Making Measurements With The Agilent E-Series Power Sensors; Procedure - Agilent Technologies E4419B User Manual

Power Meter Operation

Making Measurements with the Agilent E-Series Power Sensors

Making Measurements with the Agilent E-Series
Power Sensors
This section describes how to make continuous wave measurements using
the Agilent E-series power
have their sensor calibration tables stored in EEPROM. This allows the
frequency and calibration data to be downloaded to the power meter
automatically.
To make measurements, perform the following steps:
1. Zero and calibrate the power meter.
2. Set the frequency for the signal you want to measure.
3. Take a reading.

Procedure

The following procedure details how to make a measurement on channel A
of the power meter. To make a measurement on channel B use the same
procedure using the equivalent channel B softkeys.
1. Ensure that no power is applied to the power sensor.
Zero
2. Press .
Cal
3. Press
Zero A
seconds, the wait symbol is displayed.
4. Connect the power sensor to the POWER REF output.
5. Press ,
Cal Cal A
calibration the wait symbol is displayed. (The power meter
automatically turns on the POWER REF output.)
Frequency
6. Press
Cal Fac
under the
A Freq
7. To change this setting press
the frequency in a pop up window. Modify this frequency (see
below) as desired.
Use
currently positioned.
Use
8. To confirm your choice press the appropriate frequency units.
9. Connect the power sensor to the signal to be measured.
2-16
sensors. The Agilent E-series power sensors
. During zeroing, which takes approximately 10
to calibrate the power meter. During
. The current setting of the frequency is displayed
softkey.
A Freq
or to modify the digit on which the cursor is
or to move to other digits.
. The power meter displays
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