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R&S FSQ

Contents

Quick Start Guide 1313.9652.62 - 02

3 Firmware Update and Installation of Firmware

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1

3.1 Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2

3.2 Activating Firmware Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3

4 Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1

4.1 Diagram Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2

4.1.1 Displays in the Diagram Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3

4.2 Setting Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7

4.2.1 The Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7

4.2.2 The Rotary Knob and Arrow Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8

4.2.3 Editing Numeric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8

4.2.4 Editing Alphanumeric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9

4.2.4.1 Alphanumeric Editor Type 1: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9
4.2.4.2 Alphanumeric Editor Type 2: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.10

5 Basic Measurement Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1

5.1 Measuring a Sinusoidal Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3

5.1.1 Measuring the Level and Frequency with Markers . . . . . . 5.3

5.1.1.1 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3
5.1.1.2 Increasing the Frequency Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4
5.1.1.3 Setting the Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5

5.1.2 Measuring the Signal Frequency using the Frequency

Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6

5.2 Measuring Harmonics of Sinusoidal Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8

5.2.1 Measuring the Suppression of the First and Second

Harmonic of an Input Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8

5.2.2 Reducing Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.10

5.3 Measuring Harmonics with Frequency Sweeps . . . . . . . . . 5.12

5.3.1 High-Sensitivity Harmonics Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . 5.12

5.4 Measuring Signal Spectra with Multiple Signals . . . . . . . . 5.15

5.4.1 Separating Signals by Selecting the Resolution

Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15

5.4.1.1 Separating Two Signals with a Level of –30 dBm

each at a Frequency Spacing of 30 kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15
5.4.1.2 Measuring the Modulation Depth of an

AM-Modulated Carrier in the Frequency Domain . . . . . . . . . 5.19

Summary of Contents for FSQ series

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Page 3: ...f the product The product is used for its designated purpose if it is used in accordance with its product documentation and within its performance limits see data sheet documentation the following safety instructions Using the product requires technical skills and in some cases a basic knowledge of English It is therefore essential that only skilled and specialized staff or thoroughly trained pers...

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Page 5: ...not observed either at all or to the extent necessary electric shock fire and or serious personal injury or death may occur 1 Prior to switching on the product always ensure that the nominal voltage setting on the product matches the nominal voltage of the AC supply network If a different voltage is to be set the power fuse of the product may have to be changed accordingly 2 In the case of product...

Page 6: ...t be fuse protected in such a way that anyone who has access to the product as well as the product itself is adequately protected from injury or damage 14 Use suitable overvoltage protection to ensure that no overvoltage such as that caused by a bolt of lightning can reach the product Otherwise the person operating the product will be exposed to the danger of an electric shock 15 Any object that i...

Page 7: ...e masks and protective clothing must be worn 7 Laser products are given warning labels that are standardized according to their laser class Lasers can cause biological harm due to the properties of their radiation and due to their extremely concentrated electromagnetic power If a laser product e g a CD DVD drive is integrated into a Rohde Schwarz product absolutely no other settings or functions m...

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Page 10: ...e el uso del producto Deberán tenerse en cuenta todas las demás informaciones de seguridad como p ej las referentes a la protección de personas que encontrarán en el capítulo correspondiente de la documentación del producto y que también son de obligado cumplimiento En las presentes informaciones de seguridad se recogen todos los objetos que distribuye el grupo de empresas Rohde Schwarz bajo la de...

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Page 12: ... la tensión preseleccionada en el producto coincida con la de la red de alimentación eléctrica Si es necesario modificar el ajuste de tensión también se deberán cambiar en caso dado los fusibles correspondientes del producto 2 Los productos de la clase de protección I con alimentación móvil y enchufe individual solamente podrán enchufarse a tomas de corriente con contacto de seguridad y con conduc...

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Page 19: ...n the R S FSQ 2 6 2 1 6 Functional Test 2 7 2 1 7 Switching Off the R S FSQ 2 8 2 1 8 Cleaning the Outside 2 8 2 2 Instrument Drive Usage 2 9 2 3 Connecting External Devices 2 10 2 3 1 Connecting an External Keyboard 2 10 2 3 2 Connecting a Mouse 2 12 2 3 3 Connecting an External Monitor 2 13 2 3 4 Connecting a Printer 2 14 2 3 5 Connecting USB Devices e g a Power Meter 2 15 2 3 6 Connecting Exter...

Page 20: ... Play Printers 2 33 2 4 9 Installing Non Plug Play Printers 2 33 2 5 Configuring the LAN Interface 2 34 2 5 1 Connecting the Instrument to the Network 2 34 2 5 2 Configuring the Network Card 2 35 2 5 2 1 Driver Installation 2 35 2 5 2 2 Configuring the Interface 2 35 2 5 2 3 Configuring Existing Network Protocols TCP IP Protocol 2 36 2 5 2 4 Installing Additional Network Protocols and Services 2 3...

