Programming

Lists of Commands

Table 3-11. Keys Versus Commands (2 of 2)

Key

Equivalent Command

 

 

Peak WL

See NEXT PK, NEXT WL, PEAK, PREV PK, and PREV WL

 

 

PK EXC

:CALCulate2:PEXCursion

 

 

PK THLD

:CALCulate2:PTHReshold

 

 

POWER

:UNIT:POWer

 

 

Preset

:SYSTem:PRESet

 

 

PREV PK

:DISPlay:MARKer:MAXimum:PREVious

 

 

PREV WL

:DISPlay:MARKer:MAXimum:LEFT

 

 

Print

:HCOPy:IMMediate

 

 

PWR BAR

See BAR ON and BAR OFF

 

 

PWR OFF

:SENSe:CORRection:OFFSet:MAGNitude

 

 

RESET

:CALCulate3:DRIFt:REFerence:RESet

 

 

S/N

:CALCulate3:SNR:STATe

 

 

S/N AVG

:CALCulate3:ASNR:STATe

 

 

SELECT

:CONFigure:POWer

 

 

Setup

See CAL, UNITS, and UPDATE

 

 

Single

:INITiate:CONTinuous OFF

 

 

START WL

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STARt

 

 

STOP WL

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STOP

 

 

STD AIR

:SENSe:CORRection:MEDium AIR

 

 

THRSHLD

See PK EXC and PK THLD

 

 

THZ

:MEASure:ARRay:POWer:FREQuency

 

 

UNITS

:UNIT:POWer

 

 

UPDATE

Measurement Instructions and :CALCulate1:TRANsform:FREQuency:POINts

 

 

USER

:CALCulate3:SNR:AUTO OFF

 

 

USER WL

:CALCulate3:SNR:REFerence[:WAVelength]

 

 

UW

UNIT:POWer

 

 

VACUUM

:SENSe:CORRection:MEDium VACuum

 

 

WL

See CM, NM, and THZ

 

 

WL REF

See AUTO, USER, and USER WL

 

 

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Agilent Technologies Agilent 86120C manual Keys Versus Commands 2

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