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SYSTem:BEEPer

Issue a single beep immediately.

SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe {OFF|ON}

Disable or enable the front-panel beeper. [Stored in non-volatile memory]

When you disable the beeper, the multimeter will not emit a tone when:
1) a new minimum or maximum is found in a min–max test.
2) a stable reading is captured in reading hold.
3) a limit is exceeded in a limit test.
4) a forward-biased diode is measured in the diode test function.

SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe?

Query the state of the front-panel beeper. Returns “0” (

OFF

) or “1” (

ON

).

SYSTem:ERRor?

Query the multimeter’s error queue. Up to 20 errors can be stored in the
queue. Errors are retrieved in first-in-first out (

FIFO

) order. Each error

string may contain up to 80 characters.

SYSTem:VERSion?

Query the multimeter to determine the present

SCPI

version.

DATA:POINts?

Query the number of readings stored in the multimeter’s internal memory.

*RST

Reset the multimeter to its power-on configuration.

*TST?

Perform a complete self-test of the multimeter. Returns “0” if the
self-test is successful, or “1” if it test fails.

*IDN?

Read the multimeter’s identification string (be sure to dimension a
string variable with at least 35 characters).

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