76 Keysight E4981A 120 Hz/1 kHz/1 MHz Capacitance Meter
Setting up Measurement Conditions and Display
Saving/Recalling Instrument Setup State (Save/Recall Function)
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Saving/Recalling Instrument Setup State (Save/Recall Function)
You can save/recall up to 20 instrument setup states into/from the built-in 
FLASH memory (0 through 9) and external USB memory (10 through 19). 
Overview of save/recall functionality
Configurations and measurement results can be saved into, and recalled from, 
the E4981A’s internal memory or external USB memory through the save/recall 
functionality. 
Save methods and their uses
Table 4-8 shows available save methods and their uses: 
The ninth instrument setting corresponds to Auto Recall. Auto recall is not 
executed when power is ON, by pressing the [Preset] key.
Table 4-8  Save methods and their uses
Save method
Recallable Use
Type
File format
(extension)
Configuration 
Save (internal 
memory)
----------- Yes
To save E4981A’s configuration 
states into the internal memory. 
Configuration 
Save (USB 
memory)
 (.sta) Yes
To save E4981A’s configuration 
states into USB memory. 
Data Save (USB 
memory)
CSV format (.csv) No
To save measurement results into 
USB memory. 
Screen Save 
(USB memory)
GIF format (.gif) No
To save E4981A’s screenshot into 
USB memory. 
For information on configuration states that can be saved, see Table C-1, 
“Initial settings, settings that can be saved/recalled, settings that can be 
backed up,” on page C-228.