Power Meter Operation
Making Relative Measurements
Making Relative Measurements
Relative mode allows you to compare any measurement result to a reference value. The relative reading can be displayed in either dB or % by pressing dBm/W and selecting either dB or %. When the measurement result is displayed in % a prefix multiplier may be shown.
Relative mode is window dependent and when enabled displays “Rel” in the window to which it’s applied.
Relative measurements cannot be output via the rear panel Recorder Output.
Procedure
To set a reference value on the currently selected window:
1. Press | Rel |
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2.Press Rel to use the current reading as the reference value. This allows you to compare any measurement result in dB or percentage (%).
3.Rel Off On is automatically set to “On” when Rel is pressed.
Successive measurements are now displayed relative to the reference value. The relative mode can be disabled and
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