Move cursor to FINISHED, RETURN TO POWER
SWEEP SETUP and press Enter.
Move cursor to P START (previous page), set per
power plan (Figure 8-28), and press Enter.
Move cursor to PSTOP(previous page), set per
power plan, and press Enter.
Move cursor to STEP SIZE (previous page), enter a
value, and press Enter.
The 1 dB default value is reasonable. This value,
along with the number of frequencies entered in a
previous step, directly affect the time required for Lin-
ear Power Calibration, in a later step.
Move cursor to ATTENUATION (previous page) and
press Enter. Set power values (bottom left) per power
plan. Move cursor to PREVIOUS MENU and press
Enter when finished.
Move cursor to GAIN COMPRESSION (previous
page), enter the desired value (1 dB is typical), and
press Enter.
Move cursor to NOMINAL OFFSET (previous
page), enter the value of any external device(s) con-
nected between the front panel Input and Output con-
nectors. Press Enter when done. In the example use
-10 dB.
A setting of 0.00 dB is normal when no external de-
vices are connected.
Move cursor to MORE (previous page) and press En-
ter to proceed to the next menu (GC3) (next page).
GAIN COMPRESSION MEASUREMENTS
8-44 37xxxE OM
MENU GC_DF2
SWEPT POWER
FREQUENCIES
INPUT A FREQ,
PRESS <ENTER>
TO INSERT
SWEPT POWER
FREQUENCY
12.000000000 GHz
CLEAR FREQ NUMBER
1
CLEAR ALL
FINISHED, RETURN TO
POWER SWEEP SETUP
PRESS <ENTER>
TO SELECT
MENU GC_DF2
SWEPT POWER
GAIN COMPRESSION
PORT 1 ATTN
0*10 dB (0 - 70)
PORT 2 ATTN
2*10 dB (0 - 40)
PREVIOUS MENU
PRESS <ENTER>
TO SELECT