User`s guide

1-56 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide
Installation
Test 7. I/Q Functionality
E6432A Setup Summary E6432A Setup Details
Reset 1. Load the E6432A Soft Front Panel (SFP).
Frequency = 1 GHz 2. Click on the Reset field.
ALC Off 3. Highlight the frequency field and enter 1000 MHz
using the numeric keypad.
Power = +10 dBm 4. Click on the ALC pull down menu and select the
ALC Off mode.
I/Q On 5. Highlight the Output Power field and enter
+10 dBm using the numeric keypad.
RF On 6. Click on the I/Q checkbox.
View pull down 7. Click on the RF Off button to change to RF On.
Calibration 8. Click on the View pull down menu.
I/Q External Source
Adjustments
9. Scroll down to the Calibration menu.
I Attenuation = 12 dB 10. Click on I/Q Calibration.
Q Attenuation = 12 dB 11. Click on the Calibrate I/Q Modulator.
Close I/Q External Source
Adjustments
12. Click on Close.
Calibration 13. Click on the View pull down menu.
I/Q Calibration 14. Scroll down to the Calibration menu.
Calibrate I/Q Modulator 15. Click on I/Q External Source Adjustments.
Close I/Q Panel 16. Click on the I/Q Input pull down menu.
View pull down 17. Click on Test Tone.
Calibration 18. Click on Power Search in the main Soft Front
Panel.
I/Q External Source
Adjustments
19. Click on the I/Q Input pull down menu.
I/Q Input = Test Tone 20. Click on Normal.
Power Search 21. Increment the up arrow key for the I attenuator
until you have 12 dB displayed.
I/Q Input = Normal 22. Increment the up arrow key for the Q attenuator
until you have 12 dB displayed.
Close I/Q External Source
Adjustments
23. Click on Close I/Q External Source Adjustments.