GDM-8261 User Manual 
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SYSTem Related Commands   
 
SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe 
Selects the beeper mode; no beep, beep on fail and beep on pass.   
Parameter: <NR1>(0 | 1 | 2) 0=no beep, 2=fail, 1=pass 
Example: SYST:BEEP:STAT 0 
Turns the beeper off. 
SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe? 
Returns the beeper mode. 
Return parameter: Beep on Pass | Beep on Fail | No Beep 
SYSTem:BEEPer:ERRor 
Sets the beeper to sound on an SCPI error. 
Parameter: ON | OFF 
Example: SYST:BEEP:ERR ON 
Allows the beeper to sound when an SCPI error occurs. 
SYSTem:BEEPer:ERRor? 
Returns the beeper error mode. 
Return parameter: 0|1, 0=OFF, 1=ON 
SYSTem:ERRor? 
Returns the current system error, if any.   
SYSTem:VERSion? 
Returns system version. 
Return Parameter: X.XX. 
SYSTem:DISPlay 
Turns the Display on/off. 
Parameter: ON | OFF 
Example: SYST:DISP ON 
Turns the display on. 
SYSTem:DISPlay? 
Returns the status of the display 
Return parameter: 0|1, 0=OFF, 1=ON 
SYSTem:OUTPut:FORMat 
Sets the output format for the VAL1?, VAL2?, TRACe:DATA? and FETC? 
queries. The measured value (V) can be set to be displayed with the 
measurement units (U) and/or with the count number (C). 
Parameter: <NR1>(0 ~ 3) 0=V, 1=V+U, 2=V+C, 3=V+U+C   
Example: SYST:OUTP:FORM 3 
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