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Error Messages

Introduction

This chapter contains the following information to help you interpret any error messages that may be

displayed on the analyzer LCD or transmitted by the instrument over GPIB:

An alphabetical listing of all error messages, including:

• An explanation of the message

• Suggestions to help solve the problem

• A numerical listing of all error messages

Some messages described in this chapter are for information only and do not indicate an error condition.

These messages are not numbered and so they will not appear in the numerical listing.

Error Messages in Alphabetical Order

ABORTING COPY OUTPUT. Information Message. This message is displayed briefly if you have pressed Local,

to abort a copy operation. If the message is not subsequently replaced by error message number 25, PRINT

ABORTED (or PLOT ABORTED) the copy device may be hung. Press Local, once more to exit the abort

process and verify the status of the copy device. At this point, the copy device will probably have an error

condition which must be fixed. (For example: out of paper or paper jam.)

ADDITIONAL STANDARDS NEEDED. Error Number 68. Error correction for the selected calibration class

cannot be computed until you have measured all the necessary standards.

ADDRESSED TO TALK WITH NOTHING TO SAY. Error Number 31. You have sent a read command to the

analyzer (such as ENTER 716) without first requesting data with an appropriate output command (such as

OUTPDATA). The analyzer has no data in the output queue to satisfy the request.

ALL REGISTERS HAVE BEEN USED. Error Number 200. You have used all of the available registers; you can store

no more instrument states even though you may still have sufficient memory. There are 31 registers

available, plus the preset instrument state.

ANALOG BUS DISABLED IN 6 KHZ IF BW. Error Number 212. When you press Avg, IF BW [6000], the analog bus

is disabled and not available for use in troubleshooting. For a description of the analog bus, refer to the

service guide.

ANALOG INPUT OVERLOAD. Error Number 60. The power level of the analog input is too high. Reduce the

power level of the analog input source.

ANOTHER SYSTEM CONTROLLER ON GPIB. Error Number 37. You must remove the active controller from the

bus or the controller must relinquish the bus before the analyzer can assume the system controller mode.

ARGUMENT OUT OF RANGE. Error Number 206. The argument for a programming command is out of the

specified range. Refer to the programmer’s guide for a list of programming commands and argument

ranges.