Page 21: ...evel and Frequency with Markers 5 3 5 1 1 1 Procedure 5 3 5 1 1 2 Increasing the Frequency Resolution 5 4 5 1 1 3 Setting the Reference Level 5 5 5 1 2 Measuring the Signal Frequency using the Frequency Counter 5 6 5 2 Measuring Harmonics of Sinusoidal Signals 5 8 5 2 1 Measuring the Suppression of the First and Second Harmonic of an Input Signal 5 8 5 2 2 Reducing Noise 5 10 5 3 Measuring Harmoni...

Page 22: ...d Carrier 5 30 5 6 Storing and Loading Instrument Settings 5 33 5 6 1 Storing an Instrument Configuration without Traces 5 33 5 6 1 1 Storing Traces 5 34 5 6 2 Loading an Instrument Configuration 5 35 5 6 2 1 Automatic Loading of a Data Record during Booting 5 36 5 7 Printing Out the Measurement Results 5 37 5 7 1 Selecting the Color Setting for the Printout 5 37 5 8 Additional Measurement Example...

Page 23: ...ntrol 7 1 7 1 Basic Steps in Programming using the VISA Interface 7 3 7 1 1 Linking the VISA Library for Visual Basic 7 3 7 1 1 1 Programming notes 7 3 7 1 2 Initialization and Default State 7 5 7 1 2 1 Creating Global Variables 7 5 7 1 2 2 Initializing the Controller 7 5 7 1 2 3 Initializing the Instrument 7 5 7 1 2 4 Switching the Screen Display On and Off 7 6 7 1 2 5 Configuring the Power Save ...

Page 24: ... Trace Data 7 20 7 2 4 Storing and Loading Instrument Settings 7 23 7 2 4 1 Storing Instrument Settings 7 23 7 2 4 2 Loading Instrument Settings 7 24 7 2 4 3 Setting the Data Record for Startup Recall 7 24 7 2 5 Configuring and Starting a Printout 7 25 Appendix Appendix A Printer Interface A 1 A 1 Installing USB Printers A 2 A 2 Installing Non Plug Play Printers A 5 A 2 1 Local Printer A 5 A 2 2 N...

Page 25: ...re provided on the CD ROM For an overview of all options available for the R S FSQ visit the R S FSQ Signal Analyzer Internet site Quick Start Guide This manual is delivered with the instrument in printed form and in PDF format on the CD ROM It provides the information needed to set up and start working with the instrument Basic operations and basic measurements are described Also a brief introduc...

Page 26: ...g Started gives an introduction to advanced measurement tasks of the R S FSQ which are explained step by step Chapter 3 Manual Operation see Quick Start Guide chapter 4 Chapter 4 Instrument Functions forms a reference for manual operation of the R S FSQ and contains a detailed description of all instrument functions and their application Chapter 5 Remote Control Basics describes the basics for pro...

Page 27: ...nload area Also provided for download are firmware updates including the associated release notes instrument drivers current data sheets and application notes Release Notes The release notes describe the installation of the firmware new and modified functions eliminated problems and last minute changes to the documentation The corresponding firmware version is indicated on the title page of the re...

Page 28: ...R S FSQ 0 4 Quick Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 ...

Page 29: ...de 1313 9652 62 02 1 1 R S FSQ Front and Rear Panel 1 Front and Rear Panel 1 1 Front View 1 2 1 2 Function Keys on the Front Panel 1 4 1 3 Front Panel Connections 1 6 1 4 Rear View 1 10 1 5 Rear Panel Connections 1 12 ...

Page 30: ...ey see Function Keys on the Front Panel 4 HCOPY key see Function Keys on the Front Panel 5 screen 6 ON standby switch see Function Keys on the Front Panel 7 hotkeys 8 softkeys 9 function keys for frequency level and markers see Function Keys on the Front Panel 10 numeric keypad units and entry keys 11 function keys for bandwidth sweep trigger and measurement functions see Function Keys on the Fron...

Page 31: ...e page 29 16 USB interfaces see page 8 17 RF input see page 6 18 external mixer LO output IF input option R S FSU B21 see page 6 19 probe power connector supply voltage for measurement accessories see page 7 20 tracking generator output option R S FSU B9 see page 6 21 AF output with volume control see page 7 22 TRACE key LINES key DISP key FILE key see Function Keys on the Front Panel 23 PREVIOUS ...

Page 32: ...olute and relative measurement markers markers and delta markers In addition the following measurement functions are assigned under this key Frequency counter SIGNAL COUNT Fixed reference point for relative measurement markers REFERENCE FIXED Enlargement of the measurement area MARKER ZOOM MKR Used for search functions of the measurement markers maximum minimum of the trace Assigns the marker freq...

Page 33: ...isition CLR WRITE AVERAGE MAXHOLD MINHOLD VIEW Configures the analysis of the measurement data DETECTOR and the mathematical linking of traces TRACE MATH LINES Configures display lines and limit lines DISP Configures the screen layout one two diagrams and the diagram contents This key can also be used to configure the screen colors FILE Provides the functions for storing loading instrument setting...

