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Reference > Troubleshooting Error and Information Messages
Error and Information Messages
The following list describes some of the common error and information messages that might appear
during instrument operation. Messages that apply speci
fi cally to one or more measurements appear in the
displays. Messages that pertain globally, such as those about hardware status, are shown in the Status Bar
at the bottom of the analyzer application window.
Acq BW too small for current setup
The display needs a wider acquisition bandwidth than what the current data record contains. This can be
due to any of the following reasons:
The sampling parameters are being manually controlled.
In the Acquire control panel > Sampling Parameters tab, set the Adjust control to All Auto to allow the
software to pick the sample rate and record length that it needs.
A display other than the one you intended has been selected. The selected display has requested
a smaller acquisition bandwidth to achieve a better accuracy or dynamic range for its particular
measurement.
Select the display that contains the message. Click Run if the instrument is not already acquiring data.
Acquisitions are not running and the measurement now requests a wider bandwidth than the last
acquisition.
Click Run to perform a new acquisition with a wider bandwidth.
The data is from a recalled TIQ fi le.
There is no way to increase the acquisition bandwidth for saved IQ data. You must adjust the measurement
settings so that less bandwidth is required.
The current Frequency setting is different than that of the data record, causing the measurement
bandwidth to fall at least partly outside the bandwidth of the data.
Analysis failure: <description of error>
The instrument is unable to complete a measurement due to dif fi culty in characterizing the signal. For
example, due to either the signal or settings, the instrument may not be able to recognize a pulse so it
can compute the pulse measurements.
Try changing settings to improve analysis. For example, when Pulse Trace is displayed, try changing
the settings on the Settings > Params.
Analysis failure: Carrier detection failed
The instrument was unable to locate a carrier signal. Try adjusting the Carrier Threshold or Integration
BW values, if the measurement has these controls.
Analysis Length was limited
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