Keithley 2910-VSG, Quick Start Manual

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2910-VSG Vector Signal Generator Quick Start Guide
2910-903-01 Rev. A / February 2006
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Save and recall the instrument setup
1. Select Menu > File > Save Setup .
2. Select the keyboard button located next to the File Name: field.
3. Select the letters to spell the file name and select Enter .
4. Select Save .
5. Press the Preset button to return the instrument to the default setting values.
6. Select Menu > File > Load Setup .
7. Select (highlight) the file that you just saved.
8. Select
Load .
Setting up a frequency and power sweep
This example procedure shows you how to set up a frequency sweep and a power sweep from the
front panel interface.
1. Select the Preset button on the front panel.
2. Select Menu > Settings > Sweep .
3. Select the fields in the Sweep dialog and enter values using one of the following methods:

Adjust the front panel puck or knob to change the value.

Double-click a value field and enter a value from the keypad, followed by the correct
terminator.
4. Select the Start Frequency or Start Power field and enter a value. This is the frequency or
power setting of the first step in the sweep.
5. Select the Stop Frequency or Stop Power field and enter a value. This is the frequency or
power setting of the last step in the sweep.
6. Select the Number of steps field and enter a value. (The default is 201 and the maximum is
2000.) As the source sweeps the power or frequency range, it divides the range by this
number, resulting in the number of individual instrument settings that the instrument makes
when progressing through the sweep range.
7. Select the Dwell Time field and enter a value. (The default is 0 seconds.) This is the time the
instrument stays at the specific settings for each step in the sweep range.
8. Select the Sweep Now button in the Sweep dialog to start the sweep.
9. Select the Stop Sweep button in the Sweep dialog to stop the sweep.
NOTE: The main status area shows the “Sweeping” indication in both the
Frequency and Amplitude fields.
Loading a digital modulation waveform
This example procedure shows you how to load a GSM / EDGE modulation waveform. See
“Verifying digital modulation licenses” for details.
1. Press instrument Preset.
2. Choose the Select Modulation button.
3. Select GSM / EDGE.
4. Select
Waveform File .
5. Select
Open.