DISPlay subsystem
The commands in this subsystem are used to control the display of the Model
2000 and are summarized in Table 5-3.
:ENABle <b>
:DISPlay:ENABle <b> Control display circuitry
Parameters <b> = 0 or OFF Disable display circuitry
1 or ON Enable display circuitry
Query :ENABle? Query state of display
Description This command is used to enable and disable the front panel display circuitry.
When disabled, the instrument operates at a higher speed. While disabled,
the display is frozen.
All front panel controls (except LOCAL) are disabled. Normal display op-
eration can be resumed by using the :ENABle command to enable the display
or by putting the Model 2000 into local mode (press LOCAL).
:TEXT commands
:DATA <a>
:DISPlay[:WINDow[1]]:TEXT:DATA <a> Define message for display.
Parameter <a> = ASCII characters for message (maximum of 12 characters). The char-
acters must be enclosed in either double quotes (“ ”) or single quotes
(‘ ’).
Query :DATA? Query the defined text message.
Description These commands define the text message for display. A message can be as
long as 12 characters. A space counts as a character. Excess message char-
acters results in an error.
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