Agilent Technologies ESA-E Series User Manual page 29

Figure 3-5 Calibrating for Return Loss
The distance-to-fault accessory kit, Option B7K, has all the 50 ohm accessories
NOTE
required to make these measurements.
accessories required for 50 ohm and 75 ohm measurements.
2. Turn on the tracking generator.
3. Adjust the spectrum analyzer control settings (for example frequency,
4. Establish a 0 dB reference trace for normalizing the measured data.
Chapter 3
* 50 ohm only. The 6 dB attenuators may be used to improve impedance matching.
** 75 ohm only.
a. Press the Source front panel key.
b. Press the
Amplitude
c. Set an amplitude level appropriate for the device under test. The default
value = –10 dBm. 0 dBm may be used for systems with higher loss.
resolution bandwidth, sweep time and input attenuation) as appropriate for the
signal separation device and device being tested.
a. Remove the device to be measured and replace it with a short or open.
b. Press the View/Trace
c. Press the menu key.
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d. Press the Normalize
Making Return Loss Measurements
Table 3-2 on page 22
menu key so that the tracking generator is turned on.
front panel key.
menu key, and normalize
Making Measurements
lists the cables and
On.
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