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Types of Spectrum Analyzer Messages

Types of Spectrum Analyzer Messages

The analyzer can generate various messages that appear on the display during operation.

For a complete list of spectrum analyzer messages, see the Instrument Messages and Functional Tests manual. The following table describes the four types of spectrum analyzer messages.

Table 6-1	Types of Messages
Type of Message		Location	Notes
Informational messages		Bottom of the	Messages will remain until the
typically provide verification		display in the	message is cleared by pressing
that an action has occurred. In		status line (in	Esc or Preset, or is overwritten
general, no user intervention is		green on analyzers	by another message.
required.		with a color
		display).
Pop-upmessages prompt you		Middle of the	Message remains until you
to verify that an action will be		display in a	acknowledge the prompt, or the
performed or tell you that an		framed box.	action is completed.
action is currently being
performed.
Status messages indicate a		Right side of the	Most messages remain only
condition that may result in		display and/or in	until the erroneous condition is
erroneous data being displayed.		the SCPI Status	corrected.
Multiple status messages may		Register system.
be displayed at the same time.
User Error messages appear		Bottom of the	Messages remain until you
when an attempt has been		display in the	clear the error (press System,
made to set a parameter		status line (in	Show Errors, Clear Error Queue),
incorrectly or an operation has		yellow on	or another message is displayed
failed (such as saving a file).		analyzers with a	in the status line.
		color display) and	Pressing the Esc or Preset keys
		in the SCPI Error
			will clear error messages from
		Queue.
			the display, but the messages
			will remain in the error queue.

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