Making a Basic Measurement

Viewing a Signal

Viewing a Signal

 

1.

Press Preset. If the softkeys Factory Preset and User Preset appear,

 

 

select Factory Preset.

 

2.

Press System, Reference, then note the 10 MHz Out setting. If Off is

 

 

active (underlined), press the softkey to toggle the reference on.

 

3.

Connect the analyzer’s rear panel 10 MHz OUT (SWITCHED) to the

 

 

front-panel input.

 

Setting Reference Level and Center Frequency

 

The display examples in this section are made using various analyzer

NOTE

 

models, you may see some variations depending upon your analyzer.

 

4.

Set the reference level to 10 dBm: Press AMPLITUDE, 10, dBm.

 

5.

Set the center frequency to 30 MHz: Press FREQUENCY, Center

 

 

Freq, 30, MHz.

 

 

The 10 MHz reference signal spectrum appears on the display, as

 

 

shown in Figure 3-1.

 

The display examples in this book are made using various analyzer

NOTE

models, you may see some variations depending upon your analyzer.

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Agilent Technologies E4440A manual Viewing a Signal, Setting Reference Level and Center Frequency

E4440A specifications

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