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6.1.6
Error Information
If errors or irregularities are detected, a keyword and an error message, if availa-
ble, are displayed in the status bar.
Depending on the type of message, the status message is indicated in varying
colors.
Table 6-2: Status bar information - color coding
Color
Type
Description
Red
Error
An error occurred at the start or during a measurement, e.g. due to
missing data or wrong settings, so that the measurement cannot be
started or completed correctly.
Orange
Warning
An irregular situation occurred during measurement, e.g. the set-
tings no longer match the displayed results, or the connection to an
external device was interrupted temporarily.
Gray
Information
Information on the status of individual processing steps.
No color
No errors
No message displayed - normal operation.
Green
Measurement
successful
Some applications visualize that the measurement was successful
by showing a message.
If any error information is available for a channel, an exclamation mark is
displayed next to the channel name ( ). This is particularly useful when the
MultiView tab is displayed, as the status bar in the MultiView tab always dis-
plays the information for the currently selected measurement only.
Furthermore, a status bit is set in the
STATus:QUEStionable:EXTended:INFO
register for the application
concerned. Messages of a specific type can be queried using the
SYSTem:ERRor:EXTended?
command. For more information, see the
R&S
ESW User Manual.
When you select the error message bar or status message bar, the R&S
ESW
shows a list of all current errors or status messages. In the error message bar,
you can select one of the error messages to open a dialog box that can help you
to remedy the error. Refer to the table below for information about which error
message opens which dialog box.
For a description of possible errors, see the R&S
ESW User Manual.
Understanding the Display Information
