User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Legal Information
- Equipment Operation
- General Safety Considerations
- Regulatory Information
- List of Related Publications
- Agilent TechnologiesE4418B Options
- About this Guide
- Getting Started
- Power Meter Operation
- Introduction
- Battery Operation (Option 001)
- Zeroing and Calibrating the Power Meter
- Making Measurements with the AgilentE-Series Power Sensors
- Making Measurements with the Agilent8480 Series Power Sensors
- Making Measurements using Sensor Calibration Tables
- Making Measurements using Frequency Dependent Offset Tables
- Setting the Units of Measurement
- Selecting Units of Measurement from the Softkeys
- Making Relative Measurements
- Setting the Resolution
- Setting Offsets
- Setting Averaging
- Measuring Pulsed Signals
- Setting Measurement Limits
- Selecting a Digital or Analog Display
- Setting the Range
- Configuring the Remote Interface
- Recorder Output
- Saving and Recalling Power Meter Configurations
- How Measurements are Calculated
- Presetting the Power Meter
- Self Test
- Operator Maintenance
- Contacting Agilent Technologies
- Menu Reference
- Error Messages
- Specifications

Menu Reference
Front Panel Menu Reference "System/Inputs" Menu
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Press this softkey to enter the upper measurement limit in
the range -150 dBm to 230 dBm. The default value is
90.00 dBm. Use the , , and hardkeys to
change the value. To confirm your choice press the
appropriate measurement units. must be greater than
.
◆
Press this softkey to enter the lower measurement limit in
the range -150 dBm to 230 dBm. The default value is
-90.00 dBm. Use the , , and hardkeys to
change the value. To confirm your choice press the
appropriate measurement units. must be less than
.
■
Press this softkey to toggle the duty cycle value on or off. The
default is “Off”. The duty cycle value is set using
.
■
Press this softkey to set the duty cycle for the pulse power
measurement feature of the power meter. A value in the range
of 0.001% to 100% can be entered. The default value is 1.000%.
Use the , , and hardkeys to change the
value. To confirm your choice press .
is automatically set to “On” when a value is entered using
. Refer to “Measuring Pulsed Signals”, on
page 2-41 for further information.
■
Press this softkey to access a menu which allows you to switch
the filter off and on, set the filter length, select automatic or
manual mode and switch step detection off and on.
◆
Press this softkey to toggle the filter value on or off. The
default is “On”. The filter value is set using
◆
Press this softkey to toggle between the automatic (AUTO)
and manual (MAN) filter modes. In manual mode you enter
the number of measurements to be averaged. In automatic
mode the number of measurements averaged is based on the
Max
Max
Min
Min
Min
Max
Duty Cycle Off On
Duty Cycle
Duty Cycle
% Duty Cycle Off On
Duty Cycle
Filter
Filter Off On
Length
Mode AUTO MAN
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