Status Area
The status area of the GUI provides a summary of instrument settings. Status text is displayed only if the condition is active.
The status rows contain the following entries:
Sweep Mode
CW, Step Sweep, Analog Sweep, Level Sweep
Error Messages
Error messages are displayed when an error condition is active. The error messages that are displayed when active are:
• Unlocked: Frequency is unlocked
• Lock Err: A lock error condition exists
• Ref Err: The reference is unlocked
• Unleveled: An unleveled condition exists
Modulation
Always displays the modulation condition as.
• When Source selection (Int or Ext) is displayed if the modulation state is On.
• Modulation error (Err) is display if the modulation state is On and an error is occurring.
• Off is displayed if the modulation state is Off.
The modulation condition is displayed when active as:
• AM: Internal (Int), External (Ext), Error (Err), AM when AM is on. No display when AM is off.
• FM: Internal (Int), External (Ext), Error (Err), FM when FM is on. No display when FM is off.
• PM: Internal (Int), External (Ext), Error (Err), PM when PM is on. No display when PM is off.
• Pulse: Internal (Int), External (Ext), Error (Err), Pulse when Pulse is on. No display when Pulse is off.
ALC
Always displays the ALC condition as:
• Internal
• External
• Fixed Gain
• Open Loop.