User`s guide

Chapter 2 Front-Panel Overview

Front-Panel Menu Reference

Configure the event or action that controls the scan interval.

• Select the scan interval mode (interval, manual, external, or alarm).

• Select the scan count.

Configure the advanced measurement features on displayed channel.

• Set the integration time for measurements on the displayed channel.

• Set the channel-to-channel delay for scanning.

• Enable/disable the thermocouple check feature (T/C measurements only).

• Select the reference junction source (T/C measurements only).

• Set the low frequency limit (ac measurements only).

• Enable/disable offset compensation (resistance measurements only).

• Select the binary or decimal mode for digital operations (digital input/output only).

• Configure the totalizer reset mode (totalizer only).

• Select which edge is detected (rising or falling) for totalizer operations.

Configure system-related instrument parameters.

• Set the real-time system clock and calendar.

• Query the firmware revisions for the mainframe and installed modules.

• Select the instrument’s power-on configuration (last or factory reset).

• Enable/disable the internal DMM.

• Secure/unsecure the instrument for calibration.

View readings, alarms, and errors.

• View the last 100 scanned readings from memory (last, min, max, and average).

• View the first 20 alarms in the alarm queue (reading and time alarm occurred).

• View up to 10 errors (34970A) or 20 errors (34972A) in the error queue.

• Read the number of cycles for the displayed relay (relay maintenance feature).

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