Making Relative Measurements; Procedure - Agilent Technologies E4418B User Manual

Making Relative Measurements

Relative mode allows you to compare any measurement result to a
reference value. The relative reading can be displayed in either dB or % by
pressing
result is displayed in %, a prefix multiplier may be shown.
Relative mode is window dependent and when enabled, displays "Rel" in
the window to which it's applied.

Procedure

To set a reference value on the currently selected window:
1 Press
2 Press
3
Successive measurements are now displayed relative to the reference
value. The relative mode can be disabled and re- enabled simply by
pressing
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and selecting either
.
to use the current reading as the reference value. This allows
Rel
you to compare any measurement result in dB or percentage (%).
is automatically set to "On", when
Rel Off On
.
Rel Off On
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dB or % . When the measurement
is pressed.
Rel
2
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