Measurement Computing Digital488 - Manual (Page 47)

Section 3 Command Descriptions
3.17
The only programmable method to exit the F5 high speed binary format is device
clear (DCL) or Selected Device Clear (SDC). When received, it enables the command
interpreter and changes the format to F0. All other parameters remain unchanged. In
addition, the Clear output line is not pulsed by DCL or SDC when the interface is in F5.