Boonton 4541, Instruction Manual

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Boonton 4540 Series RF Power Meter
Operation
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4.5.45 System > Calibrator Menu (Internal 50 MHz)
The Calibrator Menu is used to select and control the internal 50 MHz RF calibrator. It can also select the optional, external
1 GHz accessory calibrator (Model 2530). Note that this menu does not contain any items related to sensor calibration - it is
only for controlling the calibrator for use as a signal source. For sensor calibration information, refer to Section 3.5 and
Section 4.5.2 of this manual.
Main Pg2 > System > Calibrator > Cal Output
Description: Enable or disable the RF output of the Calibrator.
Menu Type: Multiple Choice.
Choices: Off: Disabled
On: Provides 50 MHz CW output
SCPI Command: OUTPut:INTernal:SIGNal <Boolean>
Main Pg 2 > System > Calibrator > Set Level
Description: Set the output of the selected calibrator in dBm.
Menu Type: Numeric value.
Range: -60.0 dBm to +20.0 dbm (Internal 50 MHz)
-50.0 dBm to +20.0 dbm (External 1 GHz)
SCPI Command: OUTPut:INTernal:LEVel:[POWer]
<numeric_value>
Main Pg 2 > System > Calibrator > Sel Calibrator
Description: Select the active calibrator for calibration and control.
―In
t‖
selects the internal 50 MHz calibrator. ―Ex
t‖
selects an external 1 GHz calibrator. "Ext" cannot be
selected if an external calibrator is not connected.
Menu Type: Toggle.
Choices: Int, Ext
SCPI Command: None.
Main Pg 2 > System > Calibrator > Status
Description: This menu item is not implemented at this time.
SCPI Command: None
Fig.4-57 Calibrator Menu
Internal 50 MHz