Using The Begin Key To Configure Measurements - HP 8712ES User Manual

Making Measurements
Using the BEGIN Key to Make Measurements
If measurement channel 2 is active when the
select a new device type, measurement channel 2 is turned off, and
measurement channel 1 is made active.
If measurement channel 2 is active when the
select a new measurement type, measurement channel 2 will be left on
and active. However, the analyzer then proceeds to set up channel 1 for
the requested measurement type, even though channel 2 is the active
channel.
Using the BEGIN Key to Configure
Measurements
This procedure shows you how to configure the network analyzer for
measurements.
1. Press
PRESET
the instruments puts it into a known state with predefined
parameters.
2. Press and then use a softkey to select the type of device that
BEGIN
you will be measuring (amplifier, filter, broadband passive device,
mixer, or cable—Option 100 only).
3. Connect your test device to the network analyzer.
4. Use the softkeys to select the type of measurement you want to make:
• Press S11 Refl Port1
S22 Refl Port2
S-parameter. (S-parameter selections are under the
Filter , Broadband Passive
• Press Power
(The Power
• Press Conversion Loss
loss of a device. (The
Mixer menu.)
• Press SRL (Option 100 only) if you want to measure the
structural return loss of a cable. (The
Cable
menu.)
3-16
( User Preset or Factory Preset
, S21 Fwd Trans
if you want to measure a particular
, and
if you want to measure the RF power of a device.
selection is under the
if you want to measure the conversion
Conversion Loss
key is used to
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key is used to
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). Presetting
, S12 Rev Trans
Amplifier
Mixer menus.)
Amplifier menu.)
selection is under the
SRL selection is under the
ES User's Guide
, or
,