8
Error
Messages
If
an
error
condition
o ccurs
during
signal
generator
op eration,
it
is
rep orted
to
t
w
o
error
queues:
the
fron
t
panel
error
queue
and
the
HP-IB
error
queue.
The
follo
wing
paragraphs
describ e
these
error
queues
and
ho
w
to
clear
b oth
transient
and
p ermanen
t
errors
from
eac
h.
T
ransien
t
and
P
ermanen
t
Errors
There
are
t
w
o
t
yp es
of
errors
that
result
in
HP
70340A/41A
error
messages.
T
ransien
t
errors
are
cleared
from
an
error
queue
after
they
are
viewed.
An
example
of
a
transient
error
is
603,
"RF
on/off
command
not
valid;(603)."
Most
error
messages
result
from
transient
error
conditions.
P
ermanen
t
errors,
on
the
other
hand,
will
b e
rep orted
bac
k
to
an
error
queue
ev
en
after
the
error
message
has
b een
viewed
un
til
some
action
is
p erformed
(other
than
reading
the
queue)
in
order
to
correct
the
error.
An
example
of
a
p ermanen
t
error
is
600,
"ALC
Loop
went
unleveled;(600)encounter."
F
ron
t
P
anel
Error
Queue
The
HP
70340A
ERR
LED
lights
when
an
error
message
relating
to
the
HP
70340A
or
the
HP
70341A
is
sen
t
to
the
fron
t
panel
error
queue.
The
fron
t
panel
error
queue
holds
the
rst
16
c
haracters
of
the
message.
T
o
read
the
fron
t
panel
error
queue:
1.
Press
4
DISPLA
Y
5
2.
Select
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
REPORT
ERRORS
3.
If
the
HP
70340A
errors
are
not
sho
wn,
select
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
MORE
ERRORS
un
til
they
are
sho
wn.
4.
Read
the
errors,
and
refer
to
the
en
tries
in
this
c
hapter,
if
necessary
.
5.
Press
4
MENU
5
to
return
to
the
instrumen
t
fron
t
panel
men
us.
If
all
errors
w
ere
transient,
reading
the
fron
t
panel
error
queue
clears
it,
and
th
us,
turns
the
ERR
LED
o.
Accessing
the
fron
t
panel
error
queue,
ho
w
ev
er,
has
no
eect
on
the
HP-IB
error
queue.
Note
If
the
HP
70341A
ERR
LED
lights,
service
is
required.
HP-IB
Error
Queue
The
HP-IB
query
\SYST
em:ERRor?"
is
used
to
view
the
con
ten
ts
of
the
HP-IB
error
queue.
The
query
returns
the
oldest
uncleared
error
n
um
b er
and
description
from
the
queue.
T
o
read
the
en
tire
con
ten
ts
of
the
queue,
send
the
query
un
til
the
message
0,
"No
error"
is
returned.
Once
this
message
is
returned
and
all
errors
w
ere
transient,
the
HP-IB
error
queue
clears.
Accessing
the
HP-IB
error
queue
has
no
eect
on
the
fron
t
panel
error
queue
or
the
HP
70340A
ERR
LED.
Note
The
\*CLS"
command
clears
transient
errors
(but
not
p ermanen
t
errors)
from
b
oth
the
fron
t
panel
and
the
HP-IB
error
queues.
Error
Messages
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