ESI VideoBridge 2150, Service Manual

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SETUP CAUTIONS
Duri ng the setup phase it is conven ient to i ssue a STATUS command so
the process of bi n setup is visible on the screen . Remember that
when the setup i s complete, STATUS must be i ssued agai n to togg le the
i nstrument back to the chosen measurement mode. Otherwise, the S I NGLE
measurement commands w i l l
not
result i n the transmiss ion of
measurement data to the remote devi ce.
To al low fastest setup times and a lso to ensure that the remote i nput
w i l l n ot be d i sturbed by keyboard or measurement i nput between
successive l i nes of setup i nformation, the f i rst character output
( i nstructi on i n the program) should be :
REMOTE[
whi ch temporari ly discon nects the keyboard and external START switch
( i. e. do not use SI NGLE or CONT I N UOUS). This entry must be on a l i ne
by itself fol lowed by a carriage return before additional i nput w i l l
be a c cepted by the
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The
"
J
"
character is issued at the end of the setup phase to restore
the i nstrument to its measurement loop and make the keyboard active
again.
" J " automat i ca l ly transm its error i nformation. The
must lock the
out if that is des ired.
Th is may be done with the LOCK command. After the
measurements have been made, the i nstrument can be UNLOCKed.
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