Tektronix Keithley 6517B, User Manual

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Model 6517B Electrometer User's Manual Section 2: Getting started
6517B-900-01 Rev. B August 2022 2-15
To change how the readings are displayed:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Select GENERAL .
3. Select DISPLAY .
4. Select NUMERIC-FORMAT .
5. To select:

Engineering units: Select ENGR .

Scientific notation: Select
SCIENTIFIC
.
6. Press the ENTER key.
7. If you select SCIENTIFIC, you can also select:

Change value automatically to best fix data: FLOATING .

A fixed value: FIXED .
8. Press the ENTER key.
Messages
Press the INFO key to view context-sensitive information on the display. An arrow on the bottom line
indicates that there is more information. Use th e ◄ and ► keys to view the complete line. To exit an
INFO display, press the INFO , ENTER , EXIT , or a function key.
During 6517B operation and programming, the instrument may display front-panel status and error
messages. To momentarily display the most recent status or error message, press the
MENU key
and press the PREV display key. The display is blank if no message is queued. For more information
on status and error message, refer to Status and error messages (on page 5-3).
Display instrument information
This item displays the serial number, SCPI version, and firmware revision levels of the instrument.
The following information is displayed:
Serial #
XXXXXXX
Rev AYY.Y Disp:ZZZx A:E D:B H:E SCPI:1999.0
Where:
•
#
XXXXXXX
is the serial number of the instrument
•
AYY
is the firmware level for the main microcontroller
•
ZZZ
is the firmware level for the display microcontroller
You can also use *IDN? to retrieve the serial number and firmware revision information.