Types Of Spectrum Analyzer Messages - Agilent Technologies ESA Series Getting Started Manual

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 four types of spectrum analyzer messages.
Table 6-1 Types of Messages
Type of Message
Informational messages typically
provide verification that an action
has occurred. In general, no user
intervention is required.
Pop-up messages prompt you to
verify that an action will be
performed or tell you that an action
is currently being performed.
Status messages indicate a condition
that may result in erroneous data
being displayed. Multiple status
messages may be displayed at the
same time.
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).
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Location Notes
Bottom of the display Messages will remain until the
in the status line (in message is cleared by pressing
green on analyzers or
with a color display). another message.
Middle of the display Message remains until you
in a framed box. acknowledge the prompt, or the
action is completed.
Right side of the Most messages remain only until the
display and/or in the erroneous condition is corrected.
SCPI Status Register
system.
Bottom of the display Messages remain until you clear the
in the status line (in error (press
yellow on analyzers Clear Error Queue
with a color display) message is displayed in the status
and in the SCPI Error line.
Queue.
Pressing the
clear error messages from the
display, but the messages will
remain in the error queue.
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Types of Spectrum Analyzer Messages
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