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Getting Started Manual
instrument's AUX OUT socket in order to see the phase
effects more clearly.
There are some limitations on using the phase control at
frequencies above 30 kHz - chapter 5 of the Users Manual
explains these in detail.
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Generating Swept Signals
The instrument has an independently-controlled internal
trigger generator which produces a square wave with a
period from 20 µs to 200 s (in 20 µs steps), corresponding
to a repetition frequency from 0.005 Hz to 50 kHz. In most
modes the signal is made available at the rear panel
TRIG/SWEEP OUT socket.
In sweep mode, the sweep begins on the negative edge of
the signal (the transition from +4 to 0 V; if you include
markers in the sweep set-up then each marker produces
an additional narrow +1 V pulse on the
TRIG/SWEEP OUT signal.
For this tutorial we will generate a logarithmic sine wave
sweep from 261.6 to 1108.7 Hz. This 2-octave range is
well within the limits of audibility, so you can listen on
headphones if you wish. Set the amplitude to about -
10 dBm or you may be surprised by the intensity.
The description "logarithmic" means that the sweep
spends an equal period at each note of the scale (and is a
misnomer because the rate of frequency increase with
time is in fact exponential).
The set up process is as follows:
Press RECALL, 0, ENTER to reset to the factory defaults.
Then press EDIT and SWEEP.
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