Specifications
2-10 Agilent 4155B/4156B Quick Start Guide, Edition 2
Making a Measurement
Step 4. Define the user functions
Step 4. Define the user functions 
You define the user functions on the CHANNELS: USER FUNCTION 
DEFINITION screen.
1. Select USER FCTN primary softkey. The CHANNELS: USER FUNCTION 
DEFINITION screen appears.
2. Enter the user function information as shown in the following table:
After you complete the above instruction, the CHANNELS: USER FUNCTION 
DEFINITION screen shows the following setup:
Action  on Front Panel  on Keyboard 
To move the pointer, use arrow keys of 
MARKER/CURSOR area.
use arrow keys.
To move the cursor to edit 
in display area,
use arrow keys of Edit 
area.
use 
Backspace key.
To enter "SQID" in 
NAME field,
press 
+, 2, *, / keys, then 
Enter.
type SQID, 
then press Enter.
To enter "SQRT(ID)" 
a
in DEFINITION field,
a. Square root operator (Ö 
) is defined by "SQRT" built-in function.
press 
+, 2, 3, p, blue key, ( 
keys, and ID secondary 
softkey, then 
) and Enter.
type SQRT(ID), 
then press 
Enter.
To enter "DSQID" in 
NAME field,
press 
/, +, 2, *, / keys, then 
Enter.
type DSQID, 
then press Enter.
To enter 
"DIFF(SQID,VG)" 
b
in DEFINITION field,
b. Partial difference (¶/¶) is defined by "DIFF" built-in function.
press 
/, *, 7, 7, blue key, (, 
blue key, +, 2, *, /, blue key, 
, (comma) keys, and 
VG secondary softkey, 
then
) and Enter.
type 
DIFF(SQID,VG), 
then press 
Enter.
To disable a user 
function,
select 
DISABLE FUNCTION 
secondary softkey.
press 
Shift-F7 key.










