Command Description DISPlay | Agilent Technologies 8166A, B, 8163A

Specific Command Summary			Specific Commands
Table 4 Specific Command Summary (continued)

		Command	Description	Page

	:DISPlay
		:BRIGhtness/?	Controls or queries the current display brightness.	page 186
		:CONTrast/?	Controls or queries the current display contrast.	page 186
		:ENABle/?	Switches the display on or off, or queries whether the display is	page 187
			on or off.
		:LOCKout/?	Sets or queries local lockout mode.	page 187

	:FETCh[n][:CHANnel[m]][:SCALar]

		:POWer[:DC]?	Returns a power value from a sensor.	page 87
		:RETurnloss?	Returns the current return loss value.	page 87
		:MONitor?	Returns the current power value from the monitor diode within a	page 88
			return loss module.

	:INITiate[n]:[CHANnel[m]]

		[:IMMediate]	Starts a measurement.	page 88
		:CONTinuous/?	Starts or Queries a single/continuous measurement.	page 89
	:LOCK/?		Switches the lock on/off or returns the current state of the lock.	page 80

	:INPUT[n][:CHANnel[m]]

		:ATTenuation/?	Sets or returns the attenuation factor for the instrument.	page 148
		:OFFset/?	Sets or returns the offset factor for the instrument.	page 149
		:OFFset:DISPlay	Sets the offset factor so that attenuation factor is zero.	page 149
		:OFFset:POWermeter	Sets the offset factor to the difference between the power mea-	page 150
			sured with a powermeter and with the monitor diode.
		:ATTenuation:SPEed/?	Sets or queries the filter transition speed	page 150
		:WAVelength/?	Sets or queries the modules attenuation wavelength	page 151

	:OUTPut[n][:CHANnel[m]]

		:APMode/?	Sets or queries whether power setting or attenuation value has	page 151
			been changed.
		:APOWeron/?	Sets or queries the shutter status at power on.	page 157
		:ATIMe/?	Sets or queries the powermeter averaging time.	page 157
		:CONNection/?	Selects or returns Analog Output parameter.	page 113
		:CORRection:COLLection:ZERO	Zeros the offsets of attenuators powermeter	page 157
		:CORRection:COLLection:ZERO:ALL	Zeros all available powermeter channels in mainframe	page 158

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

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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Agilent Technologies 8166A Command Description DISPlay, FETChnCHANnelmSCALar, INITiatenCHANnelm

Models: 8163A 8164A 8166A B

Command

Description

:DISPlay

:FETCh[n][:CHANnel[m]][:SCALar]

:INITiate[n]:[CHANnel[m]]

:LOCK/?

:INPUT[n][:CHANnel[m]]

:OUTPut[n][:CHANnel[m]]

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications