Keithley 3700 series Reference Manual page 71

Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
LIMIT key
Pressing this key will cycle through the four combinations of limit state settings (Limit1 and
Limit2 off, Limit1 on and Limit2 off, Limit1 off and Limit2 on, Limit1 and Limit2 on).
LIMIT key configuration
Pressing the CONFIG key and then the LIMIT key opens the LIMIT MENU. Select LIMIT 1 or
LIMIT 2 to open the desired LIMIT 1 or 2 MENU. These menus contain the following menu
items:
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REL key
Pressing this key enables/disables relative for selected function. Causes REL annunciator to
light when enabled. Also see
REL key configuration
Pressing the CONFIG key and then the REL key opens the RELATIVE OFFSET MENU. This
menu contains the following menu items:
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Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
ENABLE: This menu item enables or disables limit testing. Related ICL command:
dmm.limit[Y].enable (on page 9-94)
CLEAR: This menu item clears the test results of the limit. Related ICL command:
dmm.limit[Y].clear (on page 9-94)
AUTOCLEAR: This menu item sets indicates if the limit should be cleared automatically
or not. Related ICL command:
LOWVAL: This menu item sets the low limit value. Related ICL command:
dmm.limit[Y].low.value
LOWFAIL: This menu item queries for the low test results of the limit. Related ICL
command: dmm.limit[Y].low.fail
HIGHVAL: This menu item sets the high limit value. Related ICL command:
dmm.limit[Y].high.value
HIGHFAIL: This menu item queries for the high test results of limit. Related ICL
command: dmm.limit[Y].high.fail
ACQUIRE: This menu item acquires an internal measurement to store as the REL level
value. Related ICL command:
ENABLE: This menu item enables or disables relative measurement control for the
DMM. Related ICL command:
LEVEL: This menu item sets a specific offset value to use for relative measurements for
the DMM. Related ICL command:
dmm.limit[Y].autoclear
(on page 9-97)
(on page 9-96)
(on page 9-96)
(on page 9-95)
Relative (on page 5-1) in the reference manual.
dmm.rel.acquire
dmm.rel.enable
dmm.rel.level
Section 3: Using the Front Panel
(on page 9-94)
(on page 9-110)
(on page 9-110)
(on page 9-111)
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