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Quick Guide
DSG3000 Series RF Signal Generator
Jun. 2013
RIGOL Technologies, Inc.

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  • Page 1 RIGOL Quick Guide DSG3000 Series RF Signal Generator Jun. 2013 RIGOL Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 3 Notices RIGOL products are protected by patent law in and outside of P.R.C.  RIGOL reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the specifications and  pricing policies at company’s sole decision. Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding material.

  • Page 4: Safety Requirement

    If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel. Keep Well Ventilation. Inadequate ventilation may cause increasing of temperature or damages to the device. So please keep well ventilated and inspect the intake and fan regularly.
  • Page 5 RIGOL Do Not Operate in Wet Conditions. In order to avoid short circuiting to the interior of the device or electric shock, please do not operate in a humid environment. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. In order to avoid damages to the device or personal injuries, it is important to operate the device away from an explosive atmosphere.

  • Page 6: Safety Terms And Symbols

    RIGOL Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property.

  • Page 7: General Care And Cleaning

    RIGOL General Care and Cleaning General Care: Do not store or leave the instrument in where the instrument will be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time. Cleaning: Clean the instrument regularly according to its operating conditions. To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps: Disconnect the instrument from all power sources.

  • Page 8: Document Overview

    DSG3000 series RF signal generator includes DSG3030 and DSG3060. In this manual, DSG3060 is taken as an example to illustrate the basic operations of the signal generator. For more details, please refer to DSG3000 Series RF Signal Generator User’s Guide. Manuals of this Product The manuals of this product mainly include the quick guide, user’s guide, programming...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    RIGOL Contents Guaranty and Declaration .................. I Safety Requirement ..................II General Safety Summary..................II Safety Terms and Symbols ................IV General Care and Cleaning ................. V Environmental Considerations ................V Document Overview ..................VI Quick Start ....................... 1 General Inspection .................... 1 Front Panel Overview ..................

  • Page 11: Quick Start

    RIGOL would not be responsible for free maintenance/rework or replacement of the unit. 2. Inspect the instrument In case of any damage, or defect, or failure, notify your RIGOL sales representative. 3. Check the accessories Please check the accessories according to the packing lists. If the accessories are incomplete or damaged, please contact your RIGOL sales representative.

  • Page 12: Front Panel Overview

    RIGOL Front Panel Overview The front panel of DSG3000 series RF signal generator is as shown in the figure below. Figure 1 Front Panel 1. Restore to Preset Key Restore the instrument to the preset state (factory state or user-stored state).
  • Page 13 RIGOL 4. Function Keys Set the frequency, frequency offset and phase of the RF output signal. Set the amplitude and attenuation of the RF output signal and provide the flatness calibration function. Set the sweep type, sweep manner and sweep mode.
  • Page 14 RIGOL 5. Numeric Keyboard The numeric keyboard supports Chinese characters, English uppercase/lowercase characters, numbers and commonly used symbols (include the decimal point, #, space and positive/negative sign +/-). It is mainly used to edit the file or folder name or set parameters.
  • Page 15 RIGOL When setting parameters, use this key to clear the number in the active function area and exit the parameter input state. When editing filenames, use this key to clear the characters in the input bar. During keyboard test, use this key to exit the current test state.
  • Page 16 RIGOL 7. Knob When setting parameters, it is used to modify the value at the cursor or modify the parameter value at the current step. When editing filenames, it is used to select the desired character. For the storage function, it is used to select the current directory or file.
  • Page 17 RIGOL 9. Power Key Turn on or off the signal generator. When this key is turned off, the signal generator is in standby state and it will be powered off only when the power switch at the rear panel is turned off and the power cord is removed.

  • Page 18: Rear Panel Overview

    +10 dBm in 9 kHz~1 MHz frequency range and +30 dBm in 1 MHz~6 GHz frequency range. Rear Panel Overview The rear panel of DSG3000 series RF signal generator is as shown in the figure below. Figure 2 Rear Panel DSG3000 Quick Guide...
  • Page 19 RIGOL 1. USB Device It is used to connect the PC to realize remote control. 2. USB Host It is used to connect the USB storage device to update the system or store system state and sweep list. You can also connect the USB power sensor or RX1000.
  • Page 20 RIGOL 6. Power Input Connector, Fuse and Switch Power input connector. The AC power supplies specification of this signal generator is 100-240 V，45-440 Hz. The maximum input power of the instrument cannot exceed 60 W. When the signal generator is connected to AC power...
  • Page 21 RIGOL Configuration Configuration Power-on Time Time Time 3.3V … … RF Valid RF Valid 9. Sweep Output Connector When the RF sweep function is enabled, the [SWEEP OUT] connector outputs a signal (0 V to +10 V) while the RF output connector at the front panel outputs the sweep signal according to the current setting.
  • Page 22 RIGOL 11. I/Q Modulating Signal Input/Output Connectors (option) When I/Q modulation type is “external”, it is used to input the I (In-Phase) baseband signal of I/Q modulation. When I/Q modulation type is “external”, it is used to input the Q (Quadrature Phase) modulating signal of I/Q modulation.

