Procedure - Keysight Technologies X Series Manual

Amplitude Accuracy at 50 MHz

Procedure

Procedure
1. Zero and calibrate the power meter.
2. Configure equipment as shown in
To minimize stress on the test equipment connections, support the power
CAUTION
sensor.
3. If the auto alignment for the analyzer has not been performed within the
4. Press Mode, Spectrum Analyzer, Mode Preset on the analyzer.
5. Set up the synthesized sweeper by pressing:
6. Set up the signal analyzer by pressing:
7. Perform the following steps for each row listed in
Chapter 5
connected directly to the signal analyzer input through the adapter.
past 24 hours, press System, Alignments, Align Now, All to perform the
auto alignment routine.
CW, 50, MHz
Power Level, -4, dBm
RF (On)
Input/Output, More, Freq Ref In, External
FREQ Channel, Center Freq, 50, MHz
SPAN X Scale, 2, MHz
AMPTD Y Scale, Attenuation, Mech Atten, 10, dB
Input/Output, RF Input, RF Coupling, select DC (except Options
543, 544, 550)
Sweep/Control, Sweep Setup, Swp Time Rules, SA - Accuracy
Meas Setup, Average/Hold Number, 20, Enter
Trace/Detector, Trace Average
Single
a. Set the synthesized sweeper amplitude to the value listed in the
Nominal Source Amplitude column in
b. Set the Mech Atten as indicated in the Attenuation column in
5-1
c. Set the Span as listed in the Span column of
d. Record the synthesized sweeper amplitude, as measured by the
power meter, in the Power Meter Amplitude column of
e. On the signal analyzer, press Restart.
f. Wait for the signal analyzer to finish averaging.
g. Press Peak Search.
Figure 5-1, with the power splitter
Table
Table 5-1
Table 5-1
5-1:
Table
Table 5-1
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