Making The Measurement; Sensor Tbls" Screen - Agilent Technologies E4418B User Manual

Power Meter Operation
Making Measurements using Sensor Calibration Tables

Making the Measurement

To make the power measurement, you zero and calibrate the power meter, then set it
for the frequency of the signal you want to measure. The power meter automatically
selects the calibration factor from the sensor calibration table.
Zero
1. Press .
Cal
2. Press . During zeroing, which takes approximately 10 seconds, the
Zero
wait symbol is displayed.
3. The setting of the reference calibration factor is obtained from the sensor
calibration table and displayed under the
4. Connect the power sensor to the POWER REF output.
5. Press to calibrate the power meter. During calibration the wait symbol
Cal
is displayed. (The power meter automatically turns on the POWER REF
output.)
Frequency
6. Press
Cal Fac
the softkey.
Freq
7. To change this setting press
in a pop up window. Modify this frequency (see below) as desired.
Use
n
positioned.
Use
n
8. To confirm your choice press the appropriate frequency unit.
9. Connect the power sensor to the signal to be measured.
10. The measurement result is now displayed.
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Figure 2-4: "Sensor Tbls" Screen
. The current setting of the frequency is displayed under
. The power meter displays the frequency
Freq
or to modify the digit on which the cursor is currently
or to move to other digits.
softkey.
Ref CF
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