HP 83480A User Manual

Messages
Instrument
Messages
What you'll nd in this chapter
This chapter contains an alphabetical list of messages you may see on the display of your instrument.
Only messages needing explanation are contained in this chapter. Messages that are the result of
an action you have taken, explain what the instrument is doing, or notify you the action you have
requested has occurred are not listed here.
Each
message
listed
here
has
an
explanation
and,
if
necessary
,
the
action
you
should
take
to
remedy
the
condition.
Messages
you
may
see
on
your instrument
A
coupled
control
changed?
The
question
mark
is
a
string
substitution
point
that
contains
the
name of
a
control that changed, for example: A coupled control changed: Time base
position. In this example, the message indicates the horizontal position was
changed to account for the bit rate being increased.
A
memory
error
was
detected:
Service is
required
This
is
likely
a
hardware
failure,
although
it
could
be
a
rmware
error
.
It
is
possible
you will
lose
data
if
you
do
not
get
the
system
serviced.
A system firmware file was not found on the disk
Either the le
on the disk is corrupt or the disk may be the wrong one
.
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HP 83480A Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	83480A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English