Chapter 1 Getting Started

Operating the Counter

NOTES

Pressing the Enter key after entering values exits the Menu and restores

 

the measurement display. To remain in the Power Correction menu so you

 

can enter or change values in another data point in the currently selected,

 

press the left-arrow key repeatedly (after entering the values for a data

 

point) until “PWR CORR” is re-displayed, and then press the up- or down-

 

arrow key to choose the next data point you want to edit.

 

When you are entering or editing values in data points, the 10 single-line

 

annunciators that are part of the analog power display are used to

 

indicate which data point is being displayed. The left-most annunciator

 

indicates that the data displayed is contained in the lowest data point,

 

data point 1. When the first two annunciators on the left are activated,

 

this indicates data point 2, and so on through data point 10, which is

 

indicated by all 10 annunciators.

 

The Power Correction function can be used to correct for gain from

 

amplification as well as for loss from attenuation. Since Power Correction

 

is intended primarily to correct for loss, loss values are entered as positive

 

numbers. To enter values for gain, use the Sign key (+/–) to change the

 

sign of the value you enter.

 

 

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Agilent Technologies 53150A, 53152A, 53151A manual Arrow key to choose the next data point you want to edit

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