Instruction manual

Chapter 4 Command Reference
[:SENSe] Subsystem
Programming Guide 4-25
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COMMAND [:SENSe]:FREQuency:OFFSet . . . <numeric_value>[<frequency unit>]
Sets a reference frequency for all other absolute frequency settings in
the instrument.
RANGE The acceptable range for the <numeric_value> parameter is 0 to 50 GHz.
UNITS The offset frequency can be specified in Hz, KHz, or MHz only.
COMMENTS • This command does not affect the hardware settings of the instrument.
It affects only the entered and displayed frequencies.
• The Counter accepts only six digits of resolution for an offset entry
through this command. For example, the command
FREQ:OFFSet 12345.678912MHz results in an offset of approximately
12.3456 GHz.
• The coupling equation for this command is:
Entered | Displayed frequency = (Hardware frequency ) + offset.
RELATED
FRONT-PANEL
KEYS
Freq Offset
COMMAND [:SENSe]:FREQuency:OFFSet:STATe . . . <Boolean>
When FREQuency:OFFSet is ON, the frequency measurement results
are modified by the setting of FREQ:OFFset before being displayed or
reported (in response to a query).
RELATED
FRONT-PANEL
KEYS
Freq Offset