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Status Listings
Overview
Overview
This document describes the status listings of the Agilent 8614x series optical spectrum analyz-
ers. Status conditions for the optical spectrum analyzer are grouped into categories.
Error
Indicates the instrument is malfunctioning. Measurement accuracy is probably affected. Errors
can be caused by either a hardware or a firmware problem. The instrument requires repair at a
Agilent Technologies service center.
Status error
Indicates an internal hardware function is unavailable or not operating within specifications. This
is usually a temporary problem, such as a temperature control loop being unsettled. Status errors
cannot be cleared by the user. When the condition causing the error is corrected the error will go
away.
Warning
A warning is displayed when the optical spectrum analyzer cannot satisfy a request from the user.
Parameter entries that are out of range, illegal or unrecognized remote commands or missing
hardware options can cause a warning to be displayed. A warning can be displayed if a
requested measurement, for example AutoMeasure, cannot be performed due to a missing input
signal.
UNCAL
This message alerts the user the requested instrument setup can cause an invalid measurement.
For example, manually setting the sweep time to a value that is too fast for other instrument set-
tings.
Notice
A user alert indicating something in the state of the instrument has changed. For example, if the
user specifies a particular value for the current duty cycle, a notice will be displayed when the
optical spectrum analyzer modifies the pulse width.
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