Conventions Used In This Manual - HP 8163A Programming Manual

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Conventions used in this Manual

• All commands and typed text is written in Courier font, for
example INIT[:IMM].
• SCPI commands are written in mixed case: text that you MUST
print is written in capitals; text which is helpful but nor necessary
is written in lower case.
So, the command INITiate[:IMMediate] can be entered
either as init[:imm], or as initiate[:immediate]. It
does not matter whether you enter text using capitals or lower-
case letters.
• SCPI commands often contain extra arguments in square
brackets. These arguments may be helpful, but they need not be
entered.
So, the command INITiate[:IMMediate] can be entered
as init or initiate:imm.
• A SCPI command which can be either a command or a query is
appended with the text /?.
So, DISPlay:ENABle/? refers to both the command
DISPlay:ENABle and the query DISPlay:ENABle?.
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