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System-Related Commands

See also “System-Related Operations” in chapter 4 starting on page 140.

SYSTem:DATE <

yyyy>,<mm>,<dd>

Set the instrument calendar. The setting is stored in non-volatile memory.

When shipped from the factory, instrument is set to the current time

and date (U.S Mountain Time). For example, the following command

sets the calendar to June 1, 1997.

SYST:DATE 1997,06,01

SYSTem:DATE?

Read the instrument calendar. Returns three numbers in the form

“

1997,06,01”.

SYSTem:TIME <

hh>,<mm>,<ss.sss> (based on 24-hour clock)

Set the instrument clock. The setting is stored in non-volatile memory.

When shipped from the factory, instrument is set to the current time

and date (U.S Mountain Time). For example, the following command

sets the time to 6:30

PM.

SYST:TIME 18,30,00

SYSTem:TIME?

Query the instrument clock. Returns three numbers in the form “

18,30,00”.

FORMat

:READing:TIME:TYPE {ABSolute|RELative}

:READing:TIME:TYPE?

Select the time format for storing scanned data in memory. You can

select absolute time (time of day with date) or relative time (time since

start of scan). The default is relative time. This command operates in

conjunction with the FORMat:READing:TIME command (they are not

mutually exclusive). The :TYPE? query returns “

ABS” or “REL”.

Note: The absolute format is considerably slower than the relative format.

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