Agilent Technologies N9310A User Manual page 81

Sweep Mode
N9310A User's Guide
Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for
determining the sweep state and mode. Using its submenu
selects an RF sweep, or an LF sweep, or an amplitude
sweep. Pressing Sweep Mode > off turns off an on- going
sweep, and the output signal is then set according to the
current
Frequency
• Default value: Off
• Key sequence:
RF Pressing Sweep Mode > RF softkeys enables an RF sweep
output via the RF OUT port. The amplitude is at a constant
level defined by the
Key sequence:
According to different sweep trigger and point trigger
configuration cases, the signal generator produces an RF
sweep differently:
Case 1. Sweep trigger and Point trigger are both set to
Immediate: the signal generator initiates an RF sweep over
the points immediately and automatically.
Case 2. Sweep trigger and Point trigger are both set to Key,
pressing
Sweep
signal generator requires you to press the
initiate a sweep and also press the
over each of the points.
Case 3. Sweep trigger is set to Key while Point trigger is set to
Immediate, pressing
sweep. The signal generator requires you to press the
hardkey to initiate the sweep and the signal generator will
sweep over the points automatically.
Case 4. Sweep trigger is set to Immediate while Point trigger is
set to Key, pressing Sweep > Sweep Mode > RF initiates an RF
sweep immediately, but the signal generator requires you to
press the
Trigger
If you want to use an external trigger source, a TTL signal
with 100 ns as the minimum level holding time is required.
Only when the sweep trigger is set to Key and the point
and hardkey settings.
Amplitude
> Sweep Mode
Sweep
Amplitude hardkey.
> Sweep Mode > RF
Sweep
> Sweep Mode > RF arms an RF sweep and the
> Sweep Mode > RF arms an RF
Sweep
hardkey to sweep over each of the points.
Key Reference
hardkey to
Trigger
hardkey to sweep
Trigger
4
Trigger
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