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Error And Status Messages
Error Messages
Error Messages
This section explains error messages generated by the HP
the lower left corner of the display, just above the command echo line. Errors are accompanied by
an audible beep (if
SPCL FCTN BEEPER
If the corrective action is not obvious from the displayed message, refer to the descriptions that
follow. The number following each message is the error code returned on the HP-IB with the
command. The error message falls into six categories, according to number:
1 .
100-199:
Execution errors
2. 200-299:
Command errors
3. 300-399:
Parameter errors
4. 400-499:
HP-IB errors
5. 500-599:
Plotter errors
6. 600-699:
Disc errors
The error explanations give you one of two types of corrective action. If the operation you
attempted is fundamentally valid, but the details were not correct, you are told how to correct the
An
command.
example of this is the "Out Of Range" error. The entry you are attempting is
probably valid, you have just exceeded its limits.
If the operation you are attempting is not valid at all, you are given suggestions for avoiding the
An
error.
example of this is the "Function Inactive" error. You are trying to activate a function that
is incompatible with the current instrument state - selecting triggering while in the swept sine
mode, for example.
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Error messages are displayed in
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