NARDA 8718B manual 135

INDEX

Probe Test
Sources	4
Testing the Probe	23
Probe Zero
Causes of Zero Drift	82
Checking for Zero Drift	82
Establishing a Zero Field	83
Shielding the Probe	84
Temperature Concerns	83
Understanding the Zero Function	81
Zeroing the Probe, in use	85
Zeroing the Probe, initial	17
Spatially-Averaged Measurements
Spatial Averaging with the 8718B	40
Understanding Spatial Averaging	39
Standards Feature	71
Time-Averaged Measurements
Making Time-Averaged
Measurements	57
Measurement Options	57
Mode 1 Averaging	58
Mode 2 Averaging	61
Tripod	5
Units of Measure
Available Units of Measure	37
Changing the Unit of Measure	38
Settings, Advanced
Clock, setting the	88
Display Contrast, adjusting	93
Function Keys, right or left handed 92
Memory, clearing the	91
Menu, accessing the	87
Temperature Correction	89

Theory of Operation
Meter, functional description		121
Meter Circuits		122
Probe Designs		125
Probe, functional description		121
User’s Guide		1, 2
User’s Software
Description		101
Data Window, logged survey		110
Downloading Data from the Meter 109
Diagnostics, meter		115
Establishing Communications		102
Exporting Data		114
File Format for Survey Data		109
Firmware Update		115
Installing a Probe		106
Installing the Software		102
Memory, clearing the meter		114
Printing a Logged Data Record		113
Probe Data,
viewing or changing	104,105
Removing a Probe		108
Selecting a File to View		110
Starting and Exiting the Program		102
System Requirements		101
Zeroing the Probe
See Probe Zero	17, 81-85

134 Index