HP 81101A Reference Manual page 81

• In remote mode only the softkeys below the display and the S
• If you want to simulate full front panel operation, you must prevent
If you do this, the :SYSTem:KEY command is the only command that
works. Any other commands will be buffered in the instrument blocking
any further :SYSTem:KEY commands, until remote mode is enable.
Command
:SYST:PRES
Long
:SYSTem:PRESet
Form No function.
(LOCAL) key are active. Because the instrument normally switches to
remote mode when any command is received, including
:SYSTem:KEY, simulating one of the other disabled keys has no
effect.
the instrument from entering remote mode by using the REN line of
the HP-IB to maintain local mode (LOCAL 7 in BASIC).
Programming Reference
SCPI Instrument Command List
HIFT
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