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1256E User Manual
Computer Interfaces 4-12
Racal Instruments
©
2002
Figure 4-2, Connecting the GPIB Interface
Selecting the GPIB
Interface
Before using the GPIB interface with the 1256, you must select the
GPIB interface via the front-panel controls, as follows:
1. Press the top key. Rotate the knob until the top line reads:
>-----SETTINGS-----<
2. Select line 2 (next to top line) by pressing the second key. This
selects line 2 so that you may select the type of setting to work
with:
-----SETTINGS-----
> Type: Display <
Option: Format
Status: Decimal
3. Select the remote interface settings mode by rotating the knob
until line 2 reads as shown below (lines 3 and 4 may differ):
-----SETTINGS-----
> Type: Remote <
Option: Lockout
Status: Disabled
4. Press the third key to select line 3 of the display. Rotate the
knob until line 3 indicates the “Source” option as shown below:
-----SETTINGS-----
Type: Remote
> Option: Source <
Status: GPIB
GPIB Connector
GPIB Cable
To GPIB Connector