Cable and Antenna Test Mode
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®
Cable Rider ZPH
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User Manual 1321.0950.02 ─ 07
For more information, see
Chapter 5.9, "Managing Datasets"
,
on page 107.
If you do not have access to a computer, but still need a cable model that is not stored
on the R&S Cable Rider ZPH, you can also define the characteristics of a cable tempo-
rarily on the R&S Cable Rider ZPH itself. It is not possible to save these cable charac-
teristics in a dataset, they are lost when you change them or load another cable model.
1. For model .02, press the [DTF CONFIG] key.
For model .12, press the [DTF/BW] key.
2. Select the "Cable Config" softkey.
The R&S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to select the cable model.
3. Select the "User Settings" menu item.
The R&S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to specify the user settings for the
cable model.
4. Select the "Frequency" menu item.
The R&S Cable Rider ZPH opens an input field to specify the frequency.
5. Enter the frequency of the cable you are measuring.
6. Repeat from step 3 to configure the setting for the cable velocity and cable loss.
You can now perform measurements using the temporary cable definition.
See
"Temporary cable model"
on page 144.
After you have defined the cable characteristics, you still have to activate the use of the
customized cable.
1. Select the "Cable Config" softkey.
The R&S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to select the cable model.
2. Enable the checkbox to turn on the "User Model" menu item.
The R&S Cable Rider ZPH uses the customized cable model.
7.2.1.4
Working with a DTF List
"DTF List" and "DTF Threshold" are only available in the distance to fault (DTF) mea-
surement.
The DTF list shows the results of the distance to fault measurement in numerical form.
1. For model .02, press the [DTF CONFIG] key.
For model .12, press the [DTF/BW] key.
2. Select the "DTF List" softkey.
The R&S Cable Rider ZPH opens a table that lists the peaks it has found during
the measurement.
Configuring Cable and Antenna Tests
