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Agilent 4155B/4156B User’s Guide Vol.2, Edition 5 4-31
Making a Measurement
Sweep Measurements
To Execute Calibration
To execute all self-calibration test items, perform the following:
1. Press System key in the PAGE CONTROL key group.
2. Select CALIB/DIAG primary softkey.
3. In the SYSTEM: SELF-CALIBRATION/DIAGNOSTICS screen, select CALIB
ALL secondary softkey. After the calibration execution, each test result is
displayed in each
STATUS
field.
To set auto-calibration
Move the pointer to the
AUTO CALIB
field, then select the ON secondary softkey.
Self-calibration is performed automatically every 30 minutes.
Be aware that measurement cannot be performed while calibration is executed.
To Use Offset Cancel Function
1. Press Meas key in the PAGE CONTROL key group.
2. Select MEASURE SETUP primary softkey.
3. In the
ZERO CANCEL
field, select ZERO CANCEL ON/OFF secondary
softkey to toggle the zero offset cancel mode between on and off. Then
ON
or
OFF
appear automatically in each unit field depending on the measurement
range.
4. Press green key, then Stop key to measure the zero offset data. Then this
measured data is used to compensate the measurement results when
measurement is performed.
For more details about the zero offset cancel function, refer to “Zero Offset Cancel”
in Chapter 3.