SYSTem Commands (Set and query the system)


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Command

Data
(for a query, response data)

Explanation

Function

8860

8861

:ADJust (CH$)

<omissible> Adjust the all scanner units
CH$: CHm_n

Zero-adjust scanner module(s)

ALL

Y

Y

:ATVARIable A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable auto variable scaling

ALL

Y

Y

:ATVARIable?

A$

Query auto variable scaling

ALL

Y

Y

:BEEPer A$

A$: OFF, ON1, ON2

Enable/disable beep sounds

ALL

Y

Y

:BEEPer?

A$

Query beep sounds

ALL

Y

Y

:BMPColor A$

A$: COLOR, COMPCOlor, GRAY, PNG

Select SAVE key bitmap file color/format

ALL

Y

Y

:BMPColor?

A$

Query SAVE key bitmap file color/format

ALL

Y

Y

:CHMArk A$

A$: OFF, NUMBer, COMMent

Select channel markers for printing

ALL

Y

Y

:CHMArk?

A$

Query channel markers for printing

ALL

Y

Y

:COMMent A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable comment display

ALL

Y

Y

:COMMent?

A$

Query comment display

ALL

Y

Y

:COPYGui A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable GUI printing by the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:COPYGui?

A$

Query GUI printing by the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:COUNter A$(,"NAME$")(,B)

A$: OFF, DATE, NAME
NAME$: Counter name   (if A$ = NAME)
B: Counter value   (unless A$ = OFF)

Select counter printing

ALL

Y

Y

:COUNter?

[response] A$(,"NAME$")(,B<NR1>)
NAME$: (if A$ = NAME)
B: (unless A$ = OFF)

Query counter printing

ALL

Y

Y

:CRTOff A

A: 0 to 30

Set the backlight saver

ALL

Y

Y

:CRTOff?

A<NR1>

Query the backlight saver

ALL

Y

Y

:DATAClear

Clear waveform data

ALL

Y

Y

:DATE year,month,day

year: 0 to 99
month: 1 to 12
day: 1 to 31

Set the system calendar

ALL

Y

Y

:DATE?

year<NR1>,month<NR1>,day<NR1>

Query the system calendar

ALL

Y

Y

:EXPRIGAge A$

A$: ALL, FIRST

Set the gauge printing mode for an external printer

ALL

Y

Y

:EXPRIGAge?

A$

Query the gauge printing mode for an external printer

ALL

Y

Y

:EXT1mode A$

A$: START, STOP, S_S, PRINT, SAVE

Select the function of external I/O terminal 1

ALL

Y

Y

:EXT1mode?

A$

Query the function of external I/O terminal 1

ALL

Y

Y

:EXT2mode A$

A$: START, STOP, S_S, PRINT, SAVE

Select the function of external I/O terminal 2

ALL

Y

Y

:EXT2mode?

A$:

Query the function of external I/O terminal 2

ALL

Y

Y

:EXT3mode

A$: START, STOP, S_S, PRINT, SAVE

Select the function of external I/O terminal 3

ALL

Y

Y

:EXT3mode?

A$

Query the function of external I/O terminal 3

ALL

Y

Y

:EXTGo A$

A$: MEAS, COMP, OR, AND, ERR, BUSY, START, TRIG

Select the function of the GO external I/O terminal

ALL

Y

Y

:EXTGo?

A$

Query the function of the GO external I/O terminal

ALL

Y

Y

:EXTNg A$

A$: MEAS, COMP, OR, AND, ERR, BUSY, START, TRIG

Select the function of the NG external I/O terminal

ALL

Y

Y

:EXTNg?

A$

Query the function of the NG external I/O terminal

ALL

Y

Y

:EXTSmpl A$

A$: UP, DOWN, UPDOwn

Select the slope direction for the external sampling jack

ALL

Y

Y

:EXTSmpl?

A$

Query the slope direction for the external sampling jack

ALL

Y

Y

:EXTTrig A$

A$: UP, DOWN

Select the slope direction for the external trigger terminal

ALL

Y

Y

:EXTTrig?

A$

Query the slope direction for the external trigger terminal

ALL

Y

Y

:FEED A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable paper feeding after printing

ALL

Y

Y

:FEED?

A$

Query paper feeding after printing

ALL

Y

Y

:GRID A$

A$: OFF, STD, DARK

Set grid display

ALL

Y

Y

:GRID?

A$

Query grid display

ALL

Y

Y

:JOG A$

A$: FORWard, BACKward

Set the jog & shuttle scrolling direction

ALL

Y

Y

:JOG?

A$

Query the jog & shuttle scrolling direction

ALL

Y

Y

:KEYBord A$

A$: ENGLish, JAPAnese

Select external keyboard layout

ALL

Y

Y

:KEYBord?

A$

Query external keyboard layout

ALL

Y

Y

:KEYSOund A$

A$: OFF, ON1, ON2

Enable/disable key beeps

ALL

Y

Y

:KEYSOund?

A$

Query key beeps

ALL

Y

Y

:LANGuage A$(,B$)

A$: ENGLish, JAPAnese
B$: EXEC

Set the display language

ALL

Y

Y

:LANGuage?

