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
Power Meter Operation
Making Measurements using Sensor Calibration Tables
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Making Measurements using Sensor Calibration
Tables
This section applies to all Agilent 8480 series power sensors. It does not
apply to the Agilent E-series power sensors.
For the Agilent 8480 series power sensors there are two methods of
providing correction data to the power meter:
A inputting the individual calibration factor for a frequency prior to
making the measurement, or
B using sensor calibration tables.
This section describes how to use sensor calibration tables. Sensor
calibration tables are used to store the measurement calibration factors,
supplied with each power sensor, in the power meter. These calibration
factors are used to correct measurement results.
Using sensor calibration tables provides you with a quick and convenient
method for making power measurements over a range of frequencies using
one or more power sensors. The power meter is capable of storing 20
sensor calibration tables of 80 frequency points each.
To use sensor calibration tables you:
1. Select the table to work on a channel. Refer to “Selecting a Sensor
Calibration Table”, on page 2-19 for further information. If you
require to edit the table refer to “Editing Sensor Calibration
Tables”, on page 2-21 for further information.
2. Zero and calibrate the power meter. The reference calibration
factor used during the calibration is automatically set by the
power meter from the sensor calibration table.
3. Specify the frequency of the signal you want to measure. The
calibration factor is automatically set by the power meter from the
sensor calibration table. Refer to “Making the Measurement”, on
page 2-20 for further information.
4. Make the measurement.
Selecting a Sensor Calibration Table
You can select a sensor calibration table for use by pressing ,
, , . The “State” field
System
Inputs
Tables Sensor Cal Tables Table Off On
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