SETting Commands (Set and read setting configurations)


Enable/disable or query automatic setting status

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SETting:AUTO A$
:SETting:AUTO?

(Response)

A$
A$ = OFF, ON


Details


Enables or disables the automatic setting function.
Returns the current on/off state of the automatic setting function, as a text string.


Example


:SETting:AUTO ON
:SETting:AUTO?
(Response)  :SETTING:AUTO ON  (when headers are enabled)


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Clear a setting configuration

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)


:SETting:CLEAr A

A = 0 to 16


Details


Clears setting configuration number A.
When A = 0, all setting configurations (1 to 16) are cleared.


Example


:SETting:CLEAr 3


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Enter or query a setting configuration comment

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SETting:COMMent A,"B$"
:SETting:COMMent? A

(Response)

A,"B$"
A = 1 to 16
B$ = (up to 40 characters)


Details


Enters a comment for setting configuration A.
Returns the comment for setting configuration A as a text string.

Special characters can be entered as follows:
(Special characters other than the following are replaced by spaces.)

^2 ( = 2 )

^3 ( = 3 )

^n ( = n )

~u ( = μ )

~o ( = Ω )

~e ( = ε )

~c ( = ° )

~+ ( = ± )

~, ( = ' )

~; ( = " )


Either single (') or double quotation marks (") can be used in the command argument.


Example


:SETting:COMMent 1,"TEST"
:SETting:COMMent? 1
(Response)  :SETTING:COMMENT 1,"TEST"  (when headers are enabled)


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Load a setting configuration

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)


:SETting:LOAD A

A = 1 to 16


Details


Loads setting configuration number A.


Example


:SETting:LOAD 1


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Apply or query an auto-setting configuration

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SETting:NUMBer A
:SETting:NUMBer?

(Response)

A<NR1>
A = 1 to 16


Details


Applies the auto-setting configuration specified by A.
Returns the current auto-setting configuration as an NR1 numerical value.


Example


:SETting:NUMBer 1
:SETting:NUMBer?
(Response)  :SETTING:NUMBER 1  (when headers are enabled)


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Save a setting configuration

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)


:SETting:SAVE A

A = 1 to 16


Details


Saves the current settings as setting configuration A.


Example


:SETting:SAVE 1


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Query a setting configuration status

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Query)


:SETting:STATus? A

(Response)

A<NR1>,B<NR1>
A = 1 to 16
B = 0, 1


Details


Queries the status of setting configuration A.

B = 0  not saved
B = 1  saved


Example


:SETting:STATus? 1
(Response)  :SETTING:STATUS 1,1  (when headers are enabled)


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