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Chapter 13 189
In Case of Difficulty
Types of Spectrum Analyzer Messages
In Case of Difficulty
Types of Spectrum Analyzer Messages
The analyzer can generate various messages that appear on the display
during operation.
For a complete list of spectrum analyzer messages, see the Instrument
Messages and Functional Tests manual. The following table describes
the three types of spectrum analyzer messages.
Table 13-1 Types of Messages
Type of Message Location Notes
Informational messages
typically provide
verification that an action
has occurred. In general,
no user intervention is
required.
Bottom of the
display in the
status line.
Messages will remain until
the message is cleared by
pressing
Esc or it is
overwritten by another
message.
Status messages indicate
a condition that may result
in erroneous data being
displayed. Multiple status
messages may be displayed
at the same time.
Bottom of the
display in the
status line
and/or in the
SCPI Status
Register
system.
Messages in the display
status line will remain
until the message is
cleared by pressing
Esc or
it is overwritten by another
message.
User Error messages
appear when an attempt
has been made to set a
parameter incorrectly or an
operation has failed (such
as saving a file).
Bottom of the
display in the
status line and
in the SCPI
Error Queue.
Messages in the display
status line will remain
until you clear the error or
another message is
displayed in the status
line.
Pressing the
Esc key will
clear error messages from
the display, but the
messages will remain in
the error queue.