Leveling A Source Output - Agilent Technologies E4418B User Manual

Leveling a Source Output

The Recorder output can be used to level an output from a source using
external leveling. The following procedure explains how to do this:
1 Select the Recorder Output by pressing
2 The highest power you are going to measure is used to determine the
3 To set the maximum value, press
4 Press
5 Press
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Recorder Output
value which you should set for the Recorder Output maximum setting.
For example, if you are measuring a power less than 1 mW and greater
than 100 µW, then set the recorder maximum value to 1 mW.
50 dBm (100 W)
40 dBm (10 W)
30 dBm (1 W)
20 dBm (100 mW)
10 dBm (10 mW)
0 dBm (1 mW)
–10 dBm (100 µW)
–20 dBm (10 µW)
–30 dBm (1 µW)
–40 dBm (100 nW)
–50 dBm (10 nW)
–60 dBm (1 nW)
value.
and enter 0 W.
Min Power
Output Off On
Max Power
to "On".
Power Meter Operation
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and enter the appropriate
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