Section 3: Instrument description Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
3-6 3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
Opens all closed channels.
Use to walk through a scan list by closing and opening the channels contained in a single step
with each press of the key.
You can use the front-panel CLOSE and OPEN keys to perform either switch only operations or
switch with DMM operations on the selected channels. The operations of the keys depend on the
DMM configuration attribute setting of the selected channel. Refer to Channel attributes (on page
5-17) for more information on the DMM configuration attribute.
When the DMM configuration is set to nofunction, the CLOSE and OPEN keys function as
switch only operations in the same manner as the channel.close and channel.open
commands. When the DMM configuration is associated with a particular function (for example,
DC Volts), the CLOSE and OPEN keys function as switch with DMM operations, that is, in the
same manner as dmm.close and dmm.open commands.
To access the other switch-only operations (exclusive close and exclusive slot close), use the
CHAN key to choose and initiate the operation after selecting a channel or range of channels.
If a channel is displayed, opens the CHANNEL ACTION menu options (on page 3-13), which
allows you to open and close channels. If a pattern is displayed, pressing CHAN switches to
channel view.
If a pattern is displayed, opens the PATTERN ACTION menu options (on page 3-14), which
allows you to manage patterns, open and close patterns, and reset them. If a channel is
displayed, pressing PATT changes to display a pattern.
Displays information about the installed cards and the instrument. Information includes the
firmware revision, model name, and model number. Press SLOT multiple times to view all
instrument information.
Opens the SCAN ACTION menu options (on page 3-15), which allows you to run, manage, view,
and reset scan lists. See Scanning and triggering (on page 5-23).
Appends the selected channel or channel pattern to the scan list.
Deletes the first occurrence of the selected channel or channel pattern (including function) from
the scan list. To remove all occurrences of a channel from the list, keep pressing the DELETE
key.
Loads test for execution.
Runs the last selected user-defined test code.
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