Contents
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Operating Guide
To Configure the RS-232 Serial Port for Sending Limit-Detect
Output
2-60
To Select the Numerical Convention for the Display
2-61
To Connect the Counter to a Serial Printer via the RS-232 Port
2-61
To Connect the Counter to a Printer via GPIB
2-62
To Select the GPIB Talk-Only Mode for Printing
2-62
Front Panel Display Messages
2-63
Measurement Result Displays
2-63
Power-Up/Self Test Messages
2-64
Menu Messages
2-65
GPIB Messages
2-67
Preset Values After Power-up and *RST
2-68
Preset Values for Functions Accessible Via Front Panel or
GPIB
2-68
Preset Values for Functions Accessible Via GPIB Only
2-72
Common Questions
2-74
Why is Stats result not available yet?
2-74
Why won’t printer work?
2-74
Why did Counter stop measuring?
2-74
Why did Counter go to its default state after I set up my RS-232
port?
2-74
Counter’s numeric display does not follow the numerical convention
for my country.
2-74
3
Specifications
Introduction
3-2
Instrument Inputs
3-2
Instrument Inputs (Continued)
3-3
Time Base
3-4
Measurement Specifications
3-5
Measurement Specifications (Continued)
3-6
Measurement Specifications (Continued)
3-12
Measurement Definitions
3-15
Summary of Contents for 53181A
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