Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1-1Welcome .............................................................................................................................. 1-1Extended warranty ............................................................................................................... 1-1Contact information .............................................................................................................. 1-1CD-ROM contents ................................................................................................................ 1-2Organization of manual sections .......................................................................................... 1-2Capabilities and features...................................................................................................... 1-3General ratings ..................................................................................................................... 1-4General operation ..................................................................................................... 2-1Power the instrument on or off............................................................................................. 2-2Front-panel overview............................................................................................................ 2-3Turn the Model 2461 output on or off................................................................................... 2-6Rear panel overview ............................................................................................................ 2-7Touchscreen display ............................................................................................................ 2-8Select items on the touchscreen ............................................................................................... 2-9Scroll bars ................................................................................................................................. 2-9Enter information ..................................................................................................................... 2-10Adjust the backlight brightness and dimmer ............................................................................ 2-11Event messages...................................................................................................................... 2-12Screen descriptions............................................................................................................ 2-13Home screen ........................................................................................................................... 2-13Menu overview ................................................................................................................... 2-21Source menu ........................................................................................................................... 2-22Measure menu ........................................................................................................................ 2-27Views menu............................................................................................................................. 2-31Trigger menu ........................................................................................................................... 2-37Scripts menu ........................................................................................................................... 2-39System menu .......................................................................................................................... 2-41Display features ................................................................................................................. 2-45Setting the number of displayed digits .................................................................................... 2-46Setting the display format ........................................................................................................ 2-46Customizing a message for the USER swipe screen .............................................................. 2-47Creating messages for interactive prompts ............................................................................. 2-49Saving screen captures to a USB flash drive .......................................................................... 2-49Handle and bumpers .......................................................................................................... 2-50Removing the handle and bumpers ........................................................................................ 2-50Dimensions ........................................................................................................................ 2-51Remote communications interfaces ................................................................................... 2-55Supported remote interfaces ................................................................................................... 2-56Comparison of the communications interfaces ........................................................................ 2-56GPIB setup .............................................................................................................................. 2-57LAN communications .............................................................................................................. 2-61USB communications .............................................................................................................. 2-69Table of Contents
