Resolution Setting Example - Agilent Technologies 53151A Operating Manual

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Chapter 2 Operating Your Frequency Counter
Setting the Resolution and Measurement Rate

Resolution Setting Example

For the following example, use the 10 MHz output from the reference
timebase as the input to Channel 1.
Press the Resol key to enter the resolution-setting mode.
The current resolution setting is displayed (the current value and the
indicator between the arrow keys are flashing to indicate that you can use
the up- and down-arrow keys to change the setting).
Press the up-arrow or down-arrow key to decrease or increase
the resolution.
You can press these keys as many times as necessary to locate the setting
you want to use. The available resolution settings are 1 Hz (the default
setting), 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 KHz, 10 KHz, 100 KHz, and 1 MHz.
Press the Enter key to activate your setting and exit the
resolution-setting mode.
The setting you chose is now in effect. The number of digits displayed for
the measurement is adjusted accordingly; you can observe the affect on
measurement speed by monitoring the flash rate of the Gate indicator.
The measurement resolution has a direct effect on the amount of time the
Counter requires to complete a measurement. Measurements made at the
Counter's maximum resolution setting (1 Hz) are noticeably slower than
at lower resolutions. This is especially noticeable when the Counter is set
to average a number of measurements.
Operating Guide 2-15