Invoke a terminal application such as Hyper Terminal.
To check the COM port number and other settings, see the
Device Manager in the PC. For WinXP; Control panel →
System → Hardware tab.
Run this query command via the terminal after the instrument
has been configured for USB or RS232 remote control (page
130, 130).
*idn?
This should return the Model number, Serial number, and
Firmware version in the following format:
IIT-2000, XXXXXXXXXXXX, V1.00
Model number : IIT-2000
Serial number :12 character serial number
Firmware version : V1.00
^j can be used as the terminal character when entering the
queries/commands from a terminal application.