HP 8920A Programmer's Manual page 195

METER
The METER Data Function enables/disables the analog bar-graph meter for
certain measurements. The HP-IB command :METer is used to select this data
function programmatically.
To Turn the Meter ON and OFF.
meter ON and OFF. The parameter can be a 1 or ON to turn the meter on and a 0
or OFF to turn the meter off.
Syntax
:METer:STATe <ON> or <1>
:METer:STATe <OFF> or <0>
Example
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET ON"
This turns the analog bar-graph meter ON for the TX Power
measurement.
To Query the State of the Meter.
the state of the analog bar-graph meter. The query returns a 1 if the meter is ON,
and a 0 if the meter is OFF.
Syntax
:METer:STATe?
Example
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:STAT?"
ENTER 714;Meter_on_off ! returns a 1 (ON) or 0 (OFF)
This queries the state of the analog bar-graph meter for the TX Power
measurement.
Equivalent Front-Panel Key Commands
Use the :METer:STATe commands to turn the
Use the :METer:STATe? commands to query
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