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RIGOL General Safety Summary Only the exclusive power cord Use the proper fuse. designed for the instrument Avoid circuit or wire exposure. and authorized for use within Do not operate the instrument the local country could be with suspected failures.
RIGOL Safety Symbols on the Product: Hazardous Safety Protective Earth Chassis Ground Test Ground English Voltage Warning Terminal Care and Cleaning Care Do not store or leave the instrument where it may be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time.
DSG3000B series. Manuals of this Product Quick Guide, User Guide, Programming Guide, Data sheet, etc. For the latest version of this manual, download it from the official website of RIGOL (www.rigol.com). DSG3000B Quick Guide...
English The consigner or carrier shall be liable for the damage to the instrument resulting from shipment. RIGOL would not be responsible for free maintenance/rework or replacement of the instrument. 2. Inspect the instrument...
R&D, education, production and maintenance. Front Panel Overview The front panel of DSG3000B series RF signal generator is as shown in the figure below. Click the number in the figure to view the corresponding introduction.
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RIGOL LCD Display 4.3-inch TFT high-resolution (480× 272) color LCD display. The current settings and state of the instrument can be clearly displayed. For detailed information, refer to "User Interface". Menu Control Keys English Quit the current menu and return to the previous menu.
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RIGOL Set the parameters relating to frequency modulation Φ (FM) and phase modulation ( Set the parameters relating to pulse modulation and pulse generator. English Set the parameters relating to I/Q modulation and I/Q modulation source. Set the parameters relating to LF output.
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RIGOL In number input mode, press this key to input 1. In English input mode, press this key to switch between uppercase and lowercase letter input. The multiplexing key of 0 and space: English In number input mode, press this key to input 0.
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RIGOL When setting parameters, use this key to delete the number at the left of the cursor. When editing filenames, use this key to delete the character at the left of the cursor. For the storage function, it is used to collapse the directory currently selected.
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RIGOL Output Control Keys Used to turn on or off the LF output. Press this key, the backlight lights on and the — LF label is displayed in the status bar in the user interface. The LF output is turned on. At...
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RIGOL time. With this feature, you can avoid turning off the instrument because of accidentally touching the key. Press System → Power Status to select "Open" or "Default". When "Default" is selected, after the English instrument is powered on, you need to press this key to start the instrument.
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RIGOL 14. LF Output Connector When the backlight of LF lights on, this connector is used to output LF signal. English 15. RF Output Connector When the backlight of RF lights on, this connector is used to output RF signal and RF sweep signal.
RIGOL Rear Panel Overview The rear panel of DSG3000B series RF signal generator is as shown in the figure below. Click the number in the figure to view the corresponding introduction. English 7 8 9 Figure 2 Rear Panel Pulse Signal Input/Output Connector...
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RIGOL Signal Valid Output Connector When the RF output frequency or amplitude is modified, after a certain response and processing time, the internal circuit of the instrument outputs RF signal with specified frequency and amplitude via the RF output connector on the front English panel.
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RIGOL automatically and users do not need to select the voltage range manually. Fuse. The fuse specification of this signal generator is AC 250 V, T3.15A. If the fuse needs to be replaced, please English refer to "To Replace the Fuse".
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RIGOL The instrument complies with LXI Device Specification 2011 standard, and supports WebServer, Socket and other remote control modes. This interface is used to connect the PC or network for remote instrument control. English USB Device The instrument complies with USBTMC class protocol.
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RIGOL 11. I/Q Modulating Signal In/Out Connectors When I/Q modulation type is "external", it is used to input the I (In-Phase) baseband signal of I/Q modulation. English When I/Q modulation type is "external", it is used to input the Q (Quadrature Phase) modulating signal of I/Q modulation.
After that, the instrument enters the default interface. To Set the System Language DSG3000B series RF signal generator supports multiple system languages. You can press System→ Language to switch the system language. DSG3000B Quick Guide...
RIGOL User Interface The user interface of DSG3000B 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 DSG3136B-IQ is taken as an example to illustrate the English user interface of the instrument.
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RIGOL : Down sweep label. Displayed when the sweep type is "Freq" — or "Freq&Lev" and the sweep direction is "Down". : Frequency sweep progress bar. Displayed — when the sweep type is "Freq" or "Freq&Lev". Status Bar English Indicate the states of some of the RF signal generator functions.
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RIGOL Message Display Area Display the operation error messages and prompt messages. You can press System → Information → System Msg to view the messages. When multiple messages are generated, you can use the up/down arrow keys or knob to select the message row to be viewed. When the messages...
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RIGOL The pulse modulation function is not selected and enabled. The AM function is not The pulse modulation parameters selected and enabled. can be set. The sweep function is not selected and enabled. Select and turn on the The AM parameters can pulse modulation switch.
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RIGOL English Figure 6 User Interface (Parameter Zoom-in Mode) DSG3000B Quick Guide...
RIGOL To Replace the Fuse To replace the fuse, please use the specified fuse and follow the steps below. 1. Turn off the instrument, cut off the power and remove the power cord. 2. Insert a slotted screwdriver into the slot of the fuse holder to pry it out.
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RIGOL information is displayed in the test display area of the user interface, as shown in Figure 8. Then, press the desired key and the help information of that key is displayed in the text display area. English Figure 8 Help Interface...
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. English 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).
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RIGOL bar of the user interface. The RF output is enabled. At this point, the [RF OUTPUT 50Ω] connector outputs RF signal according to the current configuration. English Figure 9 Parameter Setting Interface of RF Signal Output DSG3000B Quick Guide...
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RIGOL 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: 1 GHz to 2 GHz; the amplitude range: -20 dBm to 0 dBm. Set the number of sweep points to 10 and the dwell time to 500 ms.
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RIGOL sweep points (10) and then press OK or Enter. Dwell Time ⚫ The dwell time indicates the duration of a sweep step. Press Dwell Time, use the numeric keyboard to input the time value (500) and select the desired unit (ms) from the pop-up unit menu or English unit keys.
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RIGOL 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.
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RIGOL user interface. The RF modulation output is enabled. At this point, the [RF OUTPUT 50Ω] connector outputs RF modulated signal according to the current configuration. NOTE: The backlights of RF and MOD should light on. English Figure 11 Parameter Setting Interface of RF Modulated Signal Output...
SCPI command set (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments). This section introduces how to send SCPI English commands through the RIGOL common PC software Ultra Sigma to control the RF signal generator remotely via the USB interface. For the detailed information DSG3000B Programming Guide...
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RIGOL Resource" directory, as shown in the figure below. English Figure 12 View the USB Device Resource (5) Communication test Right-click the resource name "DSG3136B-IQ (USB0::0x1AB1::0x099C::DSG3G223200001::INSTR)" and select "SCPI Panel Control" to open the remote command control panel through which you can send commands and read data.
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).
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RIGOL progress. At this point, the front panel is locked. (4) Pressing Preset or restarting the signal generator can also unlock the instrument. The setting is correct but the waveform output is incorrect. (1) There is no RF output. English Check whether the signal connecting wire is tightly connected —...
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USB storage device. (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. DSG3000B Quick Guide...
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(3) If the above failures occur, the keyboard connecting wire might be loose or the keyboard is damaged. Please do not disassemble the instrument and contact RIGOL. Performance specification test is not passed. (1) Check whether the RF signal generator is within calibration period (1 year).
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