Additional Controls; The Menu; File; Edit - Test Equipment Plus Signal Hound USB-SA44B User Manual

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D
VIDEO: In Zero Span mode, the Signal Hound waits for a minimum signal
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amplitude before sweeping. When clicked, a popup opens where the user
sets the minimum signal amplitude. This is useful for measuring pulses as
short as 10 microseconds.
2.2.8

ADDITIONAL CONTROLS

PRESET restores the Signal Hound software and hardware to its initial
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power-on state.

2.3 The Menu

2.3.1

FILE

Recall State: This loads a previously saved instrument state, including
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trace data. It can be used to recall an instrument setup or view saved
trace data. States are saved as standard Windows ® files with the .tsa
extension
Save State: This saves an instrument state, including controls and trace
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data.
SaveAs... Same as above, with a different filename
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Import Path Loss Table Imports a path loss table. The table should
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be comma separated values (CSV) format, where each line contains
frequency in MHz, then cable/path loss in dB.
Import Antenna Factor Table Imports an "antenna factor" table.
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The table should be comma separated values (CSV) format, where
each line contains frequency in MHz, then antenna factor in dB/m.
Import Limit Line Table Imports a "limit line" table. The table
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should be comma separated values (CSV) format, where each line
contains frequency in MHz, then minimum value (in dBm or dBc for
TG sweeps), then maximum value (in dBm or dBc). If no minimum
value is desired, set to -200. If no maximum is desired, set to +50.
Export CSV: Exports trace data to a spreadsheet file, in linear
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power units
Print... Used to print the Graticule, trace data and settings. The title is
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printed as well. Free PDF print utilities, such as PDF995, are available
to "print to" and save a PDF file.
2.3.2

EDIT

Set Title: Enter an optional title. This will appear across the top of
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printouts.
2.3.3

VIEW

Toolbar: Shows or Hides the toolbar icons.
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Status Bar: Shows or Hides the status bar, which shows the mouse
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cursor's location inside the graticule.
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