Specifications

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DISPlay:TEXT
Syntax DISPlay:TEXT <quoted_string>
DISPlay:TEXT?
Description Send the text message to be displayed and the message will be displayed on the
front-panel display.
Parameters
Name
Type
Range
Default
<quoted_string>
ASCII
String
A string of up to 19 characters enclosed in
double quotation marks or single quotation
mark. It can contain English letters (a-z, A-Z),
numbers (0-9) and special characters (such as
@, % and *). # is used to display a degree
symbol (°).
None
Explanation  <quoted_string> can contain up to 19 characters. Any additional characters are
truncated (no error is generated).
 Sending a text message to the display overrides the display state, this means that
you can display a message even if the display is turned off.
 The front-panel display is automatically cleared under the following conditions:
When power is cycled;
After a Factory Reset (the
*RST command);
After an Instrument Preset (the
SYSTem:PRESet command);
Sending the DISPlay:TEXT:CLEar command;
Return
Format
The query returns an ASCII string enclosed in double quotation marks. If no message is
currently displayed, the query returns “”.
Example DISP:TEXT “Scanning”
DISP:TEXT?
Typical Response: “Scanning”
DISP:TEXT ‘Scanning’
DISP:TEXT?
The query returns “Scanning”.
Related
command
DISPlay Command Subsystem
DISPlay:TEXT:CLEar
Syntax
DISPlay:TEXT:CLEar
Description This command clears the text message displayed on the front-panel display of the
instrument.
Explanation  The display status has no effect on this command. No matter whether the display is
enabled or not, you can send this command to clear the text message currently
displayed. Clearing the text message does not override the display state, if the
display was disabled prior to clearing the text message, the display will remain
disabled.
 The front-panel display is automatically cleared when the power is cycled, after a
Factory Reset (the
*RST command), or after an Instrument Preset (the
SYSTem:PRESet command).
Example
DISP:TEXT:CLE
Related
command
DISPlay Command Subsystem