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Operation 3-7
6. The following options start the scanning process:
STEP — Pressing the STEP key on the front panel will direct the instrument to begin
scanning at channel 1 and scan the number of channels specified with RDG CNT. It will
store the same number of readings.
TRIG
— Pressing the TRIG key on the front panel will direct the instrument to begin
scanning at the present channel setting and scan the number of channels specified with
RDG CNT. It will store the same number of readings.
SCAN — Pressing the SCAN key on the front panel will direct the instrument to scan
through the channels specified with MIN CHAN and MAX CHAN and store the number
of readings specified by RDG CNT.
7. Pressing EXIT will clear the current readings and reset the channel to channel 1.
Remote interface
Use the :ROUTe:SCAN:LSELect command to select internal or external scanning. For
example, to select internal scanning, use the following command:
PRINT #1, "output 16; :route:scan:lselect internal"
If you have selected internal scanning, use the following command to set the list of channels
to be scanned:
PRINT #1, "output 16; :route:scan[:internal] (@scan list)"
For example, to scan channels 1 through 20 inclusively, use the following command:
PRINT #1, "output 16; :route:scan[:internal] (@1:20)"