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ES User’s Guide
Specifications
Definitions
All specifications and characteristics apply over a 25
°
C
±
5
°
C range
(unless otherwise stated) and thirty minutes after the instrument has
been turned on.
Specification (spec.): Warranted performance. Specifications include
guardbands to account for the expected statistical distribution,
measurement uncertainties, and changes in performance due to
environmental conditions.
Characteristic (char.): A performance parameter that the product is
expected to meet before it leaves the factory, but is not verified in the
field and is not covered by the product warranty. A characteristic
includes the same guardbands as a specification.
Typical (typ.): Expected performance of an average unit which does not
include guardbands. It is not covered by the product warranty.
Nominal (nom.): A general descriptive term that does not imply a level
of performance. It is not covered by the product warranty.
Calibration: The process of measuring known standards from a
calibration kit to characterize the systematic (repeatable) errors of a
network analyzer.
Corrected (residual) Performance: Indicates performance after error
correction (calibration). It is determined by the quality of calibration
standards and how well “known” they are, plus system repeatability,
stability, and noise.
Uncorrected (raw) Performance: Indicates instrument performance
without error correction. The uncorrected performance affects the
stability of a calibration.
Summary of Contents for HP 8712ES
Page 8: ...viii ES User s Guide ...
Page 17: ...ES User s Guide 1 1 1 Installing the Analyzer ...
Page 34: ...1 18 ES User s Guide Installing the Analyzer Preventive Maintenance ...
Page 35: ...ES User s Guide 2 1 2 Getting Started ...
Page 52: ...2 18 ES User s Guide Getting Started Performing the Operator s Check ...
Page 53: ...ES User s Guide 3 1 3 Making Measurements ...
Page 135: ...ES User s Guide 4 1 4 Using Instrument Functions ...
Page 159: ...ES User s Guide 4 25 Using Instrument Functions Using Markers Figure 4 15 Delta Marker Mode ...
Page 165: ...ES User s Guide 4 31 Using Instrument Functions Using Limit Testing Figure 4 16 Limit Lines ...
Page 224: ...4 90 ES User s Guide Using Instrument Functions Using an External VGA Monitor ...
Page 225: ...ES User s Guide 5 1 5 Optimizing Measurements ...
Page 246: ...5 22 ES User s Guide Optimizing Measurements Measuring Devices with Long Electrical Delay ...
Page 247: ...ES User s Guide 6 1 6 Calibrating for Increased Measurement Accuracy ...
Page 281: ...ES User s Guide 7 1 7 Front Rear Panel ...
Page 306: ...7 26 ES User s Guide Front Rear Panel Line Module ...
Page 307: ...ES User s Guide 8 1 8 Hardkey Softkey Reference ...
Page 410: ...8 104 ES User s Guide Hardkey Softkey Reference Z ...
Page 411: ...ES User s Guide 9 1 9 Specifications ...
Page 469: ...ES User s Guide 10 1 10 Safety and Regulatory Information ...
Page 475: ...ES User s Guide 10 7 Safety and Regulatory Information Regulatory Information ...
Page 476: ...10 8 ES User s Guide Safety and Regulatory Information Regulatory Information ...
Page 477: ...ES User s Guide 11 1 11 Factory Preset State and Memory Allocation ...