Turning On Continuous Step Sweep | Agilent Technologies E4400-90326

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

8.Press the Ampl Stop softkey. Enter 0 using the numeric keypad and press the dBm softkey.

9.Press the # Points softkey. Enter 10 by rotating the front panel knob until the number 10 is displayed.

10.Press the Step Dwell softkey. Enter 500 using the numeric keypad and pressing the msec softkey.

This sets the new power level for the end of the step sweep to 0 dBm.

This sets the number of points in the step sweep.

This sets the dwell time for each point in the step sweep.

Turning On Continuous Step Sweep

1. Press Return.

This moves the softkey menu up one level.

2.Press the Sweep softkey.Another menu is displayed, showing you choices for sweeping either the frequency, amplitude, or frequency and amplitude data.

3.Press the Freq & Ampl softkey. Selecting this softkey returns you to the previous menu and turns the sweep function on.

4.	Press the	This toggles the Sweep Repeat Single Cont softkey from
	Sweep Repeat Single Cont	Single to Cont (Continuous). Notice that the SWEEP display
	softkey.	annunciator is turned on, indicating that the signal generator is
		sweeping.
5.	Press RF On/Off.	Notice that the display annunciator changes from RF OFF to
		RF ON. The swept RF signal is now available at the
		RF OUTPUT connector.

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Agilent Technologies E4400-90326 quick start Turning On Continuous Step Sweep, Press Return, Sweeping

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Supersedes April Copyright 1999, 2000 Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies ESG Family Signal GeneratorsPart No. E4400-90326 Contents Getting Started Signal Generator at a Glance Creating an FM Signal Setting the Carrier FrequencySetting the Power Level Press Preset Setting the FM Deviation Setting the FM RateRF Output connector Turning On Frequency Modulation Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep Conﬁguring a Step SweepState ﬁrst level of sweep softkeys is displayed RF ON. The swept RF signal is now available at Turning On Continuous Step SweepPress Return Press Conﬁguring a List Sweep Using Step Sweep Data Turning On List Sweep for a Single Sweep DataTurned off You triggered the single sweep in the previous step Saving and Recalling an Instrument State Creating an Instrument State Press Save followed by Saving an Instrument StateRecalling an Instrument State Setting Up a Digital Modulation in the GSM Format Enter −5 using the numeric keypad and press the dBm softkey Setting Up Timeslot Selecting the Data FormatThis selects the GSM communications standard Conﬁgure Timeslots has become an active softkey This moves the softkey menu up one level Press the Timeslot Type softkey Press the Normal softkeyPress the following softkeys Turning On the GSM Format and the Modulation Press Return twice Exploring the User Interface Front Panel Connector Will be returned to normal instrument operationAssociated with the event Numeric keypad consists of the digit keys 0 through 9, a This connector accepts an externally supplied, analog Component of I/Q modulation. This female BNC connector isProvided only on ESG-D and ESG-DP Series Signal Generators Darken in comparison to the text on the display Frequency and power capabilities LCD display provides information on the current instrumentTo their adjacent keys are located on the right-hand side Display This hardkey lets you restore any instrument state that you Applications. This female BNC connector is provided only onSoftkey or via Scpi command. The maximum input for this Previously saved in a memory register. You can save up to Display Display Multiple error messages occur, only the most recent message Can be viewed by pressing Utility Error InfoALC circuit is disabled This annunciator appears when a sweep has been initiated Series Signal Generators This annunciator appears when an error message is placedView and delete error messages using the Utility menu Modulations that you have enabled are modulating the RF RF signal is present at the RF Output connector S annunciator appears when the signal generator hasGenerated a service request SRQ over the Gpib List or step mode Rear Panel Timebase or 1 ppm high stability timebase Output signals for this connector Option 201 this connector is used for system reset outputTTL/CMOS high to TTL/CMOS low edge trigger. With Option UN8 Second output is generated every two seconds indicating Q OUT connector outputs the analog, quadrature-phase BER Meas END connector outputs a signal that indicatesConnector is present only on instruments with Option UN7 BER Sync Loss connector outputs a signal that indicates Exploring the User Interface