CAL DUE 10/4/1996
-112Program mnemonic too long

A command header was received which contained more than the maximum 12 characters allowed. Example: CONFIGURATION:VOLT:DC

A<code> string contains more than the maximum 12 characters allowed in the CALibration:SECure:CODE command.

-113Undefined header

A command was received that is not valid for this multimeter. You may have misspelled the command or it may not be a valid command. If you are using the short form of the command, remember that it may contain up to four letters. Example: TRIGG:COUN 3

-121Invalid character in number

An invalid character was found in the number specified for a parameter value. Example: STAT:QUES:ENAB #B01010102

-123Numeric overflow

A numeric parameter was found whose exponent was larger than 32,000. Example: TRIG:COUN 1E34000

-124Too many digits

A numeric parameter was found whose mantissa contained more than 255 digits, excluding leading zeros.

-128Numeric data not allowed

A numeric parameter was found but a character string was expected. Check the list of parameters to verify you have used a correct parameter type. Example: TRIG:SOUR 1

-131Invalid suffix

A suffix was incorrectly specified for a numeric parameter. You may have misspelled the suffix. Example: TRIG:DEL 0.5 SECS

-138Suffix not allowed

A suffix was received following a numeric parameter which does not accept a suffix. Example: SAMP:COUN 1 SEC (SEC is not a valid suffix).

-148Character data not allowed

A character string was received but a numeric parameter was expected. Check the list of parameters to verify that you have used a valid parameter type. Example: CAL:LFR XYZ

-151Invalid string data

An invalid character string was received. Check to see if you have enclosed the character string in single or double quotes. Example: CAL:STR ’NEXT

(the ending quote is missing).-158String data not allowed

A character string was received but is not allowed for the command. Check the list of parameters to verify that you have used a valid parameter type. Example: CALC:STAT ’ON’

186 HP E1312A and HP E1412A Multimeter Error Messages

Appendix B