Prompting The Operator - HP 8712ET User Manual Supplement

Operator Interaction

Prompting the Operator

Prompting the Operator
You can display a customized message in the center of the analyzer's
display by using the following SCPI command:
DISPlay:ANNotation:MESSage
For example,
OUTPUT @Rfna;"DISP:ANN:MESS 'Connect device, then press button'"
You can specify how long you want the message to remain on the screen
by using one of the following timeout words: SHORt, MEDium, LONG,
NONE. For example,
OUTPUT @Rfna;"DISP:ANN:MESS 'Test passed.'",MEDIUM
To clear the message immediately, use the following command:
DISPlay:ANNotation:MESSage:CLEar
The message string can contain a maximum of 25 lines with up to
47 characters per line. However, it cannot be more than 254 characters in
length, including carriage returns and line feeds.
If you are using IBASIC, you can use the BASIC keyword DISP to display
a small one-line message near the bottom of the screen. For example,
DISP "Connect device to REFLECTION port"
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