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RIGOL Quick Guide DSG800 Series RF Signal Generator Sept. 2018 RIGOL (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Notices RIGOL products are covered by P.R.C. and foreign patents, issued and pending. 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.
RIGOL Safety Requirement General Safety Summary Please review the following safety precautions carefully before putting the instrument into operation so as to avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument and any product connected to it. To prevent potential hazards, please follow the instructions specified in this manual to use the instrument properly.
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Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect that any damage may occur to the instrument, have it inspected by RIGOL authorized personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel.
RIGOL Safety Terms and Symbols Safety Notices in this Manual: WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or practice which, if not avoided, will result in serious injury or death. CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or practice which, if not avoided, could result in damage to the product or loss of important data.
RIGOL Allgemeine Sicherheits Informationen Überprüfen Sie diefolgenden Sicherheitshinweise sorgfältigumPersonenschädenoderSchäden am Gerätundan damit verbundenen weiteren Gerätenzu vermeiden. Zur Vermeidung vonGefahren, nutzen Sie bitte das Gerät nur so, wiein diesem Handbuchangegeben. Um Feuer oder Verletzungen zu vermeiden, verwenden Sie ein ordnungsgemäßes Netzkabel.
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Wenn Sie am Gerät einen Defekt vermuten, sorgen Sie dafür, bevor Sie das Gerät wieder betreiben, dass eine Untersuchung durch RIGOL autorisiertem Personal durchgeführt wird. Jedwede Wartung, Einstellarbeiten oder Austausch von Teilen am Gerät, sowie am Zubehör dürfen nur von RIGOL autorisiertem Personal durchgeführt werden. Belüftung sicherstellen.
RIGOL Sicherheits Begriffe und Symbole Begriffe in diesem Guide: WARNING Die Kennzeichnung WARNING beschreibt Gefahrenquellen die leibliche Schäden oder den Tod von Personen zur Folge haben können. CAUTION Die Kennzeichnung Caution (Vorsicht) beschreibt Gefahrenquellen die Schäden am Gerät hervorrufen können.
RIGOL Care and Cleaning Care Do not store or leave the instrument where it may be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time. Cleaning Clean the instrument regularly according to its operating conditions. Disconnect the instrument from all power sources.
For the detailed information, refer to Manuals of this Product The manuals of this product include the quick guide, user’s guide, programming guide, data sheet and etc. The latest versions of the manuals can be downloaded from www.rigol.com. DSG800 Quick Guide...
RIGOL Contents Contents Guaranty and Declaration ................. I Safety Requirement ................. II General Safety Summary................II Safety Terms and Symbols ............... IV Allgemeine Sicherheits Informationen ............V Sicherheits Begriffe und Symbole ............. VII Care and Cleaning ................. VIII Environmental Considerations ..............VIII Document Overview ................
RIGOL is not responsible for free maintenance/rework or replacement of the unit in such cases. 2. Inspect the instrument In case of any damage, or defect, or failure, notify your RIGOL sales representative immediately. 3. Check the accessories Please check the accessories according to the packing lists.
RIGOL Front Panel Overview The front panel of DSG800 series RF signal generator is as shown in the figure below. 12 13 14 Figure 1 Front Panel 1. Restore to Preset Key Restore the instrument to the preset state (the factory default state or user-stored state).
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RIGOL 3. Menu Control Keys Display switching key. In the menu page of any function, you can press this key to open the parameter information display interface of the current function. At this point, you can use the knob or direction keys to switch the parameter tabs to view the parameter information of different functions.
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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 and set the parameters.
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RIGOL 7. Direction Keys/Step Key When setting a parameter, Step is used to set the step of the parameter currently selected; the direction keys are used to enter the parameter editing state and move the cursor to the specified digit.
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RIGOL 11. Output Control Keys Used to turn on or off the RF output. — Press this key; the backlight of the key and the RF label in the function status area in the user interface are illuminated. At this point, the RF output is turned on and the [RF OUTPUT 50Ω] connector outputs...
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RIGOL 14. LF Output Connector When the LF output is turned on, this connector is used to output the LF signal. 15. RF Output Connector When the backlight of RF/on is illuminated, this connector is used to output the RF signal and RF sweep signal.