  • Page 23: To Use Dsg3000 For The First Time

    RIGOL To Use DSG3000 for the First Time To Connect to Power Please connect the signal generator to AC power supply using the power cord supplied in the accessories as shown in the figure below. The AC power supplies specification of this signal generator is 100-240 V，45-440 Hz.

  • Page 24: To Set The System Language

    RIGOL To Set the System Language DSG3000 series RF signal generator supports multiple system languages. You can press System Language to switch the system language. To Replace the Fuse To replace the fuse, please use the specified fuse and follow the steps below.

  • Page 25: User Interface

    RIGOL User Interface The user interface of DSG3000 series RF signal generator provides two display modes: normal display mode and parameter zoom-in mode. At power-on, the instrument enters the normal display mode by default. In this manual, the normal display mode of DSG3060 is taken as an example to illustrate the user interface of the instrument.
  • Page 26 RIGOL 2. Status Bar Indicate the states of some of the RF signal generator functions. : Displayed when the LF output is enabled. — : Displayed when the RF modulation output is enabled. — : Displayed when the RF output is enabled.
  • Page 27 RIGOL Type Explanation Example Gray text on a The function is not selected and enabled. black background Black text on a The function is selected and you can set the gray background corresponding parameters. White text on a The function is selected and enabled.

  • Page 28: Parameter Zoom-In Mode

    RIGOL Parameter Zoom-in Mode In normal display mode, pressing the display switch key View at the left of the screen can switch to the parameter zoom-in mode as shown in the figure below. Figure 7 User Interface (Parameter Zoom-in Mode)
  • Page 29 RIGOL Figure 8 Help Interface 2. Page up/down When the help information is displayed on multiple pages, users can acquire the help information on the previous or next page using the direction keys or knob. 3. Turn off the current help information...

  • Page 30: Basic Operations

    RIGOL Basic Operations To Output RF Signal Output a RF signal with 1 GHz frequency and -40 dBm amplitude from the [RF OUTPUT 50Ω] connector. 1. Restore to factory setting Press System  Reset  Preset Type  “Factory” and then press Preset to restore the factory setting (by default, the frequency offset is 0 Hz and the amplitude offset is 0 dB).

  • Page 31: To Output Rf Sweep Signal

    RIGOL connector outputs RF signal according to the current configuration. Figure 9 Parameter Setting Interface (To Output RF Signal) To Output RF Sweep Signal This section introduces how to output a RF sweep signal by configuring continuous linear step sweep. Set the frequency range to 1 GHz ~ 2 GHz, the amplitude range to -20 dBm ~ 0 dBm, the number of sweep points to 10 and the dwell time to 500 ms.
  • Page 32 RIGOL Start Level  Press Start Lev, use the numeric keyboard to input the start level value (-20) and select the desired unit (dBm) from the pop-up unit menu or unit keys. You can also press Enter to select the default unit (dBm).

  • Page 33: To Output Rf Modulated Signal

    RIGOL Figure 10 Parameter Setting Interface (To Output RF Sweep Signal) To Output RF Modulated Signal This section introduces how to output an AM modulated signal. Set the carrier frequency to 800 MHz, the carrier amplitude to -20 dBm, the AM modulation depth to 60% and the modulation frequency to 20 kHz.
  • Page 34 RIGOL 3. Set the AM modulation parameters (1) Press AM to enter the amplitude modulation parameter setting interface. (2) Press Depth, use the numeric keyboard to input the value of the modulation depth (60) and select the desired unit (%) from the pop-up unit menu or by pressing Enter.

  • Page 35: Remote Control

    The remote control is realized on the basis of the SCPI command set (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments). This section introduces how to send SCPI commands through the RIGOL common PC software Ultra Sigma to control the RF signal generator remotely via the USB interface. For detailed information of the commands, refer to the Programming Guide of this product.
  • Page 36 RIGOL (4) View device resource The resource found together with the instrument model and USB interface information will be displayed under the “RIGOL Online Resource” directory, as shown in the figure below. Figure 12 View USB Device Resource (5) Communication test Right-click the resource name “DSG3060...

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    The commonly encountered failures and their solutions are listed below. When you encounter those problems, please solve them following the corresponding steps. If the problem remains still, please contact RIGOL and provide your device information (System  Information  System Info).
  • Page 38 RIGOL 4. The setting is correct but the waveform output is incorrect: (1) There is no RF output — Check whether the signal connecting wire is tightly connected to the corresponding [RF OUTPUT 50Ω] connector. — Check whether the connecting wire has internal damage.
  • Page 39 (3) Restart the instrument and insert the USB storage again to check whether it can work normally. (4) If the USB storage device still cannot be used normally, please contact RIGOL. 7. No response or incorrect response when key is pressed: (1) After starting the instrument, make sure that whether all the keys are irresponsive.
  • Page 40 RIGOL (7) Make sure that the test device is within calibration period. (8) Check whether the test device meets the required conditions of the manual. (9) Check whether all connections are tight. (10) Check whether all cables have internal damage.

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