User Manual

Operating the Instrument
R&S
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FPL1000
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If any error information is available for a channel setup, an exclamation
mark is displayed next to the channel setup name ( ). This is particularly
useful when the MultiView tab is displayed, as the status bar in the Multi-
View tab always displays the information for the currently selected channel
setup only.
The following keywords are used:
IF OVLD Overload of the IF signal path in the A/D converter or in the digital IF.
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Increase the reference level.
INPUT OVLD The signal level at the RF input connector exceeds the maximum.
The RF input is disconnected from the input mixer to protect the device. To
re-enable measurement, decrease the level at the RF input connector and
reconnect the RF input to the mixer input.
(See "RF Input Protection" in the R&S FPL1000 User Manual).
NO REF Instrument was set to an external reference but no signal was detected on
the reference input.
OVEN The optional OCXO reference frequency has not yet reached its operating
temperature. The message usually disappears a few minutes after power
has been switched on.
RF OVLD Overload of the input mixer or of the analog IF path.
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Increase the RF attenuation (for RF input).
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Reduce the input level (for digital input)
UNCAL One of the following conditions applies:
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Correction data has been switched off.
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No correction values are available, for example after a firmware update.
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Record the correction data by performing a self alignment
(For details refer to Chapter 3.1.9, "Performing a Self-Alignment",
on page 19).
WRONG_FW The firmware version is out-of-date and does not support the currently
installed hardware. Until the firmware version is updated, this error mes-
sage is displayed and self-alignment fails.
(For details refer to the R&S FPL1000 User Manual).
6.2 Accessing the Functionality
All tasks necessary to operate the instrument can be performed using this user
interface. Apart from instrument specific keys, all other keys that correspond to an
Accessing the Functionality