Making The Measurement - Agilent Technologies E4419B User Manual

2 Power Meter Operation

Making the Measurement

To make the power measurement, you zero and calibrate the power meter,
then set it for the frequency of the signal you want to measure. The power
meter automatically selects the calibration factor from the sensor calibration
table.
The following procedure details the calibration for channel A. To calibrate channel B, use
N O T E
the same procedure using the equivalent channel B softkeys. To calibrate both channels,
zero the power meter using
channel A, then repeat step "3" through to step "9" using the equivalent channel B
softkeys.
1 Press
2 Press
3 Press
4 Connect the power sensor to the POWER REF output.
5 Press
6 Press
7 To change this setting, press
8 To confirm your choice, press the appropriate frequency unit.
9 Connect the power sensor to the signal to be measured.
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.
. During zeroing, which takes approximately 10 seconds, the
Zero A
wait symbol is displayed.
. The setting of the reference calibration factor is obtained from
Cal
the sensor calibration table and displayed under the
to calibrate the power meter. During calibration, the wait
Cal A
symbol is displayed. (The power meter automatically turns on the
POWER REF output.)
. The current setting of the frequency is displayed under
the softkey.
A Freq
frequency in a pop-up window. Modify this frequency (see below) as
desired.
• Use or to modify the digit on which the cursor is currently
positioned.
• Use or to move to other digits.
in step "2", then follow this procedure for
Zero Both
. The power meter displays the
A Freq
softkey.
A Ref CF
E4419B Power Meter User's Guide