Chapter 2 Operating Your Frequency Counter

Other Function Selection Keys

Other Function Selection Keys

 

 

MODIFY

Freq

Pwr

GPIB

Offset

Offset

Rate

Avg

Resol

On/Off

 

 

Clear

+/-

Enter

There are several functions that you access directly from front-panel keys (not from within the Menu). These functions are:

Measurement Rate (Rate key)

Number of Averages (Avg key)

Display Resolution (Resol key)

GPIB Address (GPIB key)

2

MO

FreqPwr

Offset Offset

RateAvg

On/Off

Clear +/-

FREQ

POWER

Gate

Channel 2

 

dBm/ W

Chan

Display

Select

Power

Rel Freq

Rel Pwr

Offset

Offset

On/Off

On/Off

Use the Selection keys in the manner described earlier in this chapter (see “Numeric Entry” and “Changing States”) to adjust the settings for these functions. Detailed procedures for using the Rate, Avg, Resol, and GPIB keys are provided later in this chapter.

There are also a number of functions that are toggled between states (no selections are displayed) using named front-panel keys. These are:

Display backlight on and off ( On/Off). Press Shift, and then press the On/Off / Clear key.

Channel selection (Chan Select). Press Chan Select to switch between the two input channels.

Display power measurement (Display Power). Press Display Power to turn the power-measurement function on and off.

Frequency offset measurement (FREQ Offset On/Off). Press the Offset On/Off key in the FREQ area of the front panel to turn the frequency offset function on or off.

Power offset measurement (POWER Offset On/Off). Press the Offset On/Off key in the POWER area of the front panel to turn the power offset function on or off (the Display Power function must be on).

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Agilent Technologies 53150A, 53152A, 53151A manual Other Function Selection Keys

53151A, 53150A, 53152A specifications

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