Using The Begin Key To Configure Measurements - HP 8712ET User Manual

BEGIN
The Key
and Measurement
Channels
Making Measurements
Using the BEGIN Key to Make Measurements
The key is designed to work when measurement channel 1 is
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active. However, it does change the mode of measurement channel 2 as
well.
If measurement channel 2 is active when the
select a new device type, measurement channel 2 is turned off, and
measurement channel 1 is made active.
If measurement channel 2 is active when the
select a new measurement type, measurement channel 2 will be left on
and active. However, the analyzer then proceeds to set up channel 1 for
the requested measurement type, even though channel 2 is the active
channel.
Using the BEGIN Key to Configure
Measurements
This procedure shows you how to configure the network analyzer for
measurements.
1. Press PRESET
the instruments puts it into a known state with predefined
parameters.
2. Press BEGIN and then use a softkey to select the type of device that
you will be measuring (amplifier, filter, broadband passive device,
mixer, or cable—Option 100 only).
3. Connect your test device to the network analyzer.
4. Use the softkeys to select the type of measurement you want to make:
• Press Transmissn
characteristics of an amplifier, filter, or broadband passive device.
• Press Reflection
characteristics of your device.
• Press Power
(The Power
• Press Conversion Loss
loss of a device. (The
Mixer menu.)
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User Preset Factory Preset
( or
if you want to measure the transmission
if you want to measure the reflection
if you want to measure the RF power of a device.
selection is under the
if you want to measure the conversion
Conversion Loss
key is used to
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key is used to
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). Presetting
Amplifier menu.)
selection is under the
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