Applications
The
A
TTENUA
TOR
Automatic/Hold
function
can
b e
used
to
extend
the
v
ernier
range
to
prev
en
t
the
step
attenuator
from
switching
b et
w
een
t
w
o
attenuator
settings.
Lo c
king
the
step
attenuator
(HLD
mo
de)
k
eeps
the
attenuator
from
switching
b et
w
een
the
t
w
o
lev
els
as
lev
eled
p o
w
er
is
v
aried
ab o
v
e
and
b elow
the
threshold
lev
el,
th
us
sa
ving
w
ear
on
the
attenuator.
Refer
to
the
sp ecication
table
in
this
man
ual
for
the
lev
el
at
whic
h
the
attenuator
switches.
Adv
antages
Lo c
king
the
step
attenuator
prev
en
ts
switching
b et
w
een
t
w
o
lev
els
when
the
lev
eled
output
p o
w
er
is
set
near
an
attenuator
switching
threshold.
Disadv
antages
When
the
step
attenuator
is
lo
c
k
ed,
the
output
p o
w
er
dynamic
range
is
limited
to
the
v
ernier
range
at
the
curren
t
output
frequency
.
Lo c
king
the
step
attenuator
t
ypically
extends
the
low
er
limit
of
the
v
ernier
range
b
y
5
dB.
The
upp er
limit
of
the
v
ernier
range
is
the
signal
generator
maximum
output
p o
w
er
whic
h
c
hanges
with
frequency
.
The
minimum
dynamic
range
when
the
attenuator
hold
function
is
on
is
t
ypically
19
dB.
Note
The
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
ATTEN
AutoHld
function
is
only
a
v
ailable
with
the
instrumen
t
Option
1E1
and
will
not
activ
ate
when
the
signal
generator
is
in
the
external
dio
de
detector
lev
eling
or
external
p o
w
er
meter
lev
eling
mo
de.
Equiv
alent
SCPI
Command
POW:ATT:AUTO
ON|OFF
sets
the
mo
de
of
the
attenuators
to
automatic
or
manual
See
Also
PO
W
er:A
TT
en
uator:A
UTO
Command
Signal
Generator
Menus
and
Functions
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