Keysight E4981A - Check Items When Trouble Occurs During Remote Control; The Instrument Does Not Respond to the External Controller or Malfunctions; You Cannot Read out the Measured Value; An Error Message Is Displayed

Keysight E4981A 120 Hz/1 kHz/1 MHz Capacitance Meter 213
Troubleshooting
Check Items When Trouble Occurs During Remote Control
Check Items When Trouble Occurs During Remote Control
The instrument does not respond to the external controller or malfunctions.
• Check that the GPIB address for a GPIB connection or the IP address for a
LAN connection is set up correctly on the SYSTEM CONFIG screen of the
E4981A.
• Check that the GPIB cable, USB cable, and LAN cable are not
disconnected.
• Check whether another instrument connected by the GPIB or LAN cable
has the same GPIB address or IP address.
• Check that the GPIB cable connection is not looped.
You cannot read out the measured value.
• Check that the data transfer format is set up correctly.
An error message is displayed.
• Check that the program is correct.
For details on error messages, refer to Appendix D.