Selected Psa Front-Panel Features - Agilent Technologies PSA Series Manual

Making Measurements
Instrument Front Panel Highlights

Selected PSA Front-Panel Features

1. The switch toggles the AC Line power between On and Standby. A
On/Off
green LED will light when the instrument is On. When energized in the standby
mode, a yellow LED is lit above the switch.
2.
FREQUENCY Channel
frequency in units of Hz, kHz, MHz, or GHz, or by channel number. These
parameters apply to all measurements in the current mode.
3. accesses a key menu to select one of the measurement personalities
MODE
installed in the instrument. Each mode is independent from all other modes.
4. accesses a key menu that sets parameters specific to the current
Mode Setup
mode and can affect all measurements within that mode.
5. accesses a display key menu to initiate one of the various
MEASURE
measurements that are specific to the current mode.
6. accesses the menus of test parameters that are specific to the
Meas Setup
current measurement.
7. causes a measurement to start again from the initial process according
Restart
to the current measurement setup parameters.
8. port: Type N connector for the E4443A, E4445A, and E4440A
RF INPUT
PSAs. 2.4mm on the E4446A and E4448A PSAs. 3.5mm connector on all
E4440As with Opt BAB. The maximum input power level is shown next to the
port.
9. The keypad is used to enter numeric values. Keypad entries are
Data Entry
displayed in the active function area of the screen and become valid for the
current measurement upon pressing the
measurement, depending on the parameter.
10. The Display Menu keys allow you either to activate a feature or to access a
more detailed sub-menu. An arrow on the right side of a softkey label indicates
that the key has a further selection menu. The active menu key is highlighted,
however, grayed-out keys are currently unavailable for use or only show
information. If a menu has multiple pages, successive pages are accessed by
pressing the key located at the bottom of the menu.
More
11. Pressing the key allows you to exit the current menu and display the
Return
previous menu. Often, pressing a menu key will invoke a multi-page sub-menu.
Pressing the key will show the menu "above" it, not a previous page.
Return
When you activate another measurement, the return list is cleared. The
key will not return you to a previously activated mode, nor will it alter any
values you have entered in previous menus.
12. BNC (PSA Option 233 Measuring Receiver only) Provides a
Audio Input
100 kOhm input for audio measurements. Frequency range is 20 Hz to
250 kHz. Safe input level is 7 Vrms or 20 V DC.
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accesses a key menu to set the analyzer center
key or selecting a unit of
Enter
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