Keysight Technologies 8163A, User Manual

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Power Measurement 3
You can generate input triggers in any of the following ways:
• trigger the Input Trigger Connector on the rear panel of your
instrument,
• set < Trigger Configuration > to < Loopback > so that an output trigger
automatically generates an input trigger, or
• use the :TRIGger GPIB command, see your mainframe’s Programming
Guide.
How to Use Output Triggering
You can configure 8163A/B Series Power Meter modules to output a
trigger when the instrument performs certain tasks.
To set your module’s Output Trigger Configuration:
1 See
How to Set the Trigger Configuration on page 68 for how to
configure the trigger connectors.
2 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the [Menu] softkey.
3 Move to <
Output Trigger Mode >, by using the cursor key, and press
Enter . You will see the screen in Figure 71.
Figure 71 Output Trigger Mode
4 Move to one of the following, by using the cursor key: