Giga-tronics Series 12000A, Operation Manual

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Front Panel Operation
Publication 31231, Rev. J, October 2003 2-15
2.3.3 Step Frequency Sweep Configuration
Use this feature to set up a step frequency sweep. Figure 2-8 illustrates the Step Frequency Sweep menu.
A Step Frequency Sweep will start and stop at the frequency values designated in the configuration. The
dwell time and the output power at each step also need to be defined. The Repeat mode defines when
the sweep starts and the appropriate trigger needs to be defined.
Use the up and down cursor keys to move from field to field in the menu. Use the step keys or the knob
to toggle between options in each field. For numeric values the numeric keypad can be used also as
described in Section
.
1. Move the cursor to highlight the specific parameter to be configured, then look at the options for
that parameter by pressing the up or down Step key. Additional options can be selected with the
softkeys to:
a. Set up an alternate Step Frequency sweep with individual parameters as defined
in this section.
b. Set up the Step parameters.
2. Press
[Alt Sweep]
to configure a second Step or Ramp sweep that can be run alternately without
having to reconfigure each time.
3. Press
[Dual Sweep]
to configure a dual Frequency-Power sweep.
4. Press
[Step Perams]
to see the options for selecting the Step/Dwell or Step/Sweep time or the
Points/Dwell or Point/Sweep time.
5. Press
[Trigger Sweep]
to start a Power sweep after the sweep has been configured.
Figure 2-8: Step Frequency Sweep Menu