Agilent Technologies 8163A User Manual page 196

Setting Attenuation and/or Power Levels
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– For an 8163A/B mainframe, or an 8166A/B mainframe, the first λ
Offset Table entry is displayed.
If there are no entries, the message "Offset Table is Empty" is
displayed.
The λ Offset Table
Figure 123
Figure 123 shows the fourth, fifth and sixth entries in a λ Offset Table
displayed on an 8164A/B mainframe.
– To display the previous three entries, press the [Prev] softkey.
– To display the next three entries, press the [Next] softkey.
4 Press the [Add] softkey.
– Enter the wavelength λ.
– Select, then enter the corresponding Offset
5 Press [OK] to store the result in the λ Offset Table.
• The λ Offset Table is automatically ordered by wavelength, there is
no need to enter wavelenght:offset pairs in any particular order.
• To edit the offset applied to an existing entry, use the cursor key to
select its λ field, press [Add], enter the new offset, then press [OK].
• To remove an existing entry, use the cursor key to select its λ field,
then press [Del]. The indices of the remaining table entries are
automatically updated; [Del] does not leave a blank entry.
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