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

Contents-4 Agilent E4418B User’s Guide
System Inputs Menu (1 of 4).................................................. 3-7
System Inputs Menu (2 of 4).................................................. 3-8
System Inputs Menu (3 of 4).................................................. 3-9
System Inputs Menu (4 of 4).................................................. 3-10
Zero/Cal Menu ........................................................................ 3-11
Front Panel Menu Reference........................................................ 3-12
Diagrammatical Hardkeys .................................................... 3-36
Error Messages.................................................................................... 4-1
Introduction................................................................................... 4-2
Error Messages ............................................................................. 4-4
Specifications....................................................................................... 5-1
Introduction................................................................................... 5-2
Power Meter Specifications.......................................................... 5-3
Meter....................................................................................... 5-3
Accuracy.................................................................................. 5-4
Power Reference..................................................................... 5-5
Power Meter Supplemental Characteristics ............................... 5-6
Power Reference..................................................................... 5-6
Measurement Speed............................................................... 5-6
Zero Drift of Sensors .............................................................. 5-7
Measurement Noise................................................................ 5-7
Settling Time.......................................................................... 5-9
Power Sensor Specifications .................................................. 5-12
Battery Option 001 Operational Characteristics........................ 5-13
General Characteristics................................................................ 5-14
Rear Panel Connectors........................................................... 5-14
Environmental Characteristics.................................................... 5-15
General Conditions................................................................. 5-15
Operating Environment......................................................... 5-15
Storage Conditions................................................................. 5-15
General.......................................................................................... 5-16
Dimensions ............................................................................. 5-16
Weight..................................................................................... 5-16
Safety ...................................................................................... 5-16
Remote Programming ............................................................ 5-16
Non-Volatile Memory............................................................. 5-17
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