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Status Listings
Overview
Overview
This document describes the status listings of the Agilent 86140B series opti-
cal spectrum analyzers. Status conditions for the optica l spe ctrum 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 ca nnot be cleared by the user.
When the condition causing the error is c orrected 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 unrec-
ognized 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 settings.
Notice A user alert indicating something in the state of the instrument has ch an g ed .
For example, if the user specifies a particular value f or the current duty cycle,
a notice will be displayed when the optical spectrum analyzer m o di fi es the
pulse width.