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

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Setting Display Offsets .......................................................... 2-36
Setting Averaging ......................................................................... 2-38
Step Detection......................................................................... 2-39
Measuring Pulsed Signals............................................................ 2-41
Setting Measurement Limits ....................................................... 2-43
Setting Channel Limits.......................................................... 2-43
Setting Window Limits .......................................................... 2-44
Checking for Limit Failures................................................... 2-47
Selecting a Digital or Analog Display.......................................... 2-49
Setting the Range ......................................................................... 2-52
Configuring the Remote Interface................................................ 2-53
GP-IB....................................................................................... 2-53
RS232/RS422 .......................................................................... 2-54
Remote Interface Overview.................................................... 2-56
Programming Language Selection ........................................ 2-58
Recorder Output............................................................................ 2-59
Leveling a Source Output ...................................................... 2-60
Saving and Recalling Power Meter Configurations.................... 2-61
How Measurements are Calculated............................................. 2-63
Presetting the Power Meter ......................................................... 2-64
Preset Conditions ................................................................... 2-64
Self Test......................................................................................... 2-66
Power On Self Test................................................................. 2-66
Front Panel Selection of Self Tests........................................ 2-67
Remote Testing....................................................................... 2-69
Test Descriptions.................................................................... 2-70
Operator Maintenance.................................................................. 2-73
Replacing the Power Line Fuse............................................. 2-73
Contacting Agilent Technologies.................................................. 2-74
Before calling Agilent Technologies ...................................... 2-74
Check the Basics..................................................................... 2-75
Instrument serial numbers.................................................... 2-75
Sales and Service Offices ....................................................... 2-77
Returning Your Power Meter for Service.............................. 2-79
Menu Reference................................................................................... 3-1
Introduction................................................................................... 3-2
The Front Panel Menu Maps ....................................................... 3-3
dBm/W Menu.......................................................................... 3-3
Frequency/Cal Fac Menu....................................................... 3-4
Meas Setup Menu................................................................... 3-5
Rel/Offset Menu...................................................................... 3-6
Save/Recall Menu................................................................... 3-6
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