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
Getting Started
The Front Panel at a Glance
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3.
This hardkey switches the power meter between on and standby.
When the power meter is switched to standby (that is, when this
hardkey has not been selected but the line power is connected to
the instrument) the red LED is lit. When the power meter is
switched on the green LED is lit.
Option 001 Battery: On standby with the battery installed and the
ac power source disconnected the red LED is off.
4. “System/Inputs” hardkey with softkey menu.
The hardkey allows access to softkey menus which affect
the general power meter system setup, (for example the GP-IB
address) and also to softkey menus which effect the setup of the
channel inputs. Refer to Chapter 3 for further information about
this hardkey and it’s softkey menu.
5.
This hardkey is the only one that is completely dedicated to the
control of the power meter as a system. The only other hardkey
which affects system parameters is the hardkey. Refer to
Chapter 3 for further information about this hardkey and it’s
softkey menu.
6. Dedicated “Window” hardkeys with softkey menus.
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These hardkeys allow access to softkey menus which affect the
setup of the measurement windows. Refer to Chapter 3 for further
information about these hardkeys and their softkey menus.
7. Dedicated “Channel” hardkeys with softkey menus.
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These hardkeys allow access to softkey menus which affect the
measurement channel. Refer to Chapter 3 for further information
about these hardkeys and their softkey menus.
8. Channel Input.
The Agilent E4418B has one sensor input. Power meters
configured with options 002 or 003 have the sensor inputs on the
rear panel and the front panel.
System
Inputs
Save
Recall
System
Inputs
Meas
Setup
Rel
Offset
dBm/W
Frequency
Cal Fac
Zero
Cal
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