Chapter 2 79
Performance Verification Tests
10. Residual FM
CAUTION Use only 75 cables, connectors, or adapters on instruments with 75
connectors, or the connectors will be damaged.

Procedure

This performance test consists of two parts:
“Part 1: Residual FM”
“Part 2: Residual FM for Option 1DR and 1D5”
Perform “Part 2: Residual FM for Option 1DR and 1D5 in addition to
Part 1, only if your analyzer is equipped with Option 1DR and 1D5.

Part 1: Residual FM

Determining the IF Filter Slope
1. Connect the equipment as shown in Figure 2-10.
2. Set the synthesized signal generator controls as follows:
FREQUENCY, 1000 MHz
AMPLITUDE, –10 dBm (50 Input only)
AMPLITUDE, –4 dBm (75 Input only)
AM OFF
FM OFF
3. Press Preset on the analyzer. Press the Factory Preset softkey, if it is
displayed. Set the analyzer by pressing the following keys:
FREQUENCY, Center Freq, 1 GHz
SPAN, 1MHz
AMPLITUDE, Ref Level, –9 dBm (50 Input only)
AMPLITUDE, 39.8 dBmV (75 Input only)
Scale/Div, 2dB
BW/Avg, Res BW, 1 kHz
4. On the analyzer, press the following keys:
Peak Search (or Search)
SPAN, Span Zoom, 5kHz
Wait for the Span 5kHz message to appear, then press:
Peak Search (or Search), Marker , Marker Ref Lvl, Marker, Off
5. On the analyzer, press the following keys:
Single (Wait for the sweep to finish)
Peak Search (or Search)
Meas Tools, Delta
6. On the analyzer, rotate knob counterclockwise until the marker