Using Instrument Basic For The First Time; Allocating Screen Area For Instrument Basic - Agilent Technologies 4396B Gpib Programming Manual

Using Instrument BASIC for the First Time

Allocating Screen Area for Instrument BASIC

Because all of the analyzer's screen is allocated for analyzer operation after power ON, you
must allocate screen area for Instrument BASIC when you want to use it. The analyzer
provides four display allocation types. Select one of them using
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1. Press the following key and softkeys:
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2. Press the following softkey.
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The screen is cleared and all of the screen area is allocated for Instrument BASIC.
3. Press the following softkey.
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The total screen area is reallocated as the analyzer display.
4. Press the following softkey:
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The screen area is allocated so that the upper half of the screen is used for the analyzer
operation and the lower half is used for Instrument BASIC.
5. Press the following softkey:
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Three blank lines appear at the display line (lower area of the screen). This area is used by
Instrument BASIC to input commands and to display messages.
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