allowing the instrument to be used under various
lighting conditions.
Description of Front-Panel Area
Keypads
Three keypad areas provide fast access to various menus and easy editing of
system parameters.
• Channel Keypad Provides one touch access to the menus for setting up the
channel parameters. Pressing the appropriate letter will
display the parameters for the corresponding channel.
• Arrow Keypad The up/down arrows are used to increment/decrement the
current parameter (indicated by the blinking cursor). The
position of the cursor controls the step size for
each increment. The right/left arrow moves the cursor to
different positions within the current parameter. The
NEXT key selects the next parameter in the currently
displayed menu. The yellow Function key allows the keys
to select the yellow functions.