Agilent 33120A User's Guide

Chapter 3 Features and FunctionsCalibration OverviewCalibration MessageYou can use the calibration message feature to record calibrationinformation about your function generator. For example, you can storesuch information as the last calibration date, the next calibration duedate, the instrument serial number, or even the name and phonenumber of the person to contact for a new calibration.You can record information in the calibration message only from theremote interface. However, you can read the message from either thefront-panel menu or the remote interface.œ The calibration message may contain up to 40 characters. However,the function generator can display only 11 characters of the messageon the front panel (additional characters are truncated).œ The calibration message is stored in non-volatile memory, anddoes not change when power has been off or after a remoteinterface reset.œ Front-Panel Operation:4: MESSAGE (CAL MENU) Read the cal messageœ Remote Interface Operation:CALibration:STRing Store the cal messageThe following command string shows how to store a calibration message."CAL:STR ’CAL 12-10-93’"122