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Along the right side of the CRT is an alphanumeric readout which puts the important front panel settings | Along the right side of the CRT is an alphanumeric readout which puts the important front panel settings | ||
where they can be photographed along with the displayed semiconductor curve. | where they can be photographed along with the displayed semiconductor curve. | ||
This display is a complex unit of fiber optic light-guides driven by incandescent lamps to provide alphabetic, numeric and Greek characters. | This display is a complex unit of fiber optic light-guides driven by [[150-0048-01|incandescent lamps]] to provide alphabetic, numeric and Greek characters. | ||
Given the front panel settings, the display automatically calculates beta/DIV. | Given the front panel settings, the display automatically calculates beta/DIV. | ||
The same readout modules were used in the short-lived [[5030]]/[[5031]] scope series. | The same readout modules were used in the short-lived [[5030]]/[[5031]] scope series. | ||
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as [[7000 series readout system|on-screen readout like the 7000-series]], and for less money than the technology they used. | as [[7000 series readout system|on-screen readout like the 7000-series]], and for less money than the technology they used. | ||
Surprisingly, this fiber-optic unit has not proved to be the least bit troublesome, | Surprisingly, this fiber-optic unit has not proved to be the least bit troublesome, | ||
considering all of the incandescent lamps required to implement the design. | considering all of the [[150-0048-01|incandescent lamps]] required to implement the design. | ||
Wise operators will keep the display illumination at a lower level to prolong lamp life. | Wise operators will keep the display illumination at a lower level to prolong lamp life. | ||