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The Five Menus ........................................................................................................................3-7
Operations Menu...................................................................................................................3-8
Path Control Menu ..............................................................................................................3-14
Settings Menu .....................................................................................................................3-18
Store/Recall Menu...............................................................................................................3-26
System Menu ......................................................................................................................3-29
Complete Menu Listing ...........................................................................................................3-30
Chapter 4
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COMPUTER INTERFACES ...........................................................................................................4-1
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................4-1
Commands ...................................................................................................................................4-1
Using the Ethernet Interface .....................................................................................................4-2
Basic Ethernet Information....................................................................................................4-2
Ethernet Cabling Guidelines .................................................................................................4-2
Connecting the Ethernet Cables ...........................................................................................4-3
Selecting the Ethernet Interface............................................................................................4-3
Entering the Ethernet Communication Settings ....................................................................4-5
Using the IEEE-488 (GPIB) Interface .....................................................................................4-10
Basic GPIB Information.......................................................................................................4-10
GPIB Cabling Guidelines ....................................................................................................4-11
Connecting the GPIB Cables ..............................................................................................4-11
Selecting the GPIB Interface...............................................................................................4-12
Setting the GPIB Address ...................................................................................................4-13
Service Request (SRQ).......................................................................................................4-14
Using the RS-232 Interface ....................................................................................................4-14
Basic RS-232 Information ...................................................................................................4-14
Equipment Required ...........................................................................................................4-15
Connecting to a Computer or Data Terminal ......................................................................4-15
Connecting to a Modem ......................................................................................................4-16
Selecting the RS-232 Interface ...........................................................................................4-18
Setting the Flow Control Option ..........................................................................................4-19
Setting the Baud Rate .........................................................................................................4-21
Setting the Message Termination Characters.....................................................................4-22
Setting the Data Bits, Stop Bits, and Parity.........................................................................4-23
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