1. Press the CONFIG key.
2. Press the STORE key and then choose one of the following:
▪ CHANA-BUFF
▪ CHANB-BUFF (2602B, 2604B, 2612B, 2614B, 2634B, and 2636B only)
3. To select a storage destination, select the DEST option, and then choose one of the following:
▪ CHANx-BUFF1
▪ CHANx-BUFF2
▪ NONE
CHANx: CHANA refers to SMU channel A and CHANB refers to SMU channel B (2602B,
2604B, 2612B, 2614B, 2634B, and 2636B only).
4. Select BUFFER1 or BUFFER2.
5. Clear the buffer by turning the navigation wheel to select CLEAR > YES.
6. Turn the navigation wheel to highlight ELEMENTS, and then press the navigation wheel (or the
ENTER key).
You must clear the reading buffer before you can enable or disable the source value or the
timestamp options.
7. Configure the timestamp elements of the reading buffer:
a. Turn the navigation wheel to highlight TSTAMP.
b. Press the navigation wheel (or the ENTER key).
c. Select OFF or ON and then press the navigation wheel (or the ENTER key).
8. Configure the source value elements of the reading buffer:
a. Turn the navigation wheel to highlight SRC-VAL.
b. Press the navigation wheel (or the ENTER key).
c. Select OFF or ON.
9. Press the EXIT (LOCAL) key to return to the main menu.
The 2601B, 2611B, and 2635B buffer configuration menu items are accessed in the same manner,
except for channel selection.