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

Specifications
Power Meter Supplemental Characteristics
Agilent E4418B User’s Guide 5-9
Settling Time
0 to 99% settled readings over the GP-IB.
For Agilent 8480 series power sensors
Manual filter, 10 dB decreasing power step:
Table 5-4: Settling Time
Auto filter, default resolution, 10 dB decreasing power step,
normal and x2 speed modes:
Number of
Averages
1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024
Settling Time (s)
(Normal Mode)
0.15 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.9 3.4 6.6 13 27 57
Response Time (s)
(x2 mode)
0.15 0.18 0.22 0.35 0.55 1.1 1.9 3.5 6.9 14.5 33
10 dB
10 dB
10 dB
20 dB
Maximum dBm
Minimum dBm
Power
150 ms
6.6 s
500 ms
200 ms
Settling
Times
Sensor
Dynamic
Range
10 dB
10 dB
10 dB
20 dB
Maximum dBm
Minimum dBm
Power
Settling
Times
Sensor
Dynamic
Range
10 dB
10 dB
10 dB
20 dB
Maximum dBm
Minimum dBm
Power
Settling
Times
Sensor
Dynamic
Range
10 dB
10 dB
10 dB
20 dB
Power
150 ms
3.5 s
350 ms
180 ms
Settling
Times
Sensor
Dynamic
Range
10 dB
10 dB
10 dB
20 dB
Power
Settling
Times
Sensor
Dynamic
Range
10 dB
10 dB
10 dB
20 dB
Maximum dBm
Minimum dBm
Power
Settling
Times
Sensor
Dynamic
Range
Normal Mode x2 Mode
Typical
Typical
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