Instructions

Section
10: Troubleshooting FAQs Model DMM6500 6½ Digit Multimeter
User's Manual
10-4 DMM6500-900-01 Rev. B / August 2019
As delivered from Keithley Instruments, the DMM6500 is set to work with the SCPI command set.
If you choose the SCPI2000 or SCPI34401 command set, you will not have access to some of the
extended ranges and other features that are now available using the default SCPI command set. In
addition, some Series 2000 or Keysight 34401 code will work differently in the DMM6500 than it did
in the earlier instrument. For information about the differences between the DMM6500 and the
Series 2000, refer to DMM6500 in a Model 2000 Application, Keithley Instruments document number
0771466XX. For information about the differences between the DMM6500 and the Keysight 34401,
refer to DMM6500 in a Keysight Model 34401 Application, Keithley Instruments document number
0771467XX.
To set the command set from the front panel:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Under System, select Settings.
3. Select the appropriate Command Set.
You are prompted to confirm the change to the command set and reboot.
To verify which command set is selected from a remote interface:
Send the command:
*LANG?
To change to the SCPI command set from a remote interface:
Send the command:
*LANG SCPI
Reboot the instrument.
To change to the TSP command set from a remote interface:
Send the command:
*LANG TSP
Reboot the instrument.