HP HP 8712ET, User Manual, Page: 45 / 480

ET User’s Guide 2-11
Getting Started
Performing the Operator's Check
Make a Transmission Measurement
1. Connect the equipment as shown in Figure 2-6 . Use a known good
cable such as the one that was supplied with your analyzer.
NOTE The quality of the cable will affect these measurements; make sure you
use a cable with the characteristics described in
“Equipment List” on
page 2-10 .
Figure 2-6 Equipment Setup for Performing the Operator’s Check
2. Press or
.
3. Press .
4. Press .
5. Verify that the data trace falls within
±
0.5 dB of 0 dB. See Figure 2-7
for a typical HP 8714ET result. The HP 8712ET should look similar,
but end at 1300 MHz.
PRESET
User Preset Factory Preset
SCALE .1
Enter
POWER 0
dBm
CAL
Default Response