Introduction - Agilent Technologies E4419B User Manual

Power Meter Operation

Introduction

Introduction
This chapter describes the parameters which configure the power meter to
make measurements and help you determine settings to optimize
performance. This chapter contains the following sections:
• "Battery Operation (Option 001)", on page 2-3
• "Zeroing and Calibrating the Power Meter", on page 2-7.
• "Calibrating the Power Meter", on page 2-8.
• "Making Measurements with the Agilent E-Series Power
Sensors", on page 2-16.
• "Making Measurements with the Agilent 8480 Series Power
Sensors", on page 2-18.
• "Making Measurements using Sensor Calibration Tables", on
page 2-21.
• "Making Measurements using Frequency Dependent Offset
Tables", on page 2-30
• "Setting the Units of Measurement", on page 2-35.
• "Selecting Units of Measurement from the Softkeys", on page 2-36.
• "Making Relative Measurements", on page 2-37.
• "Setting the Resolution", on page 2-38.
• "Setting Offsets", on page 2-39.
• "Setting Averaging", on page 2-41.
• "Measuring Pulsed Signals", on page 2-44.
• "Setting Measurement Limits", on page 2-46.
• "Channel Measurements", on page 2-52.
• "Making Difference Measurements", on page 2-53.
• "Making Ratio Measurements", on page 2-54.
• "Selecting a Digital or Analog Display", on page 2-55.
• "Setting the Range", on page 2-58.
• "Configuring the Remote Interface", on page 2-59.
• "Recorder Outputs", on page 2-65.
• "Saving and Recalling Power Meter Configurations", on page 2-67.
• "How Measurements are Calculated", on page 2-69
• "Presetting the Power Meter", on page 2-70.
• "Self Test", on page 2-73.
• "Operator Maintenance", on page 2-80.
• "Contacting Agilent Technologies", on page 2-81.
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