Agilent Technologies PSA Series Manual page 71

Step 5. Perform a Frequency Counter measurement to accurately determine the center
frequency of your signal. When the frequency readout is displayed, the PSA is
automatically tuned to the input frequency.
Step 6. Press the
RF Power
Wait for the measurement to be completed and the measurement result to be
displayed.
Step 7. To adjust the measurement settings, press the
1. press the
Use Power Meter
and to indicate whether your system includes a Power Meter. The default
No
setting is .
Yes
2. press the
Avg Number
setting to , enter the number. The default average setting is
On
default number is 4 when averaging is
the average period, wait until the averaging is done or the next averaging period
starts.
3. press the
Avg Mode
The default average mode is
and a new average is started after the average count is reached. By contrast, in
the Exponential mode, each successive date acquisition after the average count
is reached, is exponentially weighted and combined with the existing average.
Step 8. To adjust the Power Meter resolution, press
Power Meter Config
.
0.001 dB
To adjust the time-out time for connecting the Power Meter, press
,
More Power Meter
select the unit.
Step 9. To adjust the display settings, press
1. press the
Display Unit
default setting is
2. press the
Display Mode
setting is
Normal
3. press the
Ratio Ref
input the reference value and unit. When the input signal is too low, no
measurement results display and you get SigLo indicator.
4. press the
Ratio Mode
(logarithmic, unit
Chapter 3
key.
key to toggle the Power Meter presence between
key to toggle averaging between
. If the input signal changes during
On
key to toggle the average mode between
. In the Repeat mode, the averaging is reset
Repeat
System
, , then toggle the
More Resolution
, ,
Power Meter Config More
AMPLITUE/Y Scale
key and select a display unit key, like
.
dBm
key to toggle between
.
key to toggle between
Auto
key to toggle the display reading between
) and (linear, unit
dB Linear
Making Measurements
RF Power Measurement
key, then:
Meas Setup
and . When
On Off
and the
Off
and
Exp
, , ,
More More Power Meter
key between
0.01 dB
System
, , enter the time value and
Time Out
, then:
Watt, V, dBm
and . The default
Normal Ratio
and . When you select
Man
Log
).
%
Yes
.
Repeat
,
and
, ,
More
. The
,
Man
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