The Display Mode field defines which of the four measured and calculated measurement curves is displayed. The measurement curves differ in the way the burst power p(t) at a fixed point in time t is calculated if the measurement extends over several bursts:
| Current | Measured value for current burst |
| Minimum | Minimum over a number of bursts |
| Maximum | Maximum over a number of bursts |
| Average | Average value over a number of bursts |
The number of bursts for calculation of the statistical values Minimum, Maximum and Average – and thus the result – depends on the repetition mode set. In detail, this implies:
| Single Shot | Display of minimum, maximum and average value from the performed statistics cycle. |
| Continuous | Display of minimum and maximum from all bursts already measured. The average value, however, is calculated according to the rule in Chapter 3, section General Settings. |
Remote control
no display mode set explicitly, the four measurement curves are accessible via
FETCh:ARRAy:POWer[:CURRent]? FETCh:ARRAy:POWer:MINimum? etc.
FETCh:ARRAy:POWer:MAXimum? FETCh:ARRAy:POWer:AVERage?