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Controls and elements
Front panel
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POWER (Pushbutton)
Line switch, turns the instrument ON and OFF
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DISPLAY (LCD) – Display of measurement results and units,
ranges, frequencies, level, equivalent circuit, functions,
parameters, instrument states and messages.
MENU
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SELECT (Pushbutton)
Opening of the menu with the submenus SETUP, CORR, SYST
and BIN (with optional Binning Interface HO118 installed)
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ENTER (Pushbutton)
Enters an input value to the HM8118.
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ESC (Pushbutton)
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Rotary knob (Knob/Pushbutton)
Selection and adjustment of functions and parameters
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(Pushbuttons) – Pushbuttons for selection and
adjustment of functions and parameters
SET
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FREQ (Pushbutton) – Setting of the test signal frequency
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with the rotary knob
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LEVEL (Pushbutton) – Sets the test signal level.
BIAS (Pushbutton) – Sets the bias voltage or current (de-
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pending on the measurement function)
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OPEN (Pushbutton) – Executes an OPEN correction.
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SHORT (Pushbutton) – Executes a SHORT correction.
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LOAD (Pushbutton) – Executes an LOAD correction.
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MODE
AUTO/MODE (Pushbutton) – Activates the automatic selec-
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tion of the equivalent circuit model of the component being
measured (series, parallel).
SER (Pushbutton) – Activates the series equivalent circuit
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model of the component being measured.
PAR (Pushbutton) – Activates the parallel equivalent circuit
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model of the component being measured.
RANGE
AUTO/HOLD/ (Pushbutton) – Toggles the measurement
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range mode between Auto and Hold
UP (Pushbutton) – Switching to a higher range.
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DOWN (Pushbutton) – Switching to a lower range.
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Sockets
L CUR (BNC socket) – Low Current; signal output for series
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measurements (signal generator)
L POT (BNC socket) – Low Potential; signal input for parallel
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measurement (voltage measurements)
H POT (BNC socket) – High Potential; signal input / output
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for parallel measurements (measurement bridge)
H CUR (BNC socket) – High Current; signal input for series
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measurements (current measurements)
BIAS MODE/ESC (Pushbutton)
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Selectes the bias mode from internal or external; leaving
the menu without acceptance of the value entered.
TRIG MODE/ENTER (Pushbutton)
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Selects the trigger mode from internal, manual, or external;
enters an input value and terminates the key entry for the
current input function.
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