Keithley 2400 record data problem

Hi,
 I use Keithley 2400 to Measure I-V curve, at a sweep mode, like scan the V from 0 to 0.2 V, at low NPLC(eg. 0.1), the data can be recorded very successful and save to data.txt. But when I increase the NPLC (eg. 5 or 10,), this vi usually cause some problem. When the scan votage reach the 0.2 V, the keithley display panel stops at 0.2V and shows this current, the VI still shows at working, and no data recorded in the data.txt. In the correct process, Keithley display panel shoud show the "OFF" and the VI also stop working, and the data recorder correctly. Could some one help me out of this? Thank you very much.
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24xx_Swp-V_Meas-I_gpib.llb ‏373 KB

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    http://support.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/FAQ6701IH0004R01.htm
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