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Signal Generation – The SOURce Subsystem				Measurement Operations & Settings

	command:	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:AUTO
		[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:AUTO
	syntax:	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:AUTO<wsp>OFFON01
	description:	Selects Automatic or Manual Attenuation Mode.
		In Automatic Attenuation Mode, you specify the output power.
		In Manual Attenuation Mode, you must specify both the laser output power, and the attenu-
		ation level.
	parameters:	OFF or 0:		Attenuation Mode
		ON or 1:		Power Mode
	response:	none
	example:	sour0:pow:att:auto 1
	affects:	All tunable laser sources with a built-in optical attenuator.


	command:	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:AUTO?
		[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:AUTO?
	syntax:	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:AUTO?
	description:	Queries whether the instrument is in Automatic or Manual Attenuation Mode.
	parameters:	none
	response:	0:	Manual Attenuation Mode
		1:	Automatic Attenuation Mode
	example:	sour0:pow:att:auto? → 1<END>
	affects:	All tunable laser modules with a built-in optical attenuator.


	command:	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:DARK
		[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:DARK
	syntax:	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:DARK<wsp>OFFON01
	description:	Sets or unsets the attenuator to ‘dark’ position.
		Dark position blocks all light from the laser. You can use this as an alternative to disabling
		the laser, the advantage of doing this is that you avoid the laser rise time.
		This command is available in Attenuation Mode Only.
	parameters:	OFF or 0:		Unsets dark position
		ON or 1:		Sets dark position
	response:	none
	example:	sour0:pow:att:dark 1
	affects:	All tunable laser modules with a built-in optical attenuator.

Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition

123 8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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Agilent Technologies 8164A, B, 8166A, 8163A manual 123, SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerATTenuationlAUTO

Models: 8163A 8164A 8166A B

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:AUTO

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:AUTO?

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATTenuation[l]:DARK

This command is available in Attenuation Mode Only.

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications