344 Chapter 2
Performance Verification Tests
43. Tracking Generator Level Flatness: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ)

Additional Equipment for Option 1DQ

Power sensor, 75 , 1 MHz to 1.5 GHz
Adapter, Type-N (f) to BNC (m), 75
CAUTION Use only 75 cables, connectors, or adapters on the 75 input of an
Option 1DQ or damage to the input connector will occur.

Procedure

Tracking Generator Level Flatness, Center

Frequency 100 kHz

1. Press Preset on the analyzer. Press the Factory Preset softkey, if it is
displayed.
2. Set the analyzer by pressing the following keys:
FREQUENCY, 50 MHz
FREQUENCY, CF Step, 150 MHz
SPAN, Zero Span
Source, Amplitude On, 0 dBm (Option 1DN)
Source, Amplitude On, 42.76 dBmV (Option 1DQ)
Single
3. Zero and calibrate the power meter with the power sensor in log
mode (power reads out in dBm), as described in the power meter
operation manual.
Option 1DQ: Use a 75 power sensor.
4. Connect the power sensor to the RF Out on the analyzer. See Figure
2-61.
Figure 2-61 Tracking Generator Level Flatness Test Setup, 100 kHz
5. Set the power meter to relative mode, as described in the power
meter operation manual. Power levels now read out in power level