Measuring device and configuration method

A measuring device comprising one or more processing units implemented in circuitry, the one or more processing units comprising a user input device, a shortcut input device and an assignment device, wherein:

• the measuring device is configured to provide a plurality of measurement functions, which are configured by the user;
• the measuring device comprises one of an oscilloscope and a network analyzer;
• the user input device comprises a first number of first user inputs for a user of the measuring device to access measurement functions or configure the measuring device for a measurement task, wherein the user input device comprises a layered navigation including a menu with different navigation levels, each level comprises at least one of the first user inputs and/or at least one subordinate navigation level;
• the shortcut input device comprises a second number of shortcut user inputs for the user, wherein the shortcut input device comprises a hardware device which comprises a plurality of discrete switches and/or buttons and/or rotary encoders;
• and
• the assignment device is adapted to assign a respective first user input to a respective one of the shortcut user inputs based on a received user command, wherein the assignment device comprises a motion detector, which initiates an assignment of the one of the first user inputs to the respective one of the shortcut user inputs when the assignment device detects a drag gesture on a touchscreen device of the measuring device on one of the first user inputs, and the assignment device is adapted to assign a sequence of multiple first user inputs to a single shortcut user input,
• wherein to assign a respective first user input to a respective one of the shortcut user inputs comprises assigning the respective first user input to a shortcut input device, such that a function of the respective first user input is performed when the respective one of the shortcut user inputs of the hardware device of the shortcut device is actuated by a user,
• wherein the motion detector is adapted to automatically initiate the assignment if the drag gesture is longer than a distance threshold, and
• wherein the first user inputs provide access to the plurality of measurement functions of the measuring device and the shortcut user inputs of the shortcut input device provide functions to the different navigation levels of the layered navigation of the first user inputs.