6½-Digit Multimeter with Scanning Calibration and Adjustment Manual Section 3:
DMM6500-905-01 Rev. E June 2021 3-5
Initial instrument setup
Before adjusting calibration, make sure that the instrument is set up:
• For remote operation and TSP commands.
• To the correct date and time.
You must also unlock calibration.
Select the correct terminals
On the DMM6500, you must adjust calibration from both the front and rear terminals. You can verify
calibration on either the front or rear terminals. To set the instrument to the rear-panel terminals,
press the TERMINALS switch on the front panel of the instrument.
Select the TSP command set
Calibration adjustment must be performed by remote control using LAN, USB, or optional GPIB
interfaces. No front-panel calibration commands are available.
Calibration is only available using TSP commands. See the instructions below to change the
command set.
To set the command set from the front panel:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Under System, select Settings.
3. For Command Set, select TSP.
4. You are prompted to reboot.
To verify which command set is selected from a remote interface:
Send the command:
*LANG?
To change to the TSP command set from a remote interface:
Send the command:
*LANG TSP
Reboot the instrument.