Page 34: ...e case of three port mixers the LO input of the mixer must be connected to the LO OUT IF IN female connector and the IF output of the mixer to the IF IN female connector Connect the remaining mixer connector to the DUT Tracking Generator Output GEN OUTPUT 50Ω Option R S FSU B9 The output of the tracking generator is to be connected to the DUT via a cable equipped with a male N connector The female...

Page 35: ...ed off PROBE POWER To allow you to connect transducers the R S FSQ provides two PROBE POWER supply connectors The left hand connector supplies the 10 V supply voltages and ground making it suitable for attaching R S transducers Fig 1 2 Pin assignments of left hand PROBE POWER connector The right hand connector supplies the 15 V and 12 6 V supply voltages and ground This connector is suitable for s...

Page 36: ...le compact flash card The compact flash card Fig 1 4 is inserted at the front panel of the instrument Option R S FSU B19 provides a spare hard disk Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12 6 V max 150 mA 3 15 V max 150 mA Use suitable double shielded cables Use only USB devices that keep the permissible EMI limits In the Windows Explorer the removable compact flash card is displayed as C operating system and D data ...

Page 37: ...plies these switching voltages The output supports a maximum load of 100 mA I Q INPUT Option R S FSQ B71 The four female connectors at the front panel are provided to connect I Q sources An attenuator to 15 dB is located at the input to prevent overloading of the A D converter The input impedance is switchable from 50 Ω to 1 MΩ The maximum input voltage is 30 dBm for 50 Ω and 5 V peak for 1MΩ Devi...

Page 38: ...ol option R S FSP B10 see page 17 2 LAN interface see page 17 3 IQ Data In Out see page 18 4 I Q input for tracking generator option R S FSU B9 see page 17 5 IF output 20 4 MHz see page 16 6 IF output 404 4 MHz see page 16 7 video output see page 16 8 reference input and output see page 15 9 reference output 640 MHz option R S FSU B5 see page 15 10 trigger port option R S FSP 28 see page 14 ...

Page 39: ...18 12 voltage output see page 14 13 trigger gate interface see page 14 14 double USB interface see page 14 15 mouse interface see page 13 16 VGA interface for external monitor see page 13 17 RS232 C interface see page 12 18 LPT printer interface see page 12 19 GPIB interface for remote control see page 12 20 AC power supply connector with on off switch see page 12 ...

Page 40: ...panel of the R S FSQ is provided for connecting a printer The interface is compatible with the CENTRONICS interface For further information refer to the Operating Manual chapter 8 RS 232 C Interface COM The instrument comes with an RS 232 C interface The interface can be manually activated and configured for remote control by defining the parameters in the COM INTERFAC table which is accessed from...

Page 41: ...n is described in the section Connecting an External Monitor on page 2 13 Fig 1 5 Pin assignments of the MONITOR connection Mouse Connection MOUSE A PS 2 connector is provided at the rear panel to connect a PS 2 mouse Fig 1 6 Pin assignments for the MOUSE connection Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 R 9 GND 2 G 10 GND 3 B 11 NC 4 NC 12 NC 5 GND 13 HSYNC 6 GND 14 VSYNC 7 GND 15 NC 8 GND Pin Signal 1 MOUSEDAT...

Page 42: ...or assignment Voltage output SWEEP At this female BNC connector sawtooth voltage proportional to the frequency is provided The output voltage ranges from 0 to 5 V Trigger Port Option R S FSP B28 The 25 pin trigger port female connector option R S FSP B28 provides a signal at pin 21 that signals that the instrument is ready to receive a trigger pulse This signal takes into consideration the instrum...

Page 43: ...is used to select between the internal and external references If an external reference is used for operation the external reference signal from REF IN is looped through to REF OUT REF OUT 640 MHz Option R S FSU B5 This female connector provides a reference signal at 640 MHz Pin Signal Range of values 1 to 11 not used 12 ground 13 5 V supply voltage 5 2 V 0 5 V max 30 mA 14 to 20 reserved 21 ready...

Page 44: ...Video Output VIDEO OUT In analyzer mode the voltage of the analog detector video is output via the BNC connector VIDEO OUT The video signal is unfiltered i e the video bandwidth VBW setting on the instrument has no effect on the video output The usable video bandwidth is limited only by the set resolution bandwidth RBW to approximately RBW The output voltage is always logarithmic independent of th...

Page 45: ... 0 5 V the input impedance is 50 Ω LAN Interface The LAN interface can be used to connect to a local network The assignment of the RJ 45 connector supports twisted pair category 5 UTP STP cables in a star configuration UTP stands for unshielded twisted pair and STP for shielded twisted pair Second GPIB Interface IEC2 Option R S FSP B10 When equipped with option R S FSP B10 external generator contr...

