14 Keysight 34980A Service Guide
Front Panel Menu Reference
This section gives an overview of the top two levels of menus that you access from
the front panel. The menus are designed to automatically guide you through all
parameters required to configure a particular function or operation.
Store/Recall
Store and recall instrument states
– Store up to six instrument states in non-volatile memory
– Assign a name to each storage location.
– Recall stored states, power-down state, factory reset state, or preset state
Utility
Configure system-related instrument parameters
– Connecting and configuring to use with LAN, GPIB, or USB
– Set the real time clock and calendar
– Set radix character, thousand separator
– Enable/disable the internal DMM
– Query and update the firmware revisions for the mainframe and modules
Configure Key Group
Set parameters for measurement
DMM
– Set DMM measurement function (AC volts, DC volts, AC current, DC current, 2-wire ohms, 4-wire ohms, temperature,
frequency, and period)
– Set function parameters
Channel
– Set channel measurement function (AC volts, DC volts, AC current (34921A only), DC current (34921A only) 2-wire ohms,
4-wire ohms, temperature, frequency, and period)
– Set function parameters
For proper instrument function, Channel monitor must be turned OFF when
the state is stored and Auto recall is enabled. If the Channel monitor is
turned ON, the front panel may freeze, If the front panel is frozen, all plug-in
modules must be removed and the auto-recall function turned OFF to restore
the instrument back to its initial working state.