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

List of Figures
Page
Agilent E4418B User’s Guide Contents-5
2-1 Battery Status............................................................................ 2-4
2-2 Battery Removal/Replacement ................................................. 2-6
2-3 Rmt I/O Port TTL Inputs .......................................................... 2-12
2-4 “Sensor Tbls” Screen.................................................................. 2-20
2-5 “Edit Cal” Screen ....................................................................... 2-21
2-6 “Offset Tbls” Screen................................................................... 2-28
2-7 “Edit” Screen.............................................................................. 2-29
2-8 Effect of Offsets on a Channel Measurement........................... 2-37
2-9 Averaged Readings.................................................................... 2-39
2-10 Pulsed Signal ............................................................................. 2-41
2-11 Limits Checking Application..................................................... 2-44
2-12 Limits Checking Results ........................................................... 2-44
2-13 Remote I/O TTL Outputs .......................................................... 2-46
2-14 Pass/Fail Limit Indicators ........................................................ 2-48
2-15 Digital Display........................................................................... 2-49
2-16 Analog Display........................................................................... 2-49
2-17 Digital and Analog Display....................................................... 2-49
2-18 RS232/422 Pin Assignment....................................................... 2-54
2-19 Interface Overview Examples................................................... 2-57
2-20 Test Setup for Recording Swept Measurements...................... 2-59
2-21 “Save/Recall” Screen.................................................................. 2-62
2-22 How Measurements are Calculated.......................................... 2-63
2-23 Replacing the Fuse .................................................................... 2-73
4-1 Error Annunciator Position....................................................... 4-2
HP4402.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 29, 2000 4:46 PM