Page 46: ...or IQ DATA IN IQ DATA OUT Option R S FSQ B17 If the instrument is equipped with the R S FSQ B17 IQ Data In Out option the R S FSQ provides two 26 pin female 0 050 Mini D Ribbon connectors e g 3M 102XX 1210VE series for high speed data transmission Fig 1 10 Pin assignment of the IQ DATA connector Pin Signal Description 1 n c not connected 2 BLANK Return signalling from the signal generator indicati...

Page 47: ...e pin carries the bits TRIGGER_1 TRIGGER_2 MARKER_2 Reserve_2 IM_0 IM_1 11 SDAT5_P LVDS Serial data channel 5 positive pin carries the bits IM_2 IM_3 IM_4 IM_5 IM_6 IM_7 12 SDAT6_P LVDS Serial data channel 6 positive pin carries the bits IM_8 IM_9 IM_10 IM_11 IM_12 IM_13 13 SDAT7_P LVDS Serial data channel 7 positive pin carries the bits IM_14 IM_15 IM_16 IM_17 IM_18 IM_19 14 reserved for future u...

Page 48: ...part D23 to D4 one 20 bit wide sample real part D27 to D24 D3 to D0 control bits for data transmission Data bit Signal name Description D47 IM_19 Imaginary part bit 19 Q signal MSB D46 IM_18 Imaginary part bit 18 Q signal D45 IM_17 Imaginary part bit 17 Q signal D29 IM_1 Imaginary part bit 1 Q signal D28 IM_0 Imaginary part bit 0 Q signal LSB D27 Reserve_2 reserved for future use D26 MARKER_2 Mark...

Page 49: ...n lines must be twisted pairs with a characteristic impedance of 100 10 Ohm each pair individually shielded Conductor size of the additional wires AWG28 Connectors on cable 26 pin male 0 050 Mini D Ribbon plug e g 3M 103XX 3210 series Maximum cable length 2 m e g 3M 14526 EZHB 200 0QC cable with 200 cm length For further information on the R S FSQ B17 option refer to the Operating Manual ...

Page 50: ...R S FSQ Front and Rear Panel Rear Panel Connections 1 22 Quick Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 ...

Page 51: ...tching Off the R S FSQ 2 8 2 1 8 Cleaning the Outside 2 8 2 2 Instrument Drive Usage 2 9 2 3 Connecting External Devices 2 10 2 3 1 Connecting an External Keyboard 2 10 2 3 2 Connecting a Mouse 2 12 2 3 3 Connecting an External Monitor 2 13 2 3 4 Connecting a Printer 2 14 2 3 5 Connecting USB Devices e g a Power Meter 2 15 2 3 6 Connecting External Generators 2 17 2 3 6 1 Connecting the R S FSQ to...

Page 52: ...tive Printer Configurations 2 31 2 4 7 2 Selecting Printer Colors 2 31 2 4 8 Installing Plug Play Printers 2 33 2 4 9 Installing Non Plug Play Printers 2 33 2 5 Configuring the LAN Interface 2 34 2 5 1 Connecting the Instrument to the Network 2 34 2 5 2 Configuring the Network Card 2 35 2 5 2 1 Driver Installation 2 35 2 5 2 2 Configuring the Interface 2 35 2 5 2 3 Configuring Existing Network Pro...

Page 53: ...Quick Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 2 3 R S FSQ Preparing for Use 2 7 1 2 Opening the Windows XP Start Menu 2 44 2 7 1 3 Windows XP Software Approved for the Instrument 2 44 ...

Page 54: ...ck the instrument for any damage If there is damage immediately contact the carrier who delivered the instrument In this case make sure not to discard the box and packing material It is advisable to keep the original packing material in order to prevent control elements and connectors from being damaged in case the instrument is to be transported or shipped at a later date Protective plastic caps ...

Page 55: ...the lateral perforations must not be obstructed Clearance from walls must be at least 10 cm The mounting surface must be even Risk of damaging electronic components To avoid damage of electronic components the operational site must be protected against electrostatic discharge ESD The following two methods of ESD protection may be used together or separately Wrist strap with cord to ground connecti...

Page 56: ...plays the following information A self test of the computer hardware will be carried out Windows XP then starts and the measurement screen will automatically appear with the settings that were present when the instrument was last switched off When the instrument is installed in a rack make sure that the vents for air inflow on the side panel and the air outlets on the rear panel are not obstructed...

Page 57: ...fully the instrument will be ready for operation The functional test should only be performed when the operating temperature is reached approx 15 minutes after the instrument is switched on The self alignment does not need to be repeated every time the instrument is switched on because the instrument saves the values and loads them during booting automatically A self alignment is recommended if th...

Page 58: ...tructed Shock hazard In standby mode the AC supply voltage is still present on the instrument The main power switch on the rear panel also interrupts the power supply of the OCXO optional inside the instrument When you switch the instrument back on be sure to adhere to the extended warm up phase If you switch off the instrument by using the power switch or by disconnecting the power supply connect...

Page 59: ...s firmware and related data sets limit lines transducers D user config is the default location for customized instrument settings D R_S instr temp is the default directory for hardcopy files Other user data should be stored on drive D E Backup storage location for Windows XP Here a copy of the operating system is saved This drive is used to restore Windows XP using Analyzer Firmware Backup functio...

