Features and Functions 3
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To Build a Scan List From the Front Panel
– To add the active channel to the scan list, press Channel (Configure).
Then select the function, range, resolution, and other parameters for this
channel. Then add the channel to the scan list by selecting:
SCAN THIS CHANNEL? > YES
– To remove the active channel from the scan list, select:
SCAN THIS CHANNEL? > NO
– To remove all channels from the scan list, select:
Scan (Configure) > CLEAR SCAN LIST? > YES
– To initiate a scan and store all readings in memory, press Scan (Measure).
Each time you initiate a new scan, the instrument clears all previously stored
readings. If you have not defined a scan list, Scan (Measure) performs an
internal DMM scan independent of any channels.
– To stop a scan in progress, press and hold Scan (Measure).
To Build a Scan List From the Remote Interface
–Use the ROUTe:SCAN command to define the list of channels in the scan list.
To determine what channels are currently in the scan list, use the
ROUTe:SCAN? query command.
– To add channels to the present scan list, use the ROUTe:SCAN:ADD command.
To remove channels from the present scan list, use the ROUTe:SCAN:REMove
command.
– To remove all channels from the scan list, send “ROUT:SCAN (@)”.
– To initiate a scan, use the INITiate or READ? command. Measurements are
stored in memory. Each time you initiate a new scan, the instrument will clear
the previous set of readings from memory.
– To stop a scan in progress, use the ABORt command.