A
Summary of Commands
A.1 Introduction
This appendix provides a summary of the commands required to activate all of the various functions of
the Series 8500A Peak Power Meters (PPM). The commands are listed for each of the different modes of
operation of the PPM (All, CW, Peak, Graph, Dual Channel, and 1018B Emulation).
A laminated Quick Reference card is included with the Series 8500A manuals. This card shows all of the
functional commands in each testing mode as well as how to get from one mode to another. The reverse
side of the card gives a quick reference to all of the major menus shown in Appendix B.
Keys that are to be pressed for the command sequence are enclosed in brackets. For simplicity, values are
given as a single command rather than as individual numbers (for example, 0.1 is shown as [0.1] rather than
[0][.][1]). The [UNITS] command at the end or included with some of the command keystroke sequences
means to press any of the three units keys (ms,
µ
s, or ns) to enter the values of the keyed sequence.
Numbers in parenthesis after a MENU or MEM key means to press the key that number of times to reach
a specific menu level.
A.2 Commands Applicable to All Modes
Function
Command Sequence
Auto Zero Detectors
[MENU] (1) [F3] [F2]
Calibrate Detectors
[MENU] (1) [F3] [F1]
Self-Test the PPM
[MENU] (11) [F2]
Detector Offset (Channel A)
[MENU] (3) [F1] [sn.nn] [dB]
Detector Offset (Channel B,
8502A only)
[MENU] (3) [F2] [sn.nn] [dB]
Frequency Correction
[FREQ] (follow prompts)
Change Frequency Correction
to User Freq/PROM
[MENU] (3) [F3] [F1] [nnn.nnn] [GHz]
Change Frequency Correction
to V/GHz/PROM
[MENU] (3) [F3] [F2] [vv.vv] [UNITS] [ss.ss] [UNITS] [ff.ff] [GHz]
Change Frequency Correction
to Cal Factor (dB)
[MENU] (3) [F3] [F3] [A] or [B] [sn.nn] [dB]
Change Display Units Between
dBm and mW
[MENU] (4) [F3] (toggle)
Hide/Display Frequency
Information
[MENU] (7) [F3]
(toggling occurs by pressing MENU seven times after hiding or displaying
frequency)
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