Executing Short Calibration - Agilent Technologies Twelfth 4287A RF LCR Operation Manual

Learning Basic Operations
Calibration and Compensation
NOTE When using the 4287A for measurement, open compensation, short compensation and load
compensation must be performed under any circumstance. The calibration and
compensation wizard setting feature has been designed so that, in addition to these three
essential settings, your desired calibration and compensation settings may be selected.
Step 4. Confirm that a check mark
Step 5. Confirm that a check mark (
Compensation area.
Step 6. Confirm that
performed for the measurement point in the selected measurement point table.
Step 7. Press the
cursor to the Fixture box.
Step 8. Press the
the model number of the test fixture to be used.
NOTE
When using test fixtures other than 16191A, 16192A, 16193A, 16194A, 16196A, 16196B,
or 16196C, the electrical length must be registered as described in "Registering the
Electrical Length of Unregistered Test Fixtures" on page 149 before making settings with
the calibration and compensation wizard. When the name of the test fixture and its
electrical length are registered, the test fixture becomes selectable in Step 8 of this
procedure.
Step 9. Press the
cursor to the
Step 10. Press the
of the calibration and compensation wizard and close the dialog box.
NOTE
To cancel the setting of the calibration and compensation wizard, press the
then press the
was first opened will remain unchanged and be used as they are.

Executing short calibration

Use the following procedure to perform short calibration of the 7-mm terminal on the tip of
the test head.
Step 1. Turn the rotary knob (
key.
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√
√
Active table only
key or key on the front panel the required number of times to move the
key or key on the front panel the required number of times to select
key or key on the front panel the required number of times to move the
button.
OK
key on the front panel the required number of times to complete the setting
key on the front panel to move the cursor in the dialog box to the
key. If the setting is cancelled, the settings shown when the dialog box
) to move the cursor in the softkey menu to the
appears in the
Low-Loss C
) only appears in the Open

is selected ( ) so that calibration and compensation is only
check box in the Calibration area.
and Short check boxes in the
key or the
button and
Cancel
CAL WIZARD
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