Page 60: ... made in the Windows XP Start menu by selecting START SETTINGS CONTROL PANEL KEYBOARD International Keyboard Support As of firmware version 4 3x the following international keyboard drivers are supported French Keyboards German Keyboards Italian Keyboards Portuguese Keyboards Spanish Keyboards These drivers are already installed on the R S FSQ if it is shipped with firmware version 4 3x or later A...

Page 61: ... 62 02 2 11 R S FSQ Preparing for Use Connecting External Devices 4 Now open the windows start menu by pressing the windows key or CTRL ESC 5 Select Settings Control Panel Regional and Language Options Languages 6 Select Details ...

Page 62: ... Windows XP operation the R S FSQ allows you to connect a mouse to one of the USB interfaces on the front or rear panel or the PS 2 mouse connector on the rear panel Mouse devices from Microsoft and Logitech are supported After being connected the mouse is automatically detected Special settings such as mouse cursor speed etc can be made in the Windows XP Start menu by selecting START SETTINGS CON...

Page 63: ...trument you have to activate it This requires a mouse and an external keyboard the connection is described in sections Connecting a Mouse on page 2 12 and Connecting an External Keyboard on page 2 10 Make sure that the external monitor is connected Press the CTRL ESC key combination to display the taskbar On the right side of the taskbar click the monitor icon Select Graphics Options Output To Int...

Page 64: ...SQ allows you to create two different printer configurations for printing out a hardcopy of the screen and you can toggle between them by pressing a button The DEVICES table in the HCOPY menu lists the available installed printers The LPT printer interface is located on the rear panel Alternatively one of the USB interfaces on the front or rear panel can be used L P T USB ...

Page 65: ...ter for printing out measurement results Modem for remote control of the R S FSQ over large distances Installing USB devices is easy under Windows XP because all USB devices are plug play All USB devices can be connected to or disconnected from the R S FSQ during operation After a device is connected to the USB interface of the R S FSQ Windows XP automatically searches for a suitable device driver...

Page 66: ...plorer The memory stick can be used like a normal drive to load or store data 3 If you no longer need the memory stick or if you want to transfer files to another computer simply disconnect the memory stick Windows XP will automatically deactivate the driver If the drive is still selected in Explorer an error message will appear indicating that the drive is no longer available ...

Page 67: ...a the optional second GPIB interface of the R S FSQ IEC2 supplied together with the option With some Rohde Schwarz generators it is also controlled via the TTL synchronization interface that is contained in the AUX CONTROL interface of the R S FSQ Using the TTL interface allows you to attain significantly higher speeds than possible with a pure GPIB control because the frequency switching mechanis...

Page 68: ...her with the option R S FSP B10 Note the labelling on the TRIGGER MARKER and BLANK lines Alternative 3 R S SML R S SMG SMGU R S SMH SMHU R S SMX SMY generators from other manufacturers No TTL connection possible The generator type determines which one of the possible connections is suitable for the generator For more information refer to the Operating Manual for the generator 3 Connect the referen...

Page 69: ...g the Ur key move the selection bar to the GPIB ADDR column and press the ENTER key The entry field for the GPIB address of the generator will open Enter the GPIB address of the generator and confirm with ENTER The specified address will be added to the table 3 Select the reference frequency for the generator If you want to operate the generator using its internal reference change the GEN REF soft...

Page 70: ...ing an External Generator as a Tracking Generator To activate the external generator as a tracking generator do the following Switch on the external generator Press the NETWORK hotkey on the R S FSQ Press the EXT SOURCE softkey Tracking generator operation using an external generator will be activated The external generator will switch to remote control and can be used like an internal tracking ge...

Page 71: ...ess the SETUP key The SETUP menu will open Press the REFERENCE INT EXT softkey until it is in the desired state IEC bus command ROSC SOUR INT If the reference signal is missing when switchover to the external reference occurs EXREF is displayed after a few moments indicating that synchronization has not taken place When switchover to an internal reference occurs note that the external reference si...

Page 72: ... DATE table for entering the time and date for the internal real time clock Entering the time Hours and minutes can be entered independently of each other in the entry field IEC bus command SYST TIME 12 30 Entering the date The day month and year can be entered independently of each other in the entry field To select the month use the units key to open a list containing the month names You can the...

Page 73: ... The following languages are available SCPI HP mode 8560E 8561E 8562E 8563E 8564E 8565E 8566A 8566B 8568A 8568B 71100C 71200C 71209A 8591E 8594E If entries of the HP mode are selected the command recognition uses syntax rules which are different from syntax rules of the SCPI mode Correspondingly proper detection of SCPI commands is not ensured in this mode For 8566A B 8568A B and 8594E command set...

