Section 2: General operation Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
2-12 2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012
The following table contains descriptions of the main menu options and cross-references to related
information. To access a menu option, press the MENU key, turn the navigation wheel to move
the cursor to select an item, and press the navigation wheel .
Menu selection Description For more information, see:
SCRIPT Saves and recalls users scripts Manage scripts (on page 6-3)
- LOAD Loads scripts into nonvolatile memory
- SAVE Saves scripts
SETUP Saves and recalls user and factory setup options Saved setups (on page 2-38)
- SAVE Saves user setup options
- RECALL Recalls user setup options
- POWERON Sets the configuration used during startup
GPIB Configures the GPIB interface options Remote communication interfaces (on
page 2-79), GPIB operation
(on page 2-
83)
- ADDRESS Configures the address for the GPIB interface
- ENABLE Enables and disables the GPIB interface
LAN Configures the local area network (LAN) Remote communication interfaces (on
page 2-79), LAN communications
(on
page 2-81), LAN concepts and settings
(on page C-1)
- STATUS Displays LAN connection status
- CONFIG Configures the LAN IP address and gateway
- APPLY_SETTINGS Applies changes made using the CONFIG menu
- RESET Restores the default settings
- ENABLE Enables and disables the LAN interface
RS232 Controls the options for the RS-232 interface Remote communication interfaces (on
page 2-79), RS-232 interface operation
(on page 2-88)
- BAUD Sets the baud rate
- BITS Configures the number of bits
- PARITY Sets the parity
- FLOW-CTRL Configures the flow control
- ENABLE Enables and disables the RS-232 interface
TSPLINK
Configures the instrument in a TSP-Link
®
network
TSP-Link system expansion interface
(on
page 6-49)
- NODE Selects the instrument node identifier
- RESET Resets the TSP-Link network
UPGRADE Upgrades the firmware from a USB flash drive Upgrading the firmware (on page A-4)
DISPLAY Accesses display functions Front panel tests (on page A-2)
- TEST Runs the display test See Numeric entry method in Setting a
value (on page 2-14)
- NUMPAD Enables and disables the numeric keypad
DIGOUT Controls digital outputs Digital I/O (on page 3-80)
- DIG-IO-OUTPUT Selects the digital I/O values
- WRITE-PROTECT Write-protects specific digital I/O lines
BEEPER Controls the key beeps Beeper (on page 2-16)
- ENABLE Enables the key beeps
- DISABLE
Disables the key beeps
LINE-FREQ Configures the line frequency Line frequency configuration (on page 2-9)
- 50Hz Sets the line frequency to 50 Hz
- 60Hz Sets the line frequency to 60 Hz
SYSTEM-INFO Displays the system information System information (on page 2-9)
- FIRMWARE Displays the version of firmware installed
- SERIAL# Displays the serial number of the unit
- CAL Displays the last calibration date
- MEMORY-USAGE Displays memory usage in kilobytes
RESET-PASSWORD Resets the system password Password management (on page 6-33)