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Communication Commands
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16.2.12 System Commands (SYSTem Group)
:SYSTem:DISPlay[:STATe]/?
Function Turns ON/OFF the display or queries the current
setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:DISPlay[:STATe] 1|0|ON|OFF
1 or ON
Turns the display ON.
0 or OFF
Turns the display OFF.
:SYSTem:DISPlay[:STATe]?
→ 1 The display is ON.
→ 0 The display is OFF.
Example
:SYST:DISP 0
:SYST:DISP:STAT ON
:SYST:DISP:STAT?
:SYSTem:DISPlay:BRIGht/?
Function Sets the display brightness or queries the current
setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:DISPlay:BRIGht <integer>|
MINimum|MAXimum|UP|DOWN
<integer>
Specify any brightness.
MINimum Sets the minimum value (= 1).
MAXimum Sets the maximum value (= 4).
UP
Increases the brightness by one
level.
DOWN
Decreases the brightness by one
level.
:SYSTem:DISPlay:BRIGht?
→ <integer> The present brightness.
Example
:SYST:DISP:BRIG MIN
:SYST:DISP:BRIG 3
:SYST:DISP:BRIG?
:SYSTem:DISPlay:TEXT/?
Function Sets and displays the user message or queries
the current setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:DISPlay:TEXT <character
string>
<character string> User message
:SYSTem:DISPlay:TEXT?
→ <character string> Displayed user message.
Example
:SYST:DISP:TEXT "User Message"
:SYSTem:DISPlay:TEXT:CLEar
Function Clears the user message display.
Syntax
:SYSTem:DISPlay:TEXT:CLEar
Example
:SYST:DISP:CLE
:SYSTem:DISPlay:CHANnel
Function Switches the display (CH1 display, CH2 display, or
both CH display).
Syntax
:SYSTem:DISPlay:CHANnel 1|2|DUAL
1
Sets to CH1 display.
2
Sets to CH2 display.
DUAL Sets to dual channel display.
Example
:SYST:DISP:CHAN 1
:SYSTem:DISPlay:ERRor
Function Displays the error log screen.
Syntax
:SYSTem:DISPlay:ERRor
Example
:SYST:DISP:ERR
:SYSTem:CLOCk:TZONe/?
Function Sets the time zone or queries the current setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:CLOCk:TZONe <character
string>
<character string> Specify the time difference
from GMT using a character
string in “±hh:mm” format.
hh = Hours (00 to 23)
mm = Minutes (00 to 59)
:SYSTem:CLOCk:TZONe?
→ <character string>
Time difference from GMT “±hh:mm”
Example
:SYST:CLOC:TZON "+09:00"
:SYST:CLOC:TZON?
:SYSTem:CLOCk:DATE/?
Function Sets the date or queries the current setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:CLOCk:DATE <character string>
<character string> Specify the date using a
character string in “yyyy/mm/
dd” format.
yyyy = Year (2001 to 2099)
mm = Month (01 to 12)
dd = Day (01 to 31)
:SYSTem:CLOCk:DATE?
→ <character string>
Date “yyyy/mm/dd” format
Example
:SYST:CLOC:DATE "2007/07/31"
:SYST:CLOC:DATE?
16.2 Commands