Remote Programming Reference 
81150A and 81160A User’s Guide    521 
 
Display Commands 
 
 
 
:DISPlay[:WINDow][:STATe][?] 
 
 
 
Disable or enable the instrument’s front-panel display. When it is disabled, 
the front-panel display is blanked and the bulb used to backlight the display 
is also switched off. The DISP? query returns “0” (OFF) or “1” (ON). 
Sending a message to the front-panel display from the remote interface 
(DISP:TEXT command) overrides the display state. This means that you 
can display a message even if the display is disabled. 
The display is automatically enabled when power is cycled, after an 
instrument reset (*RST command), or when you return to local (front panel) 
operation. Press the key or execute the IEEE-488 GTL (Go To Local) 
command from the remote interface to return to the local state.