Agilent Technologies E4418B, User Manual

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Power Meter Operation 2
E4418B Power Meter User’s Guide 63
Setting Offsets
Setting Channel Offsets
The power meter can be configured to compensate for a signal loss or gain
in your test setup (for example, to compensate for the loss of a 10 dB
attenuator). This gain or loss, referred to as a channel offset, is added to
the measured power before the result is displayed.
Offsets are entered in dB. The allowable range of values is –100 dB to
+100 dB. A positive value compensates for a loss and a negative value
compensates for a gain.
If either a channel or a display offset is set, then “Ofs” is displayed.
To enter a channel offset which compensates for a loss or gain:
1 Press .
2 Press .
3 Press . The power meter displays the offset value in a pop- up
window. Modify this offset (see below) as desired.
• Use or to modify the digit on which the cursor is
currently positioned.
• Use or to move to other digits.
4 To confirm your choice, press .
5 is automatically set to “On” when a value is entered
using .
Channel offsets can be disabled and re- enabled simply by pressing
.
Input Settings
Offset
dB
Offset Off On
Offset
Offset Off On