Step 6. Enter Your Elevation - Agilent Technologies Agilent 86120B User Manual

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Step 6. Enter Your Elevation

Step 6. Enter Your Elevation
In order for your Agilent 86120B to accurately measure wavelengths and meet
its published specifications, you must enter the elevation where you will be
performing your measurements.
1 Press the Setup key.
2 Press the MORE softkey.
3 Press the CAL softkey.
4 Press ELEV.
5 Use the and
500 meter steps from 0 m to 5000 m.
The elevation value selected with the softkeys must be within 250 meters of the
actual elevation.
6 Press RETURN to complete the entry.
Converting feet to meters
If you know your elevation in feet, you can convert this value to meters by using the fol-
lowing equation:
1-10
softkeys to enter the elevation in meters. Entries jump in
ft
m = -------------- -
3.281