HW V4 / © 2005 – 2013 Aaronia AG, DE-54597 Strickscheid
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Manual Spectran V4
First operational steps
6.4.
Hardware-Setup
Before taking any measurement, you must tell Spectran which antenna and/or which cable is
connected. Otherwise serious mis-measurement can occur, as every antenna and every
cable has totally different characteristics. All Aaronia antennas and cables have thus been
calibrated. You can select these pre-defined calibration data on Spectran, but also you can
load own custom calibration settings
As a factory default (on delivery), the recommended configuration “HyperLOG” antenna with
“1m SMA cable” is selected. Thus, you do not need to make any changes now if you are
using this configuration.
For hardware setup, press the menu key
. You will be directed to the main
Now, using the up/down arrow keys
or the jog dial, first navigate to the AntTyp menu
entry.
Activate the menu entry by pressing the
Enter key or clicking the jog dial.
You are now being shown a list of antennas. Using the up/down arrow keys
or the jog
dial, choose the connected antenna. Here, “HL7025” corresponds to the HyperLOG 7025 etc.
If you do not have an antenna connected, choose “None” as antenna type.
Confirm your entry by pressing the Enter key
or clicking the jog dial. You are now beiing
taken back to the main menu.
Now, again using the up/down arrow keys
or the jog dial, navigate to the menu entry
“cable”.
Activate the menu entry by pressing the Enter key
or clicking the jog dial.
You are now being presented a list of cables. Choose the connected cable by using the
up/down arrow keys
or the jog dial.
The “1mStd” entry corresponds to the 1m SMA cable included with delivery. If there is no
cable connected, choose “None” as cable type.
Confirm you selection by pressing the Enter key
or clicking the jog dial.
You are now being taken back to the main menu. Press the menu button
once more,
and the new values are being confirmed and stored.
