Mass Storage, Display, and Print FunctionsDisplay Operations – The DISPlay Subsystem

 

Display Operations – The

 

DISPlay Subsystem

 

The DISPlay subsystem lets you control what you see on the instrument’s

 

display.

 

 

command:

:DISPlay:CONTrast

 

syntax:

:DISPlay:CONTrast<wsp><value>

description:

Controls the contrast of the display.

parameters:

An integer value in the range 0 to 100

response:

none

example:

disp:cont 50

affects:

Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter and 8166B Lightwave Multichannel System

 

 

 

 

command:

:DISPlay:CONTrast?

 

syntax:

:DISPlay:CONTrast?

description:

Queries the contrast of the display.

parameters:

none

response:

An integer value in the range 0 to 100

example:

disp:cont? → +50<END>

affects:

Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter and 8166B Lightwave Multichannel System

 

 

command:

syntax:

description:

parameters:

response:

example:

affects:

:DISPlay:BRIGhtness

:DISPlay:BRIGhtness<wsp><value>

Controls the brightness of the display.

An integer value in the range 0 to 100

none

disp:brig 75

Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter and 8166B Lightwave Multichannel System -

8164A Lightwave Measurement System: only checks if the value equals 0. (0 -> display off,

other values: display on)

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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