Specifications

6-6 DATA DISPLAY
CONTROL
Data display control is described below.
Active
Channel
Selection
Figure 6-16 shows the algorithm that the MS462XX
uses to display the active channel.
S-Parameter
Selection
If you select a new S-Parameter using the Meas key
it appears on the then-active channel with the cur
-
rent. The following table shows the displayable
S-Parameters based on the correction type you have
in place. If you attempt to display other S-Parame
-
ters, an error message displays. In cases when there
is no last-displayed S-Parameter stored, the display
will default as shown. If an S-Parameter is selected
for which there was no last-displayed graph-type,
the display defaults to S
21
and S
12
Log Magnitude
and Phase and S
11
andS
22
Smith Chart.
HARD COPY DATA
AND DISK OUTPUT DISPLAYS
6-16 MS462XX OM
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO NO
DUAL
CHANNEL
DISPLAYED
1-3?
CHANGE TO DUAL 1-3
+ CHANGE TO
ACTIVE CHANNEL
CHANGE TO DUAL 2-4
+ CHANGE TO
ACTIVE CHANNEL
SELECT ACTIVE CHANNEL
(PRESS CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4)
CHANNEL
PRESENTLY
DISPLAYED
?
CONTINUE
DISPLAYING ACTIVE CHANNEL
(SINGLE, DUAL, OR FOUR-CHANNEL
DISPLAY)
CHANGE TO
ACTIVE CHANNEL
SINGLE
CHANNEL
DISPLAYED
?
Figure 6-16. Active Channel Algorithm