Service manual

6-8 11713A Operating and Service Manual
Remote Operation
Table 6-3 shows the programming strings required to set up various three
and four-section attenuators to the desired level of attenuation.
Table 6-3 Attenuation Levels and Corresponding Data Strings
0 to 11 dB or 0 to 110 dB Attenuation 4-Section Attenuator
ATTENUATOR X
(Pushbuttons)
1 2 3 4 ATTENUATOR Y
(Pushbuttons)
56 7 8
Attenuator Section
(dB)
1 2 4 4 Attenuator Section
(dB)
10 20 40 40
Attenuation (in
dB)
Attenuation (in dB)
X Y ATTEN X ATTEN Y X Y ATTEN X
ATTEN Y
0 0 B1234 B5678 6 60 A24B13
A68B57
1 10 A1B234 A5B678 7 70 A124B3
A568B7
2 20 A2134 A6B578 8 80 A34B12
A78B56
3 30 A12B34 A56B78 9 90 A134B2
A578B6
4 40 A4B123 A8567 10 100 A234B1
A678B5
5 50 A14B23 A58B67 11 110 A1234
A5678
0 to 70 dB Attenuation 3-Section Attenuator
ATTENUATOR X
(Pushbuttons)
1 2 3 4 ATTENUATOR Y
(Pushbuttons)
5
678
Attenuator Section
(dB)
10 20 40 Not
Used
Attenuator Section
(dB)
10
20 40 Not
Used
Attenuation (in dB) Attenuation (in dB) GPIB Program Codes
X Y ATTEN X ATTEN Y X or Y ATTEN X
ATTEN Y
0 0 B123 B567 40 A3B12
A7B56
10 10 A1B23 A5B67 50 A13B2 A67B5
20 20 A2134 A56B7 60 A23B1 A67B5
30 30 A12B3 A56B7 70 A123 A567
0 to 70 dB Attenuation 4-Section Attenuator
ATTENUATOR X
(Pushbuttons)
1 2 3 4 ATTENUATOR X
(Pushbuttons)
56 7
8
Attenuator Section
(dB)
10 20 20 20 Attenuator Section
(dB)
10 20 20
20
Attenuation (in dB) Attenuation (in dB) GPIB Program Codes
X or Y ATTEN X ATTEN Y X or Y ATTEN X ATTEN Y
0 B1234 B5678 40 A24B13 A68B57
10 A1B234 A5B76 50 A124B3 A568B7
20 A4B123 A8B568 60 A234B1 A678B5
30 A14B23 A58B67 70 A1234 A5786