Programming Calibration Dates - Keithley 6517 Service Manual

Here, <yr> is the year (1994-2093), <mon> is the month
(1-12), and <date> can have any value between 1 and 31.
11. Send the following command to save calibration
constants:
:CAL:PROT:SAVE
12. Finally, send the following command to lock out
calibration:
:CAL:PROT:LOCK

2.11 Programming calibration dates

Normally calibration dates are programmed when the instru-
ment is calibrated. However, you can change these dates at
any time by using the basic procedure outlined below.
1. From normal display, press the MENU key, and note
that the instrument displays the following:
MAIN MENU
SAVESETUP COMMUNICATION CAL
2. Select CAL, then press ENTER. The following options
will be displayed:
PERFORM CALIBRATION
COMPREHENSIVE POINT-CALS
CAL-DATES OFFSET-ADJ CAL-OPT
3. Select CAL-DATES, and note that unit displays the fol-
lowing selections:
CALIBRATION DATES
VIEW DISPLAY-AT-POWERUP CHANGE
4. Choose the option based on the desired action:
VIEW: Allows you to view the last calibration and cali-
bration due dates.
DISPLAY-AT-POWERUP: Allows you to select
whether or not calibration dates are automatically dis-
played at power-up (choose YES to enable, NO to dis-
able calibration date display at power-up).
CHANGE: Use this option to change the last calibration
date or the calibration due date. Simply follow the dis-
play prompts to change the dates as desired.
Calibration
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