A$

Query the display language

ALL

Y

Y

:LIST A$

A$: OFF, LIST, GAUGE, L_G

Set list and gauge printing

ALL

Y

Y

:LIST?

A$

Query list and gauge printing

ALL

Y

Y

:MARKPOsi A$

A$: INternal, EXternal

Set the channel marker position

ALL

Y

Y

:MARKPOsi?

A$

Query the channel marker position

ALL

Y

Y

:MEASPrint

A$: OFF, PRINter, USB

Set the printer device for numerical calculations

MEM

Y

Y

:MEASPrint?

A$

Query the printer device for numerical calculations

MEM

Y

Y

:MFTYPe A$

A$: NEW, EXIST

Set the numerical calculation save method of the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:MFTYPe?

A$

Query the numerical calculation save method of the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:PATTern A$

A$: NUMBer, BACK, FRONt

Select the SAVE key file name template (pattern)

ALL

Y

Y

:PATTern?

A$

Query the SAVE key file name template (pattern)

ALL

Y

Y

:PGRID A$

A$: OFF, STD, FINE, STD_Dark, FINE_Dark, TIME, TIME_Dark

Set the grid type for printing

ALL

Y

Y

:PGRID?

A$

Query the grid type for printing

ALL

Y

Y

:PLOGINtval A

A: 0 to 1000

Set the printing interval for numerical values

ALL

Y

Y

:PLOGINtval?

A<NR1>

Query the printing interval for numerical values

ALL

Y

Y

:POPEration A$

A$:TIME1,TIME2

Set the measurement stop method

ALL

Y

Y

:POPEration?

A$

Query the measurement stop method

ALL

Y

Y

:PRESHot A

A: 0 to 15

Set the position at which to resume printing

REC

Y

Y

:PRESHot?

A<NR1>

Query the position at which to resume printing

REC

Y

Y

:PRIA4 A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable A4 (report) size printing by the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIA4?

A$

Query A4 (report) size printing by the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIArea A$

A$: ALL, A_B

Select the print area setting method

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIArea?

A$

Query the print area setting method

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIColor A$

A$: COLOR, GRAY

Select color or grayscale printing for an external printer

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIColor?

A$

Query color or grayscale printing for an external printer

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIDensity A

A: 1 to 5

Select print density

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIDensity?

A<NR1>

Query print density

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIForm A$

A$: WAVE, LOGGing, DISPlay

Select the printout type

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIForm?

A$

Query the printout type

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIKind A$

A$: DEFAult, ALL, A_B, TRIGger, REPOrt, LIST, CALCulate, COPY

Set the type of printing by the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIKind?

A$

Query the type of printing by the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIMARgin A$(,top,bottom,left,right)

A$: CUSTom,DIV
top,bottom,left,right:0 to 100 (A$ is CUSTom)

Set the print margins

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIMARgin?

A$,top<NR1>,bottom<NR1>,left<NR1>,right<NR1>

Query the print margins

ALL

Y

Y

:PRINt A$

A$: PRINter, USB

Set the PRINT key printing destination

ALL

Y

Y

:PRINt?

A$

Query the PRINT key printing destination

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIPAPer A$

A$: VERTical, HORIzontal

Select paper orientation for the external printer

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIPAPer?

A$

Query paper orientation for the external printer

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIQUAlity A$

A$: HIGH, STANDard, LOW

Select print quality

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIQUAlity?

A$

Query print quality

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIRow A

A: 0, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 16

Set the printing step size for the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIRow?

A<NR1>

Query the printing step size for the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIUplow A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable printing of upper and lower limits

ALL

Y

Y

:PRIUplow?

A$

Query printing of upper and lower limits

ALL

Y

Y

:PSELect A$

A$: OFF, ON

Set the action of the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:PSELect?

A$

Query the action of the PRINT key

ALL

Y

Y

:PTMAxis A$

A$: TIME, TIME(60), SCALe, DATE, SAMPle

Select the time axis units for printing

ALL

Y

Y

:PTMAxis?

A$

Query the time axis units for printing

ALL

Y

Y

:PTMMULti A$(,B$)

A$: OFF, X10 to X1_500000 (MEM func.)
A$: OFF, X1 to X1_50000 (REC func.)
B$: X10 to X1_500000(R&M Only)

Set time-axis magnification/compression for printing

MEM, REC, R_M

Y

Y

:PTMMULti?

A$(,B$)

Query time-axis magnification/compression for printing

MEM, REC, R_M

Y

Y

:RESTart A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable restart permission

ALL

Y

Y

:RESTart?

A$

Query restart permission

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVE A$,"B$"

A$: NONE, HDD, MO, PC1, PC2, FD1(FD2, FD3...), USB1(USB2, USB3...), NETwork1(NETwork2, NETwork3...)
B$: directory name

Set the SAVE key destination directory

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVE?

A$,"B$"

Query the SAVE key destination directory

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEArea A$

A$: ALL, A_B

Set the data area selection method for saving data using the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEArea?

