Agilent Technologies 34901A User Manual page 269

Chapter 5 Remote Interface Reference
System-Related Commands
DISPlay {OFF|ON}
DISPlay?
Disable or enable the front-panel display. When disabled, the entire
front-panel display goes dark and all display annunciators except
ERROR are disabled. All keys except
display is disabled. The display is automatically enabled when power
is cycled, after a Factory Reset (*RST command), or when you return
to local by pressing
setting. Returns "0" ( OFF ) or "1" ( ON ).
DISPlay
:TEXT <
:TEXT?
Display a message on the instrument's front-panel display.
The instrument can display up to 13 characters on the front panel;
if you attempt to send more than 13 characters, an error is generated.
The :TEXT? query reads the message sent to the instrument front panel
and returns a quoted string.
You can use letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and special characters like
" ", " ", "
@ %
Commas, periods, and semicolons share a display space with the
preceding character, and are not considered individual characters.
While a message is displayed on the front panel, readings from a scan or
monitor are not sent to the display.
The following command displays a message on the front panel.
DISP:TEXT 'SCANNING ...'
DISPlay:TEXT:CLEar
Clear the message displayed on the front-panel display.
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. The DISP? query the front-panel display
quoted_string >
", etc. Use the " " character to display a degree symbol (
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*
are locked out when the
°
).