Zeroing And Calibrating The Power Meter; Figure 2-41 Zeroing Pop-Up - Agilent Technologies N1913a User Manual

Zeroing and Calibrating the Power Meter

This section describes how to zero and calibrate the power meter. You
should always zero the power meter prior to calibrating it.
Zeroing the Power Meter
Zeroing adjusts the power meter for a zero power reading with no power
applied to the power sensor. During zeroing, which takes approximately 10
seconds, the wait symbol is displayed.

Figure 2-41 Zeroing pop-up

When to Zero?
Zeroing of the power meter is recommended:
• When a 5
• Every 24 hours.
• Prior to measuring low level signals. For example, 10 dB above the
To zero the power meter:
• Press
• The Zeroing pop- up is displayed.
On dual channel meters you can zero each channel independently or both channels
N O T E
sequentially by pressing the
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lowest specified power for your power sensor.
and the channel
Zero
softkey.
Zero
softkey - choosing
General Power Meter Functions
Zero Both
Zero A Zero B
, or
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