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FSH4/8/13/20
Spectrum Analyzer
Quick Start Guide
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Page 1: ...R S FSH4 8 13 20 Spectrum Analyzer Quick Start Guide 1309 6269 12 09...
Page 2: ...00 28 R S FSH13 1314 2000 63 equivalent to 1314 2000 13 R S FSH20 1314 2000 70 equivalent to 1314 2000 20 R S FSH K41 1304 5612 02 R S FSH K42 1309 5629 02 R S HA Z2240 1309 6700 02 The contents of th...
Page 3: ...ng up the R S FSH 14 1 3 1 Using the AC Adapter 15 1 3 2 Battery Operation 16 1 3 3 Battery Maintenance 18 1 3 3 1 Handling 18 1 3 3 2 Storage 18 1 3 3 3 Transportation 19 1 3 3 4 End of Life 19 1 4 C...
Page 4: ...nfiguring the Display 41 1 6 7 Configuring Audio Output 42 1 6 8 Configuring Power Supply 43 1 6 9 Self Alignment 44 1 6 10 Using a PIN Code 44 1 6 11 Resetting the R S FSH 45 1 7 Connecting the R S F...
Page 5: ...a Power Sensor 64 2 3 1 Measuring the Power with a Power Sensor 65 2 3 2 Measuring Power and Return Loss 67 2 4 Identifying Cable Faults 69 2 5 Saving and Recalling Results and Settings 73 2 5 1 Savin...
Page 6: ...ote that the data sheet may specify additional operating conditions Keep the Basic Safety Instructions and the product documentation in a safe place and pass them on to the subsequent users The R S FS...
Page 7: ...er condiciones adicionales para su uso Guarde bien las instrucciones de seguridad elementales as como la documentaci n del producto y entr guelas a usuarios posteriores El R S FSH est dise ado tanto p...
Page 8: ...nden Abschnitten m glicherweise enth lt das Datenblatt weitere Hinweise zu speziellen Betriebsbedingungen Bewahren Sie die Grundlegenden Sicherheitshinweise und die Produktdokumentation gut auf und ge...
Page 9: ...diquer des conditions d exploitation suppl mentaires Gardez les consignes de s curit fondamentales et la documentation produit dans un lieu s r et transmettez ces documents aux autres utilisateurs Le...
Page 10: ...with the available software options and applications Manual for Remote Control Operation The software manual for the R S FSH K40 provides a detailed description of the remote control option It covers...
Page 11: ...s including the corresponding release notes instrument drivers current data sheets application notes and image versions Calibration certificates The calibration certificates of your device are availab...
Page 12: ...rt help with any Rohde Schwarz product contact our customer support center A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of th...
Page 13: ...the first time It contains general information about the R S FSH as well as information about the available connectors and the general system configuration Contents Unpacking the R S FSH p 12 Overvie...
Page 14: ...wer shell The two shells are held together by tape The packaging contains all accessories that are supplied with the instrument Remove the tape and open the packaging Remove the R S FSH and its access...
Page 15: ...p 4 LAN and Mini USB ports behind protective cap 5 Softkey labels on display 6 Softkeys 7 Function keys 8 Alphanumeric keypad 9 Kensington lock 10 DC port 11 On Off key 12 Entry keys 13 Unit keys 14 C...
Page 16: ...For use on site or service measurements it is best to hold the instrument in both hands All controls are easy to reach It is also recommended to use the R S HA Z222 carrying bag in order to leave both...
Page 17: ...lug included in the delivery 2 to the AC adapter Finally connect the plug to an AC power outlet The voltage range of the AC power supply is 100 V to 240 V AC When the R S FSH is supplied with power yo...
Page 18: ...is switched on the charging time is extended to about 3 5 hours because the charging current is reduced by the power drain of the R S FSH During operation in the field you can also charge the battery...
Page 19: ...with power via the AC power adapter An orange LED CHARGE on the charger indicates the charging process The orange LED turns off when the battery is fully charged When the battery is fully charged a g...
Page 20: ...the battery has been short circuited charge it to reset the electronics If the battery still does not work contact the Rohde Schwarz customer support Do not allow metallic objects to come into contac...
Page 21: ...al regulations apply for transporting the battery The battery cells contain no metallic lithium 1 3 3 4 End of Life The capacity of the battery decreases after it has gone through numerous charge cycl...
Page 22: ...e R S FSH has several connectors The connectors are either on the upper left or right side Contents RF Input p 21 Tracking Generator Output p 22 Power Sensor Port p 22 Headphone Jack p 23 AUX Input p...
Page 23: ...at the RF input is 20 dBm or 100 mW The R S FSH may be loaded with up to 30 dBm or 1 W for up to three minutes If you apply 1 W for a longer period the R S FSH may be destroyed The RF input is protec...
