Chapter 2 Operating Your Frequency Counter

Using the Menu

Preset

When PRESET is displayed, pressing the Enter key loads the default settings for most of the Counter’s functions. These functions and their default settings are listed in the following table:

Table 2-1. Factory Default Function Settings

Function

Available Settings

Default Setting

 

 

 

Reference Oscillator

INT (Internal)

INT (Internal)

(REF OSC)

EXT (External)

 

 

 

 

Frequency Modulation (FM)

AUTO, OFF

AUTO

 

 

 

Channel 1 Low-Pass Filter

OFF, ON

OFF

(CH1 LPF)

 

 

 

 

 

Recall Settings (RECALL)

0 through 8

0

 

 

 

Save Settings (SAVE)

0 through 8

0

 

 

 

Measurement Rate

FAST, MED,

FAST

(Rate key)

SLOW, HOLD

 

 

 

 

Averages (Avg key)

01 through 99

01

 

 

 

Resolution

1 Hz, 10 Hz, 100 Hz; 1KHz,

1 Hz

(Resol key)

10 KHz, 100 KHz, 1 MHz

 

 

 

 

Display Backlight On/Off

On, Off

On

( On/Off key)

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Selection

Channel 1, Channel 2

Channel 2

(Chan Select key)

 

 

 

 

 

Power Measurement Units

dBm (dBm, dB)

dBm

(dBm/W key)

W (W, mW, W)

 

 

 

 

Frequency Offset

Off, On

Off

(FREQ Offset On/Off key)

(freq. limits depend on model)

(0)

 

 

 

Relative Frequency

Off, On

Off

(Rel Freq key)

 

 

 

 

 

Power Offset

Off, On

Off

(POWER Offset On/Off key)

(-99.99 through +99.99 dBm)

(0)

 

 

 

Relative Power

Off, On

Off

(Rel Pwr key)

 

 

 

 

 

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Agilent Technologies 53152A, 53150A, 53151A manual Preset, Factory Default Function Settings

53151A, 53150A, 53152A specifications

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