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 set the default contrast to that currently
displayed. Note, this key changes the factory default setting.
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Press this softkey to set the brightness. Note, this key
changes the factory default setting.
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Press this softkey to display: the model number; option
structure; serial number; firmware, bootrom and DSP
revisions.
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Press this softkey to access a diagnostic menu for the serial
interface (RS232/RS422). This softkey is greyed out if GP-IB
has been selected as the remote control interface.
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Press this softkey to transmit a break sequence from the
serial port to the external receiver.
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Press this softkey to produce a screen showing the state of
the UART line and modem status registers. If the Xon/Xoff
handshake is enabled, the screen also shows the state of Rx
and Tx.
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Press this softkey to reset and initialize the UART and to
flush both the receiver and transmitter buffers.
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Press this softkey to produce a screen showing a summary of
the remote interface configuration.
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This softkey is only present on power meters fitted with the
battery option 001. It is greyed out when the battery is not
installed.
Press this softkey to produce a screen which shows:
- How much charge the battery is holding
- The approximate running time left under battery power.
- Either, “Using ac power” (if the battery is fully charged),
“Charging battery”, or “Using battery power” as
applicable.
Set Contrast
Set Brightness
Version
Serial Diagnostic
Tx Break
Status
Reset
Interface Overview
Battery
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