Specifications

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Agilent 34980A Mainframe User’s Guide 25
Annunciator Display Indicators
Display Indicator Definition
LAN Lit when communicating with the 34980A over LAN.
USB Lit when communicating with the 34980A over USB.
GPIB Lit when communicating with the 34980A over GPIB.
ABUS [1234] Indicates Analog Bus (ABus) connectivity. Normally, this shows the designated ABus
connected on any module in the mainframe. During a scan, if ABus 1 and ABus 2 are both
indicated, they will be used at some point during that scan.
When lit, an error has been generated and is in the error queue.
Rmt Indicates Remote mode is in use. Running a program puts the display into “remote” mode and
disables the front panel keys. Pressing the LOCAL button takes you out of “remote” mode and
enables the front panel keys.
Safety Interlock Indicates an ABus Safety Interlock. When lit, at least one terminal block or cable has been
removed from the D-sub connector of a module. For more information, see page 92 and the
User’s Guides for the appropriate Multiplexer Modules.
Trig Lit when the 34980A is waiting for an external or manual trigger during scans.
Indicates an over-temperature condition. When lit, one or more general purpose
(34937A/34938A) modules have reached their over-temperature limits.
ALARM (H1234L) A HI or LO alarm condition has occurred on the indicated alarms.
Alarms are enabled on the displayed channel.
Mx+B Scaling is enabled on the displayed channel. This appears on display after you have selected
the scaling function via the front panel or remote interface.
4W A 4-wire measurement is specified on the displayed channel. This appears on the display after
you have selected the 4-wire function via the front panel or remote interface.
OC Lit when Offset Compensation has been specified for a given measurement. This appears on
the display after you have selected the offset compensation function via the front panel or
remote interface. For more information, see “Offset Compensation” on page 103
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A measurement is in progress.
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