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Specific Command Summary			Specific Commands
Table 4 Specific Command Summary (continued)

		Command	Description	Page

	:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:CORRection

		[:LOSS][:INPut][:MAGNitude]/?	Sets or returns the value of correction data for a sensor.	page 92
		:COLLECT:ZERO	Executes a zero calibration of a sensor module.	page 92
		:COLLECT:ZERO?	Returns the current zero state of a sensor module.	page 93
		:COLLECT:ZERO:ALL	Executes a zero calibration of all sensor modules.	page 93

	:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion

		:PARameter:LOGGing/?	Sets or returns the number of samples and the averaging time,	page 94
			tavg, for logging.
		:PARameter:MINMax/?	Sets or returns the minmax mode and the window size.	page 95
		:PARameter:STABility/?	Sets or returns the total time, delay time and the averaging time,	page 96
			tavg, for stability.
		:RESult?	Returns the data array of the last function.	page 97
		:RESult:BLOCk?	Returns a specified binary block from the data array for the last	page 98
			power meter data acquisition function.
		:RESult:MAXBlocksize?	Returns the maximum block size for power meter data acquisition	page 98
			functions.
		:RESult:MONitor?	For return loss module, returns monitor diode data array of last	page 99
			function.
		:STATe/?	Enables/disables the function mode or returns whether the func-	page 100
			tion mode is enabled.
		:THReshold/?	Sets or returns the threshold value and the start mode.	page 101

	:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer

		:ATIMe/?	Sets or returns the average time of a sensor.	page 101
		:RANGe[:UPPer]/?	Sets or returns the most positive signal entry expected for a sen-	page 102
			sor.
		:RANGe:MONitor[:UPPer]/?	Sets or returns the range of the monitor diode within a return loss	page 103
			module.
		:RANGe:AUTO/?	Sets or returns the range of a sensor to produce the most dynam-	page 104
			ic range without overloading.
		:REFerence/?	Sets or returns the reference level of a sensor.	page 105
		:UNIT/?	Sets or returns the units used for absolute readings on a sensor.	page 108
		:WAVelength/?	Sets or returns the wavelength for a sensor.	page 108

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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Agilent Technologies 8164A, B, 8166A, 8163A manual SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtion, SENSenCHANnelmPOWer

Models: 8163A 8164A 8166A B

Command

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer

:UNIT/?

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications