Agilent 33120A User's Guide

Chapter 4 Remote Interface ReferenceSystem-Related CommandsSystem-Related CommandsSee also “System-Related Operations,” starting on page 109 in chapter 3.DISPlay {OFF|ON}Turn the front-panel display off or on. When the display is turned off,output parameters are not sent to the display and all annunciatorsexcept ERROR and Shift are disabled. Front-panel operation is otherwiseunaffected by turning off the display. [ Stored in volatile memory ]œ Sending a message to the display from the remote interface overridesthe display state; this means that you can display a message even ifthe display is turned off.œ The display state is automatically turned on when you return to thelocal (front panel) state. Press the Shift key or execute LOCAL 710from the remote interface to return to the local state.DISPlay?Query the front-panel display setting. Returns “0” (OFF) or “1” (ON).DISPlay:TEXT Display a message containing up to 11 characters on the front panel;any additional characters are truncated. Commas, periods, andsemicolons share a display space with the preceding character, and arenot considered individual characters. When a message is displayed,information relating to the output waveform (such as frequency andamplitude) is not sent to the display. [ Stored in volatile memory ]The DISP:TEXT command is allowed only while the function generatoris in the remote mode. An error is generated if you attempt to execute thecommand while in the local mode.The following command string shows how to display a message on thefront panel."DISP:TEXT ’HELLO’"188