Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 2: General operation
2461-901-01 A/November 2015
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Instrument sounds
The instrument can emit a beep when a front-panel key is pressed or when a system event occurs.
You can turn these beeps on or off.
Through the remote interface, you can generate a beep with a defined length and tone. This is
typically used as part of code to indicate that something has occurred.
To turn off beeps when system events occur (setting is only available from the front panel):
1. Press the
MENU
key.
2. Under System, select
Settings
.
3. Next to Audible Errors, select
On
or
Off
.
To turn the key clicks on or off (setting is only available from the front panel):
1. Press the
MENU
key.
2. Under System, select
Settings
.
3. Next to Key Click, select
On
or
Off
.
To generate an audible tone from the SCPI remote interface:
:SYSTem:BEEPer <frequency, time>
Where
frequency
is the frequency of the sound in Hz (20 to 20,000) and
time
is the length of the
sound in seconds.
To generate an audible tone from the TSP command interface:
Send the following command:
beeper.beep(
duration, frequency
)
Where
duration
is the length of the sound in seconds and
frequency
is the frequency of the
sound in Hz (20 to 20,000).
