User manual

Disabling front panel display
Front panel display circuitry can be disabled to allow the instrument to operate at
a higher speed. While disabled, the display is frozen with the following message:
FRONT PANEL DISABLED
Press LOCAL to resume.
As reported by the message, all front panel controls (except LOCAL, TRIG, and
OUTPUT ON/OFF) are disabled.
Front panel control
Front panel display circuitry is controlled from the DISABLE DISPLAY configura-
tion menu, which is accessed by pressing CONFIG and then EDIT (or TOGGLE).
To select an option (NOW, NEVER, SWEEP, or STORE), use the EDIT cursor
keys to place the cursor on the desired option, then press ENTER.
The options for DISABLE DISPLAY are explained as follows:
NOW — Select this option to disable the display now.
NEVER — Select this option if you do not want the display to disable.
SWEEP — Select this option if you want the display to disable while performing a
sweep. The display will disable as soon as sweep is started. The display will auto-
matically re-enable after the sweep is completed.
STORE — Select this option if you want the display to disable when storing
source- measure readings in the buffer. The display will disable as soon as the
buffer is enabled. The display will automatically re-enable after the storage pro-
cess is completed. Note that with this option, the display will disable while per-
forming a sweep. Sweep readings are automatically stored in the buffer.
Remote command programming
Use the following SCPI commands to enable or disable the front panel display cir-
cuitry:
:DISPlay:ENABle OFF Disable the display
:DISPlay:ENABle ON Enable the display
Configuration menus
There are a number of configuration menus that can be accessed by pressing the
CONFIG key followed by the appropriate function or mode key. For example, you
can configure the voltage source by pressing CONFIG then SOURCE V. Configu-
ration menus are available for the following operating modes:
• Measure functions (V, Ω, FCTN):