HP 8360 - Manual (Page 136)

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Figure Inside the Idle State
Turning power on, or sending or forces the trigger
system to the idle state. The trigger system remains in the
idle state until it is initiated by or
ON . Once one of these conditions is satisfied,
the trigger system exits downward to the initiate state. Note that
sets : OFF.
Whenever the trigger system leaves the idle state, it sets the
instrument’s Operation Pending Flag. Returning to idle clears
the flag. The
Operation Pending Flag is a special bit inside the
instrument that can affect how the instrument responds to certain
commands. You need to know this fact when using
and other commands.
Inside the Initiate State. Figure illustrates the operation of the
initiate state.
Figure Inside the Initiate State
If the trigger system is on a downward path, it travels directly
through the initiate state without restrictions. If the trigger system
is on an upward path, and
is ON, it exits
downward to an event-detection state. If the trigger system is on an
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