Specifications
S:NGLE Key
CLEAR D:SPLAY Key
LOCAL Key
HARDCOPY Key
HP 54510A
FrontāPane:Reference
The 
SINGLE 
keyactivates the acquistion 
gnstcn 
for 
one 
trigger 
ercnt.
One 
acquisiton 
is 
made and displayed; 
then the data 
acquisition 
and
display 
cycle 
is stopped. 
In repetitive 
mode, 
this 
single acquistion 
is
superimposed on the current 
displayed 
&ta  If the display 
has 
been
cleared 
before the 
SINGLE 
key is 
prxsed" 
only one acquisition 
is
displayed.
The 
CLEAR 
DISPLAY 
key 
clears the 
display 
and resets 
all associated
measurements. If 
the oscilloscope 
is 
in 
the 
stopped 
mode, 
all 
data that is
currently 
displayed 
is 
erased. 
If 
the 
oscilloscope is 
running, 
all data is
erased; howcver, new data 
is 
displayed 
on the next 
acquisition. The
RUN/STOP 
and SINGLE 
keys 
are 
not 
affected.
The 
RUN/STOP, SINGLE, 
and CLEAR 
DISPI-AY keys 
have 
a
relationship 
that 
make 
it 
possible 
1q 
'nanipulate 
data acquisitions 
and view
one, 
two, or several 
acquisitions. 
It 
is possible 
to stop acquiring 
datq 
to
clear 
the displaS 
and 
to capture one 
acquisition for 
evaluation. The
display 
can be 
cleared 
wbile 
acquiring 
to 
capture new data.  The
acquisitions can be 
manipulated 
with 
these 
three 
keys 
and 
other 
keys 
and
settings 
are 
not 
affected.
The 
LOCAL  key sends 
a return to local 
control message 
to 
the 
IIP-IB
interface 
and 
returns control 
to the 
front panel. 
This key 
can be 
locked
out 
if a 
local lockout comrnand 
is 
executed 
over the HP-IB.
This 
is 
the only active 
front-panel key while 
the oscilloscope is in remote
operation, ifit  has 
not been 
locked 
out.
The 
HARDCOPY 
key 
executes 
an 
inmediate 
hardcopy 
of the currently
displayed data on 
a compatible 
plotter 
or 
graphics printer 
and stops all
other oscilloscope 
functions 
while 
printing.
The 
oscilloscope 
must be 
in 
the talk 
only mode, 
and the hardcopy 
device
must be in the 
listen always 
mode. Setup 
of the hardcopy 
options is
accessed 
in 
the 
HP-IB submenu 
(see 
Chapter 12, 
"Utilities 
Menun).
Selection of any 
key aborts the 
hardcopy 
action.
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