RIGOL Rear Panel Overview The rear panel of DSG800 series RF signal generator is as shown in the figure below. Figure 2 Rear Panel 1. Pulse Signal Input/Output Connector The function of this connector is determined by the current working mode of pulse modulation.
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RIGOL 2. External Modulation Input Connector When the modulation source of AM or FM/ØM is set to "Ext", this connector is used to input the external modulating signal. 3. Signal Valid Output Connector When the RF output frequency or amplitude is...
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RIGOL When the pulse modulation source is "Int" and the trigger mode is "Ext Gate", this connector is used to input the external gated signal. 5. Power Input Connector Power input connector. This RF signal generator can accept 100 V to 240 V, 45 Hz to 440 Hz AC power supplies.
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RIGOL 7. Reference Signal Output Connector It is used to output the internal 10 MHz reference clock signal which is used to synchronize the generator with other instruments. For more information about the specifications of the clock signal output from this connector, refer to the data sheet of this product.
RIGOL 12. OCXO (Option OCXO-B08) OCXO is an oven controlled crystal oscillator. It is a frequency reference source with higher temperature stability. Note: Sixty minutes of warm-up is required for the OCXO to reach its rated frequency. For the ordering information of this option, please refer to the data sheet of this product.
RIGOL User Interface In this manual, DSG830 is taken as an example to illustrate the user interface of DSG800 series RF signal generator, as shown in the figure below. Figure 3 User Interface 1. Frequency Area Display the current frequency settings of the RF signal generator.
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RIGOL — : forward sweep label. It is displayed when the sweep manner is "Level" or "Freq & Lev" and the sweep direction is "Fwd". — : downward sweep label. It is displayed when the sweep manner is "Level" or "Freq & Lev" and the sweep direction is "Down".
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RIGOL The RF modulation output The RF modulation is not turned on and only output is turned on and AM is turned on. AM is turned on. The RF modulation output The RF modulation is not turned on and only output is turned on and FM is turned on.
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RIGOL and Pulse are turned on. ØM and Pulse are turned The RF modulation The RF modulation output output is turned on; FM, is not turned on; FM, IQ IQ and Pulse are turned and Pulse are turned on. The RF modulation The RF modulation output output is turned on;...
RIGOL To Use the Built-in Help System The DSG800 built-in help system provides the help information of all the function keys and menu softkeys at the front panel. Users can view the help information of any key when operating the instrument.
RIGOL Basic Operations To Output a RF Signal Output a RF signal with 1 GHz frequency and -20 dBm amplitude from the [RF OUTPUT 50Ω] connector. 1. Restore to the factory setting Press Syst Reset Preset Type "Factory" and then press Preset to restore the instrument to the factory setting.
RIGOL To Output a 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 to 2 GHz), the amplitude range to (-20 dBm to 0 dBm), the number of sweep points to 10 and the dwell time to 500 1.
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RIGOL status area is illuminated. 4. Turn on the RF output Press RF/on; the backlight of the key and the RF label displayed in the function status area in the user interface are illuminated. At this point, the RF output is turned on and the [RF OUTPUT 50Ω] connector outputs RF sweep signal...
RIGOL To Output a RF Modulated Signal This section introduces how to output an AM modulated signal by taking amplitude modulation (AM) as an example. 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.
PC automatically. You can also click to search for the resource. (4) View the device resource The resource found will be displayed under the "RIGOL Online Resource" directory and the model number and USB interface information of the instrument will also be displayed.
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RIGOL (5) Communication test Right-click the resource name "DSG830 (USB0::0x1AB1::0x6666::DSG8A170200001::INSTR)" and select "SCPI Panel Control" to open the remote command control panel through which you can send commands and read data. DSG800 Quick Guide...
The chapter lists the commonly encountered failures of DSG800 and their solutions. 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 (Syst Information System Info).
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RIGOL 4. The setting is correct but the waveform output is incorrect: (1) There is no RF output — Check whether the signal connecting cable is tightly connected to the corresponding [RF OUTPUT 50Ω] connector. — Check whether the connecting cable has internal damage.
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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. 8. The instrument does not pass the performance specification test: (1) Check whether the RF signal generator is within the calibration period (1 year).
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RIGOL (3) Check whether the RF signal generator is working under the specified environment temperature. (4) Check whether the test is being performed in a highly magnetic environment. (5) Check whether the power supplies of the RF signal generator and test system have strong interference.
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