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
Menu Reference
Front Panel Menu Reference "System/Inputs" Menu
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The softkey menu structured to this hardkey affects the system setup and
the channel setup.
Press this hardkey to access the “System/Inputs” menu. This menu allows
you to set up a variety of conditions for your power meter, for example:
GP-IB address, serial interface parameters, sensor calibration tables,
averaging, duty cycle, range, offset, service. It also allows you to review
errors.
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Press this softkey to access a menu which allows you to select and
configure the remote interface, select the command set you want
to use, or obtain an interface overview
■
Press this softkey to access a menu which allows you to select
the remote programming language you want to use. Refer to
“Programming Language Selection”, on page 2-58 for further
information.
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Press this softkey to select SCPI (Standard Commands for
Programmable Instruments) as the remote programming
language you want to use.
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Press this softkey to select the Agilent 437B emulation
mode. In this mode the power meter responds to the Agilent
437B programming command set.
■
Press this softkey to access a menu which allows you to select
between GP-IB, RS232 and RS422 as the remote interfaace
standard.
◆
Press this softkey to select the GP-IB port for remote
operation.
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Press this softkey to select the serial port for remote
operation using the RS232 Standard.
System
Inputs
Remote Interface
Command Set
SCPI
HP 437B
Select Interface
GP-IB
RS232
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