A$

Query the data area selection method for saving data using the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEBlock A$

A$: ALL, DISPlay(MEM)
A$: ALL, REC, MEM(REC&MEM)

Set whether the SAVE key saves all or just displayed data blocks

MEM, R_M

Y

Y

:SAVEBlock?

A$

Query whether the SAVE key saves all or just displayed data blocks

MEM, R_M

Y

Y

:SAVECh A$

A$: DISPlay, ALL

Set whether the SAVE key saves all or just displayed channels

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVECh?

A$

Query whether the SAVE key saves all or just displayed channels

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEGui A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable GUI saving by the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEGui?

A$

Query GUI saving by the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEKind A$

A$: SET, WAVE, DISP, MEAS, EVENT

Select the kind of data saved by the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEKind?

A$

Query the kind of data saved by the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEMethod A$

A$: AUTO, OVERwrite

Select handling of duplicate file names saved by the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEMethod?

A$

Query handling of duplicate file names saved by the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEName "NAME$"

NAME$: File name (up to 40 characters)

Assign the file name for files saved with the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEName?

"NAME$"

Query the file name for files saved with the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEThinout A$

A$: OFF, X1_2 to X1_1000

Set the thinning factor for text data saved with the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVEThinout?

A$

Query the thinning factor for text data saved with the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVETYpe A$

A$: BIN, TEXT

Set the file format for files saved with the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SAVETYpe?

A$

Query the file format for files saved with the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SETColor A$,R,G,B

A$: BACK, FRAME, GRID, TEXT, MARGin, CURSor
R, G, B: 0 to 255

Set the color of a screen object

ALL

Y

Y

:SETColor? A$

A$,R<NR1>,G<NR1>,B<NR1>

Query the color of a screen object

ALL

Y

Y

:SOPEration A$

A$: TIME1, TIME2, SEC2

Set START key behavior

ALL

Y

Y

:SOPEration?

A$

Query START key behavior

ALL

Y

Y

:SSAVEr A

A: 0 to 30

Set screen saver activation

ALL

Y

Y

:SSAVEr?

A

Query screen saver activation

ALL

Y

Y

:SSELect A$

A$: OFF, ON

Set SAVE key behavior

ALL

Y

Y

:SSELect?

A$

Query SAVE key behavior

ALL

Y

Y

:STARt A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable the START key backup function

ALL

Y

Y

:STARt?

A$

Query the START key backup function

ALL

Y

Y

:STKEy A$

A$: SHEEt, BLOCk

Set SHEET key behavior

ALL

Y

Y

:STKEy?

A$

Query SHEET key behavior

ALL

Y

Y

:STSCroll

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable linked scrolling between sheets

ALL

Y

Y

:STSCroll?

A$

Query linked scrolling between sheets

ALL

Y

Y

:SV2NDdata A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable interpolation of Timebase 2 sampling data saved with the SAVE key

MEM

Y

Y

:SV2NDdata?

A$

Query interpolation of Timebase 2 sampling data saved with the SAVE key

MEM

Y

Y

:SVDIVision A$

A$: OFF, D2_5K, D5K, D10K, D20K, D50K, D100K, D200K, D500K, D1M

Set the divisions per file using the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SVDIVision?

A$

Query the divisions per file using the SAVE key

ALL

Y

Y

:SYNCOut A$

A$: OFF, MASTer, SLAVe, STARt

Set the function of the SYNC.OUT jack

ALL

Y

Y

:SYNCOut?

A$

Query the function of the SYNC.OUT jack

ALL

Y

Y

:TIME hour,min(,sec)

hour: 0 to 23 [hour]
min: 0 to 59 [minute]
sec: 0 to 59 [second] (omissible)

Set the system clock time

ALL

Y

Y

:TIME?

hour<NR1>,min<NR1>,sec<NR1>

Query the system clock time

ALL

Y

Y

:TMAXis A$

A$: TIME, TIME(60), SCALe, DATE, SAMPle

Set the time-axis units for display

ALL

Y

Y

:TMAXIS?

A$

Query the time-axis units for display

ALL

Y

Y

:TRGOut A$

A$: OUT, CAL

Set the function of the TRIG.OUT/CAL External I/O terminal

ALL

Y

Y

:TRGOut?

A$

Query the function of the TRIG.OUT/CAL External I/O terminal

ALL

Y

Y

:USECH A

A: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32

Set the number of input channels to use

MEM

Y

Y

:USECH?

A<NR1>

Query the number of input channels to use

MEM

Y

Y

:WAVEDensity A$,B$

A$: C1 to C36
B4: DARK, MIDDark, NORMal, LIGHt

Set the print density of a waveform color

ALL

Y

Y

:WAVEDensity? A$

A$,B$

Query the print density of a waveform color

ALL

Y

Y

:ZEROcom A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable zero-position comments

ALL

Y

Y

:ZEROcom?

A$

Query zero-position comments

ALL

Y

Y

:ZPOSition A$

A$: OFF, ON

Enable/disable zero-position display

ALL

Y

Y

:ZPOSition?

A$

Query zero-position display

ALL

Y

Y