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Chapter 3, Using the Software/HP 8920A FW Rev. Below A.14.00

Testing Overview

Pressing TESTS will display what is called the TESTS screen. To begin testing,

you must first load the software and make connections. From this screen you have

the option to:

Begin running tests:

• The factory default settings are acceptable for your application or

• The software has already been customized and saved to a memory card

Customize the software:

• Decide which tests you desire to run (Edit Seqn)

• you may want to run all, some, or just one of the tests.

• Specify which channels to test (Edit Freq)

• you may want to test one, some, or all of the channels on your radio.

• Change the pass/fail limits for specific measurements (Edit Spec)

• you may want the pass/fail limits to have tighter or looser specifications than the

default settings.

• Change the test environment and conditions (Edit Parm)

• decide output format.

• enter specific information about radio equipment and/or environment.

• Save any or all of the above customized changes to a memory card (Proc Mngr)

Set Up Test Set:

• Print test results or certain screens.

• Decide when and where test results are displayed (Edit Cnfg)