Display Subsystem - Keysight 53147A Operating And Programming Manual

3 Programming

:DISPlay Subsystem

This subsystem controls the selection and presentation of textual information on
the instrument's display. This information includes measurement results. :DISPlay
is independent of, and does not modify, how data is returned to the controller.
See the section titled
page 193.
:DISPlay[:WINDow]:BACKground[:STATe] . . . <Boolean>
COMMAND
Turns the display backlight ON or OFF.
– Single ASCII-encoded byte, 0 or 1.
QUERY
RESPONSE
– A value of 0 indicates OFF; a value of 1 indicates ON.
– *RST: ON
COMMENTS
– Turning the display backlight OFF conserves battery power (if the instrument
– If the instrument is operating from battery power (Battery option required), the
Shift +
RELATED
FRONT-PANEL
KEYS
:DISPlay:ENABle . . . <Boolean>
COMMAND
Sets or queries whether the entire display (annunciators and indicators, with the
exception of Rmt) is visible.
– Single ASCII-encoded byte, 0 or 1.
QUERY
RESPONSE
– A value of 0 indicates OFF; a value of 1 indicates ON.
– *RST: ON
COMMENTS
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"Programming the Instrument to Display Results"
has the Battery option).
display backlight is automatically turned off after a period of inactivity. When
activity is subsequently detected (a measurable signal is applied, a front-panel
key is pressed, or a setting is changed by a command sent over the GPIB or the
RS-232 interface), the display backlight is restored to its previous state (i.e., if
the backlight was set to OFF, it remains off; if the backlight was set to ON, it is
turned on).
On/Off
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