F (continued)
front panel
comma separator, 95
display format, 26
enable/disable, 94
front panel message, 94
front-panel, 2
at a glance, 2
keys , 2
menu, 3
menu tutorial, 33 - 40
front-panel menu
reference, 31 - 32
fuse, 14 - 15
G
ground, 5
ground loop noise, 253
Group Execute Trigger (GET), 84
H
half digit, 24, 43
resolution, 62
halting measurements, 85, 187
handle
adjusting, 16
removing, 27
handshake, remote interface, 179
hardware
rack mounting, 27
hardware handshake, 97
high accuracy measurements, 287 - 288
hold
reading, 48, 79
holding readings in the display, 79
HP-IB
address setting, 188
DDE, 242 - 246
HP-IB
connector, 5
HP-IB (IEEE-488) address
factory setting, 102
setting, 102, 188
TALK ONLY mode, 102
I
idle trigger state, 85, 153
IEEE-488 (HP-IB) address
factory setting, 102
setting, 102, 188
TALK ONLY mode, 102
I (continued)
IEEE-488 compliance information, 197
induced voltages, 251
infinity trigger count, 85
INITiate command, 131
injected current noise, 257
input
bias current errors, 256
cable, 273
channels, 66, 140
connections, 17 - 18
connector, 272
overload detection, 65
resistance, 255
input bias current, 249
input channels, 41
input filters, 55
input message terminators, 186
installation, 13
integration time, 25, 44, 58, 60
interface selection, 101, 189
internal memory, 50 - 52, 79
internal reading memory, 93
internal reference thermistor, 22
internal temperature reference, 270
internal triggering, 84
interrupt with SRQ, 163
isothermal block, 22, 268
K
Keithley 181
language compatility, 193
keys, 2
number of digits, 24
range, 42
L
language
alternate programming, 193
language restrictions
interface selection, 105
remote interface, 101
lead resistance
nulling, 45, 77
leakage current errors, 256
line frequency, 252
loading errors
input bias current, 256
input resistance, 255
leakage current, 256
low power measurements, 69, 260
commands, 141
M
magnetic loops
noise, 251
manual range, 23, 42, 64
math operations, 74 - 76
scaling, 74
statistics, 75
MAV bit, 164
MEASure command, 134 - 136
MEASure? command, 128
measured temperature reference, 270
measurement connections, 251
measurement tutorial, 248
measurements
halting, 85
highest accuracy, 287 - 288
low power, 260
resistance, 68 - 70, 258
stopping, 187
temperature, 263
temperature RTDs, 72
temperature thermistor, 72
temperature thermocouple, 73
temperature units, 71
units for temperature, 71
voltage, 66 - 67
voltage limited, 261
with null, 45
measuring
resistance, 20
temperature, 21
voltage, 19, 249
memory
defeating max, 150
internal reading, 50 - 52, 90
non-volatile, 112 - 113
readings, 90
volatile, 112
volatile settings, 112
menu
at a glance, 3
recall, 37
reference, 31 - 32
tutorial, 33 - 40
using, 33 - 40
menu messages, 34
message
input terminators, 186
message available bit (MAV), 164
messages displayed
calibration, 111
front-panel menu, 34
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