Page 74: ...8562E 601 0 Hz 13 2 GHz 0 dBm AC 8563E 601 0 Hz 26 5 GHz 0 dBm AC 8564E 601 0 Hz 40 GHz 0 dBm AC 8565E 601 0 Hz 50 GHz 0 dBm AC 8566A B 1001 2 GHz 22 GHz 0 dBm DC R S FSQ AC R S FSP 8568A B 1001 0 Hz 1 5 GHz 0 dBm AC 8591E 401 0 Hz 3 GHz 0 dBm AC 8594E 401 0 Hz 3 GHz 0 dBm AC 71100C 1001 2 GHz 22 GHz 0 dBm DC R S FSQ AC R S FSP 71200C 1001 2 GHz 22 GHz 0 dBm DC R S FSQ AC R S FSP 71209A 1001 2 GHz...

Page 75: ...ID Response String The ID STRING FACTORY softkey selects the default response to the command IDN IEC bus command The ID STRING USER softkey opens the editor for entering a user defined response to the command IDN The max length of the output string is 36 characters IEC bus command ...

Page 76: ...s default setting DEFAULT COLORS 1 is active IEC bus command DISP CMAP DEF1 DISP CMAP DEF2 The procedure for setting screen colors and brightness is as follows Press the NEXT key The side menu for changing the screen colors will open The SELECT OBJECT softkey activates the selection of screen elements for which the color setting needs to be changed Once this selection is made the PREDEFINED COLORS...

Page 77: ...ture for automatically switching off the screen after a user defined period of time The background lighting will be disabled if no entries are made from the front panel after the selected response time key softkey or hardkey and rotary knob To activate automatic switch off Press the DISP key Press the CONFIG DISPLAY softkey Press the DISPLAY PWR SAVE softkey The softkey will have a color backgroun...

Page 78: ...EXPORT as an example Press the TRACE key and then the NEXT softkey Press the ASCII FILE EXPORT softkey to open the corresponding dialog box The focus is on the File Name field so you can directly edit the file name using the numeric keys the cursor keys or the BACK key You can also use alphanumeric characters in the file name To enter alphanumeric characters select the EDIT FILENAME button Confirm...

Page 79: ...until the focus is on the Save In field Press the CURSOR RIGHT key to open the dropdown menu and select the drive you want to save the file to with the CURSOR UP and CURSOR DOWN keys Confirm your selection by pressing the ENTER key Select a subfolder by moving the rotary knob until the file subfolder list is in focus The selected file or subfolder in focus is framed by dotted line Use the CURSOR U...

Page 80: ...selection by pressing the rotary knob or the ENTER key After you confirm the selection the entries Name Print to File and Orientation will be made available and can also be accessed with the rotary knob To select the printer type open the selection list by pressing the rotary knob or the ENTER key after you access the Name field From the selection list you can now select the printer you want in th...

Page 81: ...ive Printer Configurations The R S FSQ can support two independent hardcopy settings This allows you to quickly switch between output to a file and a printer To make a selection use the DEVICE 1 2 softkey which simultaneously shows the associated setting when the Hardcopy Setup dialog box is open IEC bus command 2 4 7 2 Selecting Printer Colors The COLORS softkey opens the submenu for selecting th...

Page 82: ...ace 2 in black trace 3 in green and the markers in turquoise The other colors correspond to the screen colors of the DISP CONFIG DISPLAY DEFAULT COLORS 1 softkey IEC bus command HCOP CMAP DEF2 The USER DEFINED softkey opens a submenu for user defined color selection see the USER DEFINED COLORS submenu The procedure for making the settings is similar to that for setting the screen colors IEC bus co...

Page 83: ...ls are delivered with a number of printer drivers in addition to the pre installed drivers They are stored in the D I386 directory You can find a detailed step by step procedure in Appendix A section Installing Non Plug Play Printers on page A 5 2 4 9 Installing Non Plug Play Printers The procedure for installing non plug play printers is described in appendix A section Installing Non Plug Play Pr...

Page 84: ...02 3u interface 2 5 1 Connecting the Instrument to the Network Connect a conventional RJ 45 cable not supplied to the rear panel of the instrument and a network hub of the required LAN segment Since the RJ 45 involves star configuration rather than bus cabling no special measures need to be taken Setting up the connection does not cause any problems on the network Likewise disconnecting the instru...

Page 85: ...onfiguring the Interface To configure the interface do the following Press the SETUP key The SETUP menu will open Press the GENERAL SETUP softkey The submenu with all general settings will open Press the CONFIGURE NETWORK softkey The dialog box with the network settings will open This softkey allows you to change the existing network configuration depending on the selection of the affected registr...

Page 86: ...be requested from a DHCP server automatically This is the default setting and no change of configuration is necessary If your network has no DHCP server change the settings according to the following step by step instructions Use IP addresses and subnet masks suitable for your network If necessary contact your network administrator Open the Windows XP Start menu by pressing the Windows key or CTRL...

Page 87: ...log box with the settings for the selected network protocol will open By default Obtain an IP address automatically is selected Select Use the following IP address to enter a predefined IP address Windows XP automatically appends numbers to the name Local Area Connection Status e g Local Area Connection Status 8 if the configuration is set up using the New Connection wizard These numbers are not i...

