Agilent Technologies FieldFox N9912A User Manual page 111

How to set Resolution
 Press Scale / Amptd .
 Then More.
 Then choose from 0, 1, 2 , or 3.
Averaging
Power Meter Averaging is used to improve measurement accuracy in low power
or noisy power situations. Increased averaging improves measurement accuracy,
but also reduces measurement speed.
How to set Power Meter Averaging
 Press BW 2 or Meas Setup 4.
 Then choose from the following:
Single or Continuous Measure
This setting determines whether the FieldFox measures continuously or only
once each time the
power or to allow you to save or analyze a specific measurement.
This setting can be changed at any time without affecting calibration accuracy.
How to set Single or Continuous
 Press Sweep 3.
 Then choose one of the following:
You can also use Run / Hold +/- to toggle between Single and Continuous.
Power Meter Mode
Averaging Auto Man Off
o
Auto Allows the USB Power Sensor to use its Auto Averaging settings.
o
See the USB Power Sensor documentation for details.
Man Manually enter an averaging count by setting Num Averages.
o
OFF Performs NO averaging.
o
Sets the number of Power Meter readings to be averaged
Num Averages
o
before a valid reading is displayed. When a number is entered, Averaging is
automatically set to Man
Single
Automatically sets Continuous OFF and causes FieldFox to make
Single
o
ONE measurement, then hold for the next Single key press. When a data
trace is displayed, the entire trace is measured, then holds. The
annotation changes to an arrow
Continuous Makes continuous measurements. This is the typical setting
o
when battery power is not critical.
button is pressed. Use Single to conserve battery
--> while the measurement occurs.
Hold
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