User`s guide

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-37
Installation
Test 1. Maximum Power and Power Flatness
Power Flatness Measurement
Measurement Summary Measurement Details
E6432A
+7 dBm (STD) or
–35 dBm (1E1)
1. If the 6432A is a Standard model, enter +7 dBm
in the Output Power entry box. If the E6432A is
an Option 1E1, enter –35 dBm in the Output
Power entry box.
E4418A Mode
Rel/Offset, Rel, Ref
2. Press Rel/Offset, Rel, then Ref on the E4418A.
The power level at 20 GHz is then used as a
reference.
E6432A
Frequency 2 GHz
Record E4418A reading
3. On the E6432A, select the Frequency entry box
and enter 2 GHz. The reading on the E4418A is
the leveled power flatness from 2 GHz to
20 GHz. Record the value in the Power Flatness
Table shown below under the D Power Measured
column.
Frequency 50 MHz
Record E4418A reading
4. On the E6432A, select the Frequency entry box
and enter 50 MHz. The reading on the E4418A
is the leveled power flatness from 50 MHz to
20 GHz. Record this value in the Power Flatness
Table shown below.
E4418A Mode
Rel/Offset, Rel, Ref
5. Press Rel/Offset, Rel, and then Ref on the
E4418A. The power level at 50 MHz is then used
as a reference.
E6432A
Frequency 1.99 GHz
Record E4418A reading
6. On the E6432A, select the Frequency entry box
and enter 1.99 GHz. The reading on the E4418A
is the leveled power flatness from 50 MHz to less
than 2 GHz. Record this value in the Power
Flatness Table shown below.
Table 1-2 Power Flatness Table
Model Test Frequencies
∆
Power Measured Test Limits
Standard 2 GHz to 20 GHz ± 3.3 dB
50 MHz to 20 GHz ± 3.3 dB
50 MHz < 2 GHz ± 3.3 dB
1E1 2 GHz to 20 GHz ± 5.5 dB
50 MHz to 20 GHz ± 5.5 dB
50 MHz < 2 GHz ± 5.5 dB