Leveling A Source Output - Agilent Technologies E4419B User Manual

Power Meter Operation
Recorder Outputs

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 A or B, depending on which channel
the source is connected to, by pressing
Recorder Output
2. The highest power you are going to measure is used to determine
the 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.
To set the maximum value press
appropriate value.
3. Press
Min Power
4. Press Output Off On
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, or
Channel A Channel B
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)
Max Power
and enter 0 W.
to "On".
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