This section of the DSAM Help System reviews the functionality of the keys on the meter. Help System sections addressing more specific functionality are also available within each mode (AutoTest, Measure, etc.). To access these more specific topics, use the arrow keys to highlight your preference on the Help System Main Menu and press ENTER. You also can access Help System topics specific to the mode you are currently using by pressing SHIFT 5.

Here are the basic key functions on this meter, starting with the keys located at the top (directly under the display screen):

SoftKeys
Press any of the four softkeys located under the display screen to open the menu item (on the screen) located directly above the softkey. TIP: Press the blue SHIFT key to change these menu items to measurement mode selections, and press the associated softkey to go directly to that measurement mode.

Exit Key
Press the crescent-shaped EXIT key (located to the left of the gray arrow keys) to leave the screen and function you are currently viewing.

Enter Key
Press the crescent-shaped ENTER key (located to the right of the gray arrow keys) to affirm or input data and to execute tasks in each mode.

Arrow Keys (Light Gray)
Use the arrow keys to highlight softkey pop-up menu items, to move the cursor, and to adjust the view (on some screens).

Mode Keys
Press one of the (round) mode hardkeys to directly access that mode - AutoTest, Measure, Access, or Configure.

Alphanumeric Keys
Use the alphanumeric keys to enter numeric values, letters, and spaces. Where applicable, repeat presses of the same key will cycle through the choices assigned to that key (such as 2, then a, then b, then c, then 2 ...).

Shift Key (Blue)
Press the blue SHIFT key before pressing an alphanumeric key to access the shortcut option associated with that alphanumeric key. Icons associated with these shortcuts are located below the alphanumeric keys. (See the Help System sections addressing shortcut keys for more information.)

Power Key (Green)
Press the green Power key to display the Standby screen which provides a choice of placing the DSAM in the Standby mode or turning the meter Off.