User`s guide
226 Agilent X-Series Signal Generators User’s Guide 
Basic Digital Operation (Option 653/655/656/657) 
Multiple Baseband Generator Synchronization 
Figure 8-27 Multiple Baseband Generator Synchronization (BBG Synchronization) Trigger Softkeys and Menu Location
For details on each key, use key help 
as described on page 44.
Greys out for slave instruments. 
Remains active for the master 
instrument.
see page 227
BBG sync automatically changes the trigger type to Trigger and Run 
if the current setting is Free Run or Gated. If desired, manually set 
differently on either the master or slaves, or both either before or 
after configuring the BBG sync setup parameters.
Free Run and Gated are unavailable choices while using BBG sync.
Master default settings. If 
desired, change these 
settings after designating the 
instrument as the master
Slave default settings. These 
settings are not accessible 
after selecting an instrument 
as a slave.
Note: The BBG sync feature automatically configures the trigger settings shown below. To avoid a settings conflict error in this 
process, manually configure the trigger settings prior to setting the BBG sync parameters shown on page 227.
see page 148
see page 178
Neg is the factory default setting. 
The slave selection changes it to 
Pos. If desired, manually change to 
Pos prior to selecting as a slave.
Note: A setting conflict error occurs 
when at the time of the master/slave 
selection, the following trigger setting(s) 
is true:
Master
• Free Run or Gated trigger type
Slave
• Free Run or Gated trigger type
• Ext Polarity Neg trigger source










