Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 4
Keysight 34980A Service Guide 71
Front-Panel Operation
If the ERROR annunciator is on, press [View] to view the errors. Use the knob to
scroll through the error numbers. Press [>] to view the text of the error message.
Press [>] again to increase the scrolling speed (the final key press cancels the
scroll). All errors are cleared when you exit the menu.
Remote Interface Operation
SYSTem:ERRor? Read and clear one error from the queue
Errors have the following format (the error string may contain up to 80
characters): -113, "Undefined header"
Error Numbers
The following sections list the error numbers and error descriptions that may be
reported by the instrument. Not all these errors indicate a hardware failure.
Execution Errors
These errors typically do not indicate a hardware failure. They are related to illegal
or improper operation of the instrument using the remote interface.