HP 8590 E-Series, Calibration Manual

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57. Non-Harmonic Spurious Outputs , HP 8593EM ,
HP 8594EM , HP 8595EM , HP 8596EM Option 010
Figure 2-82.
Non-Harmonic Spurious Outputs T est Setup ,
HP 8593EM , HP 8594EM , HP 8595EM , and HP 8596EM
Procedure
It is only necessary to perform step 1 if more than 2 hours have elapsed
since a front-panel calibration of the microwave spectrum analyzer has been
performed.
The microwave spectrum analyzer should be allowed to warm up for at least 30
minutes before proceeding.
1. P erform a front-panel calibration of the microwave spectrum analyzer by
performing the following steps:
Note that the following steps are for an HP 8566A/B microwave spectrum
analyzer , the steps may be dierent if you are using another microwave
spectrum analyzer .
a. Connect a BNC cable between CAL OUTPUT and RF INPUT .
b. Select the 2 0 22 GHz band, then press INSTR PRESET , 4 RECALL 5 , 8.
A djust AMPTD CAL for a marker amplitude reading of 010 dBm.
c. Press 4
RECALL
5 , 9. A djust FREQ ZERO for a maximum amplitude response .
d. Press SHIFT , FREQUENCY SP AN to start the 30 second internal error
correction routine .
e. When the CALIBRATING! message disappears , press SHIFT , ST ART FREQ
to use the error correction factors just calculated.
P erformance V erication T ests 2-361