Page 88: ...check the entered settings for correctness and then store the configuration If you have entered an invalid IP address or subnet mask an error message will appear that also asks you whether you want to enter a different address or mask Click Yes The dialog box for entering the TCP IP parameters will open again If all settings are correct you will be prompted to restart the instrument if required by...

Page 89: ...on i e login is carried out automatically in the background The ID used for auto login has administrator rights The user name is instrument The password of the latest firmware version is 894129 The passwords for older firmware version are 123456 FW4 4x and 4 5x instrument FW4 4x The user name is instrument in all firmware versions Note that the default password is updated when you upgrade the firm...

Page 90: ...or time based synchronization signals to all instruments with exceptional accuracy Class A instruments are additionally equipped with the eight channel hardware trigger bus LVDS interface defined in the LXI standard Instruments of classes A and B can generate and receive software triggers via LAN messages and communicate with each other without involving the controller The R S FSQ complies with LX...

Page 91: ...our PC e g http 10 113 10 203 opens the Instrument Home Page welcome page The instrument home page displays the device information required by the LXI standard including the VISA resource string in read only format The LAN Status toggle button causes the LXI logo in the status bar of the R S FSQ to blink if active A green LXI status symbol indicates that a LAN connection has been established a red...

Page 92: ...ield provides different Ethernet speed and duplex mode settings In general the Auto Detect mode is sufficient ICMP Ping must be enabled to use the ping utility VXI 11 is the protocol that is used for discovery of the instrument in the LAN According to the standard LXI devices must use VXI 11 to provide a discovery mechanism other additional discovery mechanisms are permitted 2 6 4 Ping Ping is a u...

Page 93: ...al and this manual Only update software approved by Rohde Schwarz may be used to modify existing instrument software Likewise only programs approved by Rohde Schwarz for use on the instrument may be run on the instrument Possible impairment of the instrument functioning The instrument is equipped with the Windows XP operating system It is thus possible to install commercial off the shelf software ...

Page 94: ...m Tools Activate Registry Readonly Programs Accessories System Tools Deactivate Registry Readonly This shortcut turns the Windows registry write protection on and off The registry write protection is available if the Registry Write Filter package available with Windows XP SP2 or SP3 is installed For details see the Operating Manual 2 7 1 3 Windows XP Software Approved for the Instrument The driver...

Page 95: ...Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 3 1 R S FSQ Firmware Update and Installation of Firmware Options 3 Firmware Update and Installation of Firmware Options 3 1 Firmware Update 3 2 3 2 Activating Firmware Options 3 3 ...

Page 96: ...ectory for installing or uninstalling new firmware versions will open Press the UPDATE PATH softkey The entry field for the path with the set of update directories will open Enter the drive name and directory and confirm with ENTER Example The firmware update files are stored on a memory stick in the Update directory They are allocated in the Disk1 to Disk n subdirectories After you insert the mem...

Page 97: ...ailable are listed in a table that is displayed when the submenu is opened Press the INSTALL OPTION softkey The field for entering the license key for the firmware option now appears After you enter a valid license key OPTION KEY OK will appear in the message line and the option will be entered in the FIRMWARE OPTIONS table If you enter an invalid license key the message OPTION KEY INVALID will ap...

Page 98: ...R S FSQ Firmware Update and Installation of Firmware Options Activating Firmware Options 3 4 Quick Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 ...

Page 99: ...ayout 4 2 4 1 1 Displays in the Diagram Area 4 3 4 2 Setting Parameters 4 7 4 2 1 The Keypad 4 7 4 2 2 The Rotary Knob and Arrow Keys 4 8 4 2 3 Editing Numeric Parameters 4 8 4 2 4 Editing Alphanumeric Parameters 4 9 4 2 4 1 Alphanumeric Editor Type 1 4 9 4 2 4 2 Alphanumeric Editor Type 2 4 10 ...

Page 100: ...2 02 4 1 Diagram Layout Fig 4 1 Screen layout of the R S FSQ during analyzer operation Logo title date Hardware settings Marker Delta marker Status information Trace information Level axis labelling Frequency axis labelling Dirty flag Enhancement labels Marker Delta marker ...

Page 101: ...Display of the sweep time that has been set SWEEP TIME If the sweep time does not correspond to the value for automatic coupling an asterisk will appear in front of the field The color of the asterisk will turn to red if the sweep time is set below the value for automatic coupling In this case the sweep time must be increased Marker Delta Contains the x and y axis positions of the last marker or d...

Page 102: ...cates an overload of the input mixer Increase the RF attenuation IFOVL Indicates an overload of the IF signal path after the input mixer Increase the reference level LOUNL Indicates that an error was detected in the instrument s frequency processing hardware EXREF Is displayed if the instrument was set to an external reference but no signal was detected on the reference input OVEN Indicates that t...

