Agilent Technologies E4400-90326 Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep, Configuring a Step Sweep

ESG Family Signal Generators	Getting Started
	Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep

Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep

This section will show you two ways to set up the signal generator to sweep a defined set of points. You will create a ten-point step sweep with the settings listed below, then use these points as the basis for a new list sweep.

•frequency range from 525 MHz to 600 MHz

•power level from −20 dBm to 0 dBm

•dwell time 500 ms at each point

Configuring a Step Sweep

1.	Press Preset.	This sets the signal generator to its factory-defined instrument
		state.
2.	Press Sweep/List.	The first level of sweep softkeys is displayed.
3.	Press the Sweep Type List Step	This toggles the Sweep Type List Step softkey from List to
	softkey.	Step.
4.	Press the Configure Step Sweep	Another menu is displayed with softkeys that you will use to
	softkey.	create the sweep points.

5.Press the Freq Start softkey. This sets the new start frequency for the step sweep to 525 MHz.

Enter 525 using the numeric keypad and press the MHz softkey.

6.Press the Freq Stop softkey. Enter 600 using the numeric keypad and press the MHz softkey.

This sets the new stop frequency for the step sweep to 600 MHz.

7.Press the Ampl Start softkey. Enter −20 using the numeric keypad and press the dBm softkey.

This sets the power level for the start of the step sweep to −20 dBm.

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