Section 2: General operation Series 2280 Precision Measurement DC Power Supplies Reference Manual2-74 077085501 / February 2015Using the event logThe event log records errors that are reported by the instrument. The event log can hold up to 64errors. When more than 64 errors are in the event log, the oldest error is removed when a new eventis received.Information provided for each event log entryEach event log entry includes the following information: The time when the event occurred; this includes date for the first entry after power up The code number of the event; this number can be used with the status model to map events tobits in the event registers The description of the eventTo access the event log listing from the front panel:1. Press the MENU key.2. Under System, select Event Log. A list of errors is displayed.3. If the errors fill the page, you can scroll down to see additional errors.Save the event log to an external flash driveTo save the event log to a USB flash drive from the front panel:1. Press the MENU key.2. Under System, select Event log.3. Select the Export to USB button and press the ENTER key. The saving dialog box is displayed.4. Press the Yes soft key. The event log is saved as eventlog .csv on the USB flash drive.To save the event log to a USB flash drive using SCPI commands:Configure the instrument to the settings that you want to save. To save the setup as the name"myerror.csv", send the command::SYSTem:EVENtlog:SAVE "myerror"Clear the event logTo clear the event log from the front panel:1. Press the MENU key.2. Under System, select Event log.3. Select the Clear Event Log button and press the ENTER key. The clear dialog box is displayed.4. Press the Yes soft key. The instrument clears all errors stored in the internal memory.To clear the event log using SCPI commands:To clear all errors in the internal memory, send the command:SYSTem:ERRor:CLEar