Page 24: ...ximum of 40 dB in 1 dB steps Risk of instrument damage To avoid damage to the tracking generator output the reverse voltage up to the voltage stated on the R S FSH housing must not be exceeded 1 4 3 P...
Page 25: ...ector for headphones is located on the top of the R S FSH The internal impedance of the connector is approximately 10 Ohm 1 4 5 AUX Input The AUX input is located on the left side of the R S FSH under...
Page 26: ...TTL signals The 10 MHz reference signal that you can apply is used for frequency synchronization The level of the reference signal must be larger than 0 dBm When the BNC connector is configured for th...
Page 27: ...diate frequency output 54 4 MHz Risk of instrument damage To avoid damage to the tracking generator output never apply currents greater than 600 mA or voltages greater than 20 V to the BNC connectors...
Page 28: ...S FSH behind a protective cap You can connect the R S FSH to a PC via USB or LAN and transfer data in both directions Configure the USB and LAN connection via the Instrument Setup For more information...
Page 29: ...r to charge the battery 1 4 10 USB Port R S FSH models with a 20 MHz bandwidth feature an USB port serial number 105000 and higher The USB port is located on the right side of the R S FSH behind a pro...
Page 30: ...e option key Confirm the entry with the ENTER key If you have entered the correct code the R S FSH shows If you have entered an incorrect code the R S FSH shows Enter the correct code again 1 5 2 Chec...
Page 31: ...ll and activate licenses on the R S FSH This page features three areas The first area shows the details of the connected device including the device ID and the IP address The second area provides func...
Page 32: ...c device ID Unregister License Follow this link if you have installed a portable license Portable licenses work in combination with several device IDs However you have to unregister it on one device b...
Page 33: ...ey Press the Instrument Setup softkey The R S FSH opens the corresponding dialog box Select the item you want to modify with the rotary knob or the cursor keys Contents Configuring the Hardware p 32 C...
Page 34: ...tate from the dropdown menu Confirm the selection with the ENTER key When this feature is on the name of the connected accessory is displayed in the Detected Accessory field Configuring the BNC connec...
Page 35: ...Quick Start Guide 1309 6269 12 09 33 The way to configure the second BNC connector is similar Instead of selecting the BNC 1 item select the BNC 2 item The following applications are available IF outp...
Page 36: ...the R S HE300 connect it to the power sensor connector The Instrument Setup dialog box provides all settings necessary to control the antenna Enabling the antenna In the Instrument Setup dialog box s...
Page 37: ...tch The R S HL300 has a toggle switch on its handle that you can assign one of several functions to In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the Assign Antenna Switch item Press the ENTER key The R S...
Page 38: ...ity to calibrate the antenna In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the Antenna Service Menu item The R S FSH informs you that it will turn off the antenna to determine the antenna information Pres...
Page 39: ...d The Instrument Setup dialog box provides all settings necessary to configure the GPS receiver In addition the R S FSH shows some information about the GPS connection like the number of tracked satel...
Page 40: ...the title bar indicates that the GPS receiver is enabled but that there is no fix connection to a satellite The GPS information bar is red The coordinates are not updated in the title bar indicates th...
Page 41: ...Confirm the entry with the ENTER key Setting the time In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the Set Time item Press the ENTER key Enter the time you want with the numeric keys Confirm the entry w...
Page 42: ...the dropdown menu Confirm the selection with the ENTER key Setting the date format The R S FSH provides several formats to display the date as In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the Date Format...
Page 43: ...k and white display Under extreme light conditions it can be of advantage to select the high contrast monochrome display Adjusting the display backlight In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the D...
Page 44: ...per volume The system beeper volume sets the volume of the system beeper of the R S FSH used for example if a message box pops up In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the System Beeper Volume ite...
Page 45: ...l is reached the battery symbol in the title bar turns red and starts blinking In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the Battery Low Level item Press the ENTER key Enter the charge level in percen...
Page 46: ...nt to use for the self alignment In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the Calibration Kit item The R S FSH opens a dialog box to select a calibration kit Select the required calibration kit Perfo...
Page 47: ...ting the R S FSH A Reset to Factory Settings resets the R S FSH to the factory defaults During a reset the R S ZVH restores the original configuration It also deletes all customized datasets limit lin...
Page 48: ...setup file Follow the instructions on the screen Alternatively you can download the latest R S FSH4View from the R S FSH product homepage Firewall settings If no connection can be established between...
Page 49: ...ubnet mask of the PC with the numeric keys Confirm the entry with the ENTER key After you have matched the subnet mask you can define the IP address When both devices are in the same subnet the first...
Page 50: ...box Press the Add button to create a new network connection Specify a name for the new network connection for example R S FSH Enter the IP address for the R S FSH in this case 192 0 2 10 Confirm the...
Page 51: ...s with a DHCP server DHCP permits automatic allocation of the network configuration to the R S FSH connected via LAN cable For this purpose DHCP has to be active on the R S FSH DHCP is off by default...
