Contents

Contents

1

Introduction 7

 

2

Getting Started 8

 

 

Inspect Shipment 8

 

 

Connect the Instrument 9

 

Front Panel

9

 

Rear Panel

10

 

Install User Software for N5980A 11

 

To Install the User Software for N5980A 12

 

To Access N5980A 14

3

Operating N5980A with the User Interface 16

 

Introduction 16

 

Running the BER Test 17

Setting the Instrument Parameters 18

Setup 18

Advanced 19

Viewing the Results 20

4 Reference for the User Interface 21

File Menu 21

Advanced Mode 21

Store Setting 21

Store Setting As 22

Recall Setting 22

Factory Default Setting22

Instrument Default Setting 22

Exit 22

Connection Menu 22

Connect23

Info 24

Help Menu 24

Error Indicators 24

BER Bar 25

N5980A User Guide

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