Quantum Composers 9730 Series - Manual (Page 11)

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Front Panel Overview
9730 Display
Display Layout and Indicators
A graphical 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 Circle 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 and Keys
Four keypads provide fast access to various menus and easy editing of system
parameters.

Channel Keys Provides one touch access to the desired channel menu for
setting up the channel parameters. The channel menu keys
are indicated with a capital letter corresponding to the
channel (e.g. press the A key to display the menu
corresponding to channel A). The FUNC key (solid yellow
key at the bottom center of the numeric keypad) allows the
channel keys to select the
channel test menus .

Trigger Key Provides one touch access to the trigger menu for setting up
trigger parameters. The trigger menu key is indicated with
the letters TRIG.

Arrow Keypad The up and down arrows (referred to as UP and DOWN keys
for the rest of this document) 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 and left arrows (referred to
as LEFT and RIGHT keys for the rest of this document)
move the cursor to different positions within the current