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1-8
Getting Started
NOTE
1 Special keys and power switch
CONFIG/
LOCAL
MENU
POWER
2 Function keys
I|Ω
MATH
FILT
ZCHK
REL
OPER
V-SOURCE
V-SOURCE
3 Operation keys
COMM
DISP
TRIG
LIMIT
DIGITS
RATE
SAVE
SETUP
STORE
RECALL
AZERO
DAMP
EXIT
ENTER
To modify a key's properties, press the CONFIG / LOCAL key (see Special keys
and power switch) and then the key. Not all keys have configurable properties.
When in Local operation, use to configure properties of the next button pressed.
When in Remote operation (REM annunciator lit), cancels GPIB remote mode.
Provides access to menu.
Power switch. In position turns 6487 on (I), out position turns it off (O).
Use to toggle between regular current measurements and ohms.
Turns on the selected Math function (selected using the CONFIG >> MATH key
sequence).
Turns on the filtering (selected using the CONFIG >> FILT key sequence).
Use to perform a Zero Check function.
Use to control and configure properties of the rel(ative) function.
Toggles the Vsource state (the Vsource state is displayed by an indicator). (Configured
using the CONFIG >> OPER key sequence.)
Increments voltage source value
Decrements voltage source value
Use to control and modify communication properties (GPIB or RS-232).
Use to turn display on/off.
Trigger measurement(s). Takes 6487 out of idle state. Use also to configure trigger
properties.
Use to perform and create limit tests.
Use to set display resolution.
Use to select measurement rate.
and
Use to control cursor position for making selections or editing values.
Use to save present setup to a memory location.
Use to restore setup to either GPIB or factory defaults, or to a user memory location.
Also use to modify properties of power on defaults to either GPIB or factory defaults,
or to a user memory location.
Use to start buffer and modify the number of readings to store.
Use to display stored readings (including maximum, minimum, peak-to-peak, aver-
age, and standard deviation). The
the
or
key toggles between reading number, reading, and timestamp.
Use to control auto zero function (on / off).
Use to control damping function (on / off).
Use to cancel selection and move back to measurement display.
Use to accept selection and move to next choice or back to measurement display.
Model 6487 User's Manual
and
range keys scroll through the buffer, and
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