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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◆  
Press this softkey to enter the upper measurement limit in 
the range -150 dBm to 230 dBm. The default value is 
90.00 dBm. Use the  ,  ,   and   hardkeys to 
change the value. To confirm your choice press the 
appropriate measurement units.   must be greater than 
. 
◆  
Press this softkey to enter the lower measurement limit in 
the range -150 dBm to 230 dBm. The default value is 
-90.00 dBm. Use the , , and hardkeys to 
change the value. To confirm your choice press the 
appropriate measurement units.   must be less than 
. 
■  
Press this softkey to toggle the duty cycle value on or off. The 
default is “Off”. The duty cycle value is set using 
. 
■  
Press this softkey to set the duty cycle for the pulse power 
measurement feature of the power meter. A value in the range 
of 0.001% to 100% can be entered. The default value is 1.000%. 
Use the  ,  ,   and   hardkeys to change the 
value. To confirm your choice press  .   
is automatically set to “On” when a value is entered using 
. Refer to “Measuring Pulsed Signals”, on 
page 2-41 for further information.
■  
Press this softkey to access a menu which allows you to switch 
the filter off and on, set the filter length, select automatic or 
manual mode and switch step detection off and on.
◆  
Press this softkey to toggle the filter value on or off. The 
default is “On”. The filter value is set using 
◆
Press this softkey to toggle between the automatic (AUTO) 
and manual (MAN) filter modes. In manual mode you enter 
the number of measurements to be averaged. In automatic 
mode the number of measurements averaged is based on the 
Max
Max
Min
Min
Min
Max
Duty Cycle Off On
Duty Cycle
Duty Cycle
% Duty Cycle Off On
Duty Cycle
Filter
Filter Off On
Length
Mode AUTO MAN
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