Rohde & Schwarz R&S FSL3 - Starting Remote Control; Returning to Manual Operation

Starting Remote Control R&S FSL
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Starting Remote Control
O
n power–on, the instrument is always in the manual operating state ("local" state) and can be operated
via the front panel.
To start remote control
 Send an addressed command from a controller to the instrument.
The instrument is switched to remote control ("remote" state). Operation via the front panel is
disabled. Only the Local softkey is displayed to return to manual operation. The instrument remains
in the remote state until it is reset to the manual state via the instrument or via remote control
interfaces. Switching from manual operation to remote control and vice versa does not affect the
other instrument settings.
 During program execution, send the SYSTem:DISPlay:UPDate ON command to activate the
display of results.
The changes in the device settings and the recorded measurement curves are displayed on the
instrument screen.
 To obtain optimum performance during remote control, send the SYSTem:DISPlay:UPDate OFF
command to hide the display of results and diagrams again (default setting in remote control).
 To prevent unintentional return to manual operation, disable the keys of the R&S FSL by the
universal command LLO.
Then the transition to manual mode is only possible via remote control.
This function is only available for the GPIB interface.
 To enable the keys of the R&S FSL again, switch the instrument to local mode, i.e. deactivate the
REN line of the remote control interface.
Note: If the instrument is exclusively operated in remote control, it is recommended to switch on the
power–save mode for the display. For more details on this mode refer to the Quick Start Guide.
Returning to Manual Operation
Before the transition, command processing must be completed. If command processing is not
completed, it is not possible to return to manual operation and the instrument will switch back to remote
control immediately.
To return to manual operation via R&S FSL
 Press the Local softkey or the Preset key.
To return to manual operation via GPIB
...
status = viGpibControlREN(vi,
VI_GPIB_REN_ADDRESS_GTL)
' Set instrument to manual
operation
...