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<refentry id="turnon">
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>turnon</refentrytitle>
  </refmeta>
	 
  <refnamediv>
    <refname>turnon</refname>

    <refpurpose>
      Activate an instrument for an indefinite time.
      <indexterm id="IndexTurnon"><primary>turnon</primary></indexterm>
    </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <para>
      Activate an instrument for an indefinite time.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Syntax</title>
    <synopsis><command>turnon</command> insnum [, itime]</synopsis>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Initialization</title>

    <para>
      <emphasis>insnum</emphasis> -- instrument number to be activated
    </para>

    <para>
      <emphasis>itime</emphasis> (optional, default=0) -- delay, in seconds, after which instrument <emphasis>insnum</emphasis> will be activated. Default is 0.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Performance</title>
    <para>
      <emphasis>turnon</emphasis> activates instrument <emphasis>insnum</emphasis> after a delay of <emphasis>itime</emphasis> seconds, or immediately if <emphasis>itime</emphasis> is not specified. Instrument is active until explicitly turned off. (See <link linkend="turnoff"><citetitle>turnoff</citetitle></link>.)
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