Page 52: ...ll the new hardware automatically The required drivers are installed along with the R S FSH4View software package When the drivers have been found on your system and the hardware has been successfully...
Page 53: ...Getting Started This chapter provides a short overview of several basic measurements you can perform with the R S FSH Contents Using the Spectrum Analyzer p 52 Using the Network Analyzer p 59 Using a...
Page 54: ...est possible intermodulation it provides the Auto Low Distortion mode The main difference between the two modes is that the attenuation level is 5 to 10 dB higher in case of Auto Low Distortion than i...
Page 55: ...FSH shows the current attenuation level in the hardware settings overview Att caption 2 1 2 Using the Preamplifier The R S FSH has an internal preamplifier to increase sensitivity Depending on the fr...
Page 56: ...y 700 MHz Level 30 dBm Measuring the level Press the PRESET key The R S FSH is reset to its default state After the preset the R S FSH displays the frequency spectrum over its full frequency span At 7...
Page 57: ...value of the measurement diagram The increase in the displayed noise floor is minimal The difference between the signal maximum and the displayed noise i e the dynamic range has however been increase...
Page 58: ...uency readout therefore depend on the frequency span that has been selected The R S FSH has a frequency counter to increase the accuracy of the marker frequency readout It stops the sweep at the marke...
Page 59: ...Bm Detecting harmonics Press the PRESET key The R S FSH is reset to its default state After the preset the R S FSH displays the frequency spectrum over its full frequency span At 700 MHz the generator...
Page 60: ...e MARKER key The R S FSH sets a marker on the trace maximum The trace maximum corresponds to the signal Press the New Marker softkey The R S FSH activates a delta marker and places it on the next trac...
Page 61: ...e power amplifiers connect the supply of a voltage from a suitable AC power supply to one of the BIAS ports R S FSH with VSWR bridge only Press the MODE key Press the Network Analyzer softkey The R S...
Page 62: ...al transmission measurements you will also need a Through connection This chapter shows a calibration procedure for a vector return loss measurement on port 1 as an example For this calibration method...
Page 63: ...naccurate In that case the R S FSH interpolates the correction data between the reference points of the calibration before applying them to the measurement The label in the status line reads If you ch...
Page 64: ...enu item The R S FSH starts vector measurements Press the FREQ key Enter the frequency of the DUT Press the SPAN key Enter an appropriate span As you have changed the frequency settings you should cal...
Page 65: ...t VSWR bridge can measure the transmission in reverse direction only Press the MEAS key Press the Meas Mode softkey Select the Scalar menu item The R S FSH starts scalar measurements Press the FREQ ke...
Page 66: ...d for use with the R S FSH You can connect the power sensors available for the R S FSH to the RS 232 C interface on the top face of the R S FSH This connector allows you to control the power sensor an...
Page 67: ...ust not exceed 400 mW 26 dBm use an attenuator for measurements on highpower transmitters However brief power peaks 10 s up to 1 W 30 dBm are permissible Test setup Connect the cable of the power sens...
Page 68: ...g is active Disconnect the power sensor from any signal sources Press the Continue softkey to start zeroing The R S FSH starts the zeroing process It asks you to wait until it is finished After zeroin...
Page 69: ...gn Therefore they have to be inserted into the test setup in such a way that the Forward arrow on the sensor points toward the load in the direction of the power flux When measuring high powers pay st...
Page 70: ...roing the power sensor Before performing the power measurement you should zero the power sensor For more information see Measuring the Power with a Power Sensor on page 65 After zeroing is done the R...
Page 71: ...SH Z320 and a calibration standard for example R S FSH Z28 or R S FSH Z29 1 RF input port 1 2 RF cable 3 Calibration standard 4 Test cable DUT For measurements on DUTs that require an external voltage...
Page 72: ...e FREQ key Press the DTF Center Freq softkey Enter the center frequency you need for example that of the antenna at the other end of the cable with the numeric keys The R S FSH automatically calculate...
Page 73: ...actual cable length Calibrating the test setup Before connecting the cable you should calibrate the R S FSH to get the best measurement results Press the MEAS key Press the Calibration softkey Select...
Page 74: ...els and frequencies Markers are always positioned on the trace Both the level and frequency at their current positions are displayed on the screen Press the MARKER key The R S FSH activates a marker a...
Page 75: ...SH can store at least 100 data records in the internal memory which are differentiated by their names The R S FSH provides a USB port and a SD card slot For more information see USB Port and SD Card S...
Page 76: ...xisting data set with the cursor keys and the numeric keys or create a new data set by entering a new name with the numeric keys Select the storage medium you want to use Press the Save softkey The R...
Page 77: ...mat 40 DC port 27 Directional power sensor 67 Display settings 41 External reference 24 External trigger 24 GPS information 38 GPS receiver 37 Hardware settings 32 Headphone jack 23 IF output 25 Kensi...
