Chapter 2 Getting Started - Agilent Technologies 3458A User Manual

Chapter 2
Introduction ........................................................... 25
Before Applying Power ......................................... 25
Applying Power ..................................................... 25
Power-On Self-Test .......................................... 25
Power-On State ................................................. 25
The Display ...................................................... 26
Operating from the Front Panel ............................. 27
Making a Measurement .................................... 28
Changing the Measurement Function ............... 28
Autorange and Manual Ranging ....................... 29
Hold ............................................................. 29
Manual Ranging .......................................... 30
Self-Test ........................................................... 30
Reading the Error Register ............................... 31
Resetting the Multimeter .................................. 32
Using the Configuration Keys .......................... 32
Selecting a Parameter .................................. 33
Default Values ............................................. 34
Numeric Parameters .................................... 34
Exponential Parameters ............................... 35
Multiple Parameters .................................... 35
Using the MENU Keys ..................................... 36
Query Commands ............................................. 37
Standard Queries ......................................... 37
Additional Queries ...................................... 37
Display Control ................................................ 37
Clearing the Display .................................... 37
Display Editing ............................................ 38
Viewing Long Displays ............................... 38
MORE INFO Display ................................. 39
Digits Displayed ............................................... 39
Recall ................................................................ 39
User-Defined Keys ........................................... 40
Installing the Keyboard Overlay ...................... 41
Operating from Remote ......................................... 42
Input/Output Statements ................................... 42
Reading the GPIB Address ............................... 42
Changing the GPIB Address ............................ 43
Sending a Remote Command ........................... 43
Getting Data from the Multimeter .................... 43
The Local Key .................................................. 44
Getting Started

Chapter 2 Getting Started

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