Features and Functions 2
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Using the Utility Menu
The Utility Menu allows you to customize a number of 
non- volatile instrument configurations. It also displays error 
messages and hardware revision codes. The contents of the 
Utility Menu are shown in the table below.
Primary Display
Secondary 
Display Settings Description Remote Command
tESt no YES IF YES, immediately execute self-test 
upon next Store/Recall button push. 
After self-test completes, returns to 
normal instrument operation.
*TST? (self-test is executed 
immediately)
ºunit ºC   ºF Changes displayed units for 
temperature measurements
UNIT:TEMPerature <units> 
bEEP On   OFF Enable, disable Diode, Min/Max, Limit 
Test, and Hold beep operations
SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe <mode>
P-On rESEt  LASt Enable or disable power-on recall of 
State 0 (last power-off instrument 
state). Note: The multimeter always 
saves the power-down state. This just 
determines whether or not to recall the 
state at power-on.
MEMory:STATe:RECall:AUTO <mode>
2.diSP On OFF Turn the secondary display on or off. DISPlay:WINDow2[:STATe] <mode>
StorE On  OFF Enable, disable all front panel state 
store operation
MEMory:STATe:STORe <mode>
Edit On  OFF Enable, disable all math register editing None
Error nonE  nn.Err See Reading Error Messages below. SYSTem:ERRor?
CodE 1-dd.d   2-dd.d   Displays processor code revision 
numbers. 
1= Measurement processor revision. 
2= IO processor revision.
*IDN? (from remote also returns 
manufacturer's name, model number, 
and the serial number)
UtitY donE Display donE on primary display for 1 
second then return to normal operation
None
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