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
Index-2 Agilent E4418B User’s Guide
channel connectors (option 002 or 003) 1-16
channel limits
2-43
channel offset
2-36
character data not allowed, error message
4-6
characteristics
5-2
"Clear Errors" key description
3-28
command language
5-16
"Command Set" key description
3-21
common errors,
2-75
compensation
2-36
confidence check
2-68
"Confidence Check" key description
3-29
"Configure Interface" key description
3-22
connector, Recorder Output
5-14
connectors
Channel A (option 002 or 003) 1-16
channel inputs 1-5
GP-IB 1-16, 5-14
ground 5-14
POWER REF 1-16
POWER REF (option 003) 1-16
POWER REF output 1-6
Recorder Output 1-16, 2-59
remote input output 5-14
RS232 5-14
RS232/RS422 2-54
RS422 5-14
contacting Agilent Technologies
2-74
copyright
ii
correction data
2-15
cursor positioning
3-36
D
danger v
data corrupt or stale, error message
4-7, 4-8
data out of range, error message
4-7
data questionable, error messages
4-8
data table
editing 2-21
selection of 2-19
"dB" key description
3-12
dB, selecting units
2-32
"dBm" key description
3-12
dBm, selecting units
2-32
"dBm/W"
key description 3-12
menu map 3-3
declaration of conformity
viii
decrement digits
3-36
"Delete Char" key description
3-20
"Delete" key description
3-24, 3-25
diagramatical key descriptions
3-36
digital display
2-49
dimensions of instrument
5-16
display
1-4
analog or digital 2-49
offset 2-36
one or two windows 1-7
resolution, specification 5-3
self-test 2-71
units, specification 5-3
"Display Assy" key description
3-30
"Display Format" key description
3-15
"Display" key description
3-30, 3-31
"Display RAM" key description
3-30
documents
x
"Done" key description
3-20, 3-24, 3-25, 3-28
"DTR/DSR" key description
3-23
duty cycle
1-8
"Duty Cycle" key description
3-27
"Duty Cycle Off On" key description
3-27
E
"Echo" key description 3-24
"Edit Name" key description
3-20
"Edit Table" key description
3-24, 3-25
"Enter" key description
3-20
environmental characteristics
5-15
"Error List" key description
3-28
error window
1-14
errors
2-74, 4-2
exponent too large, error message
4-5
expression data not allowed, error message
4-6
F
"Fail O/P HIGH LOW" key description 3-17
failures
2-47
fail indicator 1-8
fail limits 2-43
"Fan" key description
3-30
field selection
3-36
filter
2-38
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