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SECTION 7 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF COMMANDS
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Restrictions [6]
• Invalid dates (such as February 31) can not be set.
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Use Example [7]
“Setting the date to July 21, 2000.”
<Program>
DATE 2000,7,21
DATE?
<Response>
2000,7,21
[1] Message header for Program Message and Query Message
[2] Name of Setting/Recalling item (Note: This is not always the same as that on the measuring equipment screen.)
[3] Syntax for Program Message, Query Message and Response Message. Upper case letters indicate reserved words.
Lower case letters indicate the argument of the device message or the response data described in paragraph [5] below.
[4] Outline of Setting/Recalling function in Program Message and Query Message
[5] Description of lower case letters on Table in [3]. In case of set value, each argument includes the meaning of set item,
initial value, range, resolution and restrictions. In case of Response Message, the argument includes the meaning of
output data, resolution, unit, etc.
[6] Description of restrictions and precautions on using the command. The command is not properly set or recalled if these
restrictions are not met.
[7] An example of command use. The example <Program> is given here only to show the examples of the sending Program
Message, Query Message and their order. It is not an actual program code. (Program code depends on the environment.)
The values in <Response> differ from actual measured values.