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PRESET loads or saves configurations.
- LOAD STARTUP reloads the startup presets.
- LOAD X loads the settings from slot x
- STORE supports updating the stored presets
  - STORE AS STARTUP sets the current settings as the startup preset.
  - STORE X stores the current settings in slot X.
  - FACTORY DEFAULTS resets the startup preset to the factory defaults.
FREQ sets everything related to the frequency range to scan.
- START sets the scanning to start/stop mode and sets the start frequency
- STOP sets the scanning to start/stop mode and sets the stop frequency
- CENTER sets the scanning to center/span mode and sets the center frequency
- SPAN sets the scanning to center/span mode and sets the frequency span
- ZERO SPAN sets the scanning to center/span mode, sets the span to 0Hz and sets the center frequency
- RBW sets the resolution bandwidth. Keep in mind a low RBW may increase scanning time substantially.
- SPUR REMOVAL activates the two spur removal mechanisms.
LEVEL sets everything related to the level of the signals being measured.
- REF LEVEL sets the level in selected unit of the top of the display.
- SCALE/DIV sets the amount of selected unit per division of the display.
- ATTEN sets the amount of attenuation applied to the low input/output.
- CALC selects various calculation options over time such as averaging or max hold.
- UNIT selects the display unit. dBm, dBmV, dBuV, Volt or Watt
- EXTERN AMP sets the level offset in dB caused by an external amplifier or attenuator.
- TRIGGER selects the trigger mode
  - AUTO is the normal spectrum analyzer scanning mode, triggering is not active.
  - NORMAL will display a new scan as soon as a signal in the scan causes a trigger event.
  - SINGLE will wait for a signal to cause a trigger event and display the scan.
  - LEVEL activates a keypad for entering the trigger level.
  - UP EDGE generates a trigger event when the input level goes from below the set trigger level to above the set trigger level
  - DOWN EDGE generates a trigger event when the input level goes from above the set trigger level to below the set trigger level
DISPLAY controls various aspects of how the signals are being displayed.
- PAUSE SWEEP pauses the scanning
- STORE TRACE writes the current measurement to the blue trace. Click again to store again.
- CLEAR STORED removes the stored trace
- SUBTRACT STORED subtracts the stored trace from the current measurement.
- NORMALIZE will store the current scan and subtract this stored scan from future measurements.
- WATERFALL displays the power level over time in a waterfall map.
- SWEEP SETTINGS menu contains various settings on how to sweep the selected frequency or time span.
  - NORMAL sets the default sweeping mode
  - PRECISE sets the precise scanning mode.
  - FAST sets the fast sweeping mode.
  - SWEEP TIME sets the target time for a complete sweep in seconds.
  - SWEEP POINTS allows setting the number of sweep points.
  - FAST SPEEDUP allows setting the acceleration factor for fast sweeping.
MARKER controls the markers on the display.
- MODIFY MARKER allows selecting a marker and shows a submenu to modify the MARKER TYPE.
- MARKER OPS allows setting the frequency display range based on the active marker
- SEARCH MARKER allows positioning a non-tracking marker on signal maxima or minima.
MEASURE helps to quickly set the tinySA for certain measurements.
- OFF switches of any measurement related setting and behavior and returns the tinySA to regular operation
- HARMONIC switches to a marker configuration for measuring the level of harmonics of a signal
- OIP3 switches to a marker configuration for measuring the Output IP3 level of a signal
- PHASE NOISE switches to a marker configuration for measuring phase noise of a signal
CONFIG activates the configuration menu.
- TOUCH CAL enables the calibration of the touch panel. The results are stored in NVM.
- TOUCH TEST is used to verify touch calibration.
- SELF TEST is used after a cable is used to connect the low and high input/output.
- LEVEL CAL is used to calibrate the power measurement levels.
- VERSION shows the SW version information.
- EXPERT CONFIG activates the expert configuration menu
  - LO OUTPUT enables the output of the first LO though the high connector
  - ACTUAL POWER allows calibration of the dBm reading by entering the know level of the signal under marker 1.
  - IF FREQ allows entering the IF frequency used in low mode.
  - SCAN SPEED allows setting the speed of scanning.
  - REPEATS sets the number of repeat measurements at each frequency.
  - MIXER DRIVE sets the power output to the mixer.
  - AGC enables/disables the build in Automatic Gain Control.
  - LNA enables/disables the build in Low Noise Amplifier.
  - BPF enables measurement of the performance of the internal Band Pass Filter.
  - BELOW IF switches the LO to below the IF when measuring below 190MHz.
  - HOLD TIME sets the number of scans after which a maximum measured with MAX DECAY will start to decay.
  - NOISE LEVEL sets the expected noise band in dB.
  - ACTUAL FREQUENCY sets the measured frequency of the 10MHz CAL OUTPUT
- DFU switches the tinySA to firmware upgrade mode.
MODE activates the mode switching menu.
- LOW INPUT activates the 0.1-350MHz input mode
- HIGH INPUT activates the 240MHz-960MHz input mode
- LOW OUTPUT activates the 0.1-350MHz output mode
- HIGH OUTPUT activates the 240MHz-960MHz output mode
- CAL OUTPUT controls the build in calibration reference generator.