Page 103: ...RM RMS detector QP QUASIPEAK detector auto manual The selected detector does not match the one for automatic coupling Trace Mode Display of the sweep mode CLRWR CLEAR WRITE MAXH MAX HOLD MINH MIN HOLD AVG AVERAGE VIEW VIEW Trace Mathematics Indicates that the trace difference function is activated e g 1 3 in the example means that trace 3 is subtracted from trace 1 1 PK CLRWR 1 3 Trace number Dete...

Page 104: ...VIEW The display remains on screen until the user eliminates the cause In some cases this involves starting a new sweep SINGLE SWEEP mode or switching the affected trace to BLANK A B Designation for screen A B If screen A B is activated for entering measurement parameters the label background will be in color SGL The sweep is set to SINGLE SWEEP GAT The frequency sweep is controlled via the EXT TR...

Page 105: ...the case of level entries e g in dB or dimensionless values all units have the value 1 as multiplying factor Thus they have the same function as an ENTER key The same is true for an alphanumeric entry In addition the unit keys open and close selection fields in tables subtables BACK key If a numeric entry has already been started this key deletes the character to the left of the cursor If an entry...

Page 106: ...Hz key The rotary knob has several functions Increments clockwise direction or decrements counterclockwise direction the instrument parameter at a defined step width in the case of a numeric entry Shifts the selection bar horizontally or vertically within tables as long as an entry field is not open The arrow keys are used to change the direction of motion horizontal vertical Selects the individua...

Page 107: ... cursor now marks the first letter of the editor Using the Ul and Ur arrow keys or the rotary knob place the cursor on the character that you want to enter in the editing line Press either the ENTER key or the rotary knob The character will be added to the editing line Correcting the entry Using the Uu arrow key place the cursor in the editing line Using the Ul and Ur arrow keys or the rotary knob...

Page 108: ...first character of the editor Using the Ul and Ur arrow keys or the rotary knob place the cursor on the character that you want to enter in the editing line Press the ENTER key or the rotary knob The character will be added to the editing line Correcting the entry alternative 1 Using the rotary knob go to the character in the character selection field By pressing the rotary knob on and place the c...

Page 109: ... field will close and the new entry will be accepted by the instrument Completing the entry alternative 2 Using the Uu arrow key place the cursor by the editing line Press one of the unit keys or the rotary knob The data entry field will close and the new entry will be accepted by the instrument Cancelling the entry Press the ESC key The data entry field will close and the previous entry will be r...

Page 110: ...R S FSQ Basic Operation Setting Parameters 4 12 Quick Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 ...

Page 111: ...s of Sinusoidal Signals 5 8 5 2 1 Measuring the Suppression of the First and Second Harmonic of an Input Signal 5 8 5 2 2 Reducing Noise 5 10 5 3 Measuring Harmonics with Frequency Sweeps 5 12 5 3 1 High Sensitivity Harmonics Measurements 5 12 5 4 Measuring Signal Spectra with Multiple Signals 5 15 5 4 1 Separating Signals by Selecting the Resolution Bandwidth 5 15 5 4 1 1 Separating Two Signals w...

Page 112: ... Time Domain 5 28 5 5 5 Measurement of FM Modulated Signals 5 30 5 5 5 1 Example Display of the AF of an FM Modulated Carrier 5 30 5 6 Storing and Loading Instrument Settings 5 33 5 6 1 Storing an Instrument Configuration without Traces 5 33 5 6 1 1 Storing Traces 5 34 5 6 2 Loading an Instrument Configuration 5 35 5 6 2 1 Automatic Loading of a Data Record during Booting 5 36 5 7 Printing Out the...

Page 113: ...quency at the marker position The frequency measurement uncertainty is determined by the reference frequency of the R S FSQ the resolution of the marker frequency display and the resolution of the screen 5 1 1 1 Procedure 1 Reset the instrument Press the PRESET key 2 Connect the signal to be measured to the RF INPUT input on the instrument front panel 3 Set the center frequency to 128 MHz Press th...

Page 114: ...T1 Trace 1 5 1 1 2 Increasing the Frequency Resolution The frequency resolution of the marker is predefined by the measurement point resolution of the trace A trace uses 625 measurement points i e when the frequency span is 1 MHz each measurement point corresponds to a span of approx 1 6 kHz This corresponds to a maximum uncertainty of 0 8 kHz You can increase the measurement point resolution of t...

Page 115: ...PT key The AMPT menu will appear in the softkey bar The REF LEVEL softkey will be highlighted in red to indicate that it is activated for data entry The entry field for the reference level is also opened and displays a value of 20 dBm Using the numeric keypad enter 30 and confirm the entry with the dBm key The reference level is now set to 30 dBm The maximum of the trace is near the maximum of the...

Page 116: ...Set the center frequency and the span Press the FREQ key and enter 128 MHz The center frequency of the R S FSQ is set to 128 MHz Press the SPAN softkey and enter 1 MHz The frequency span of the R S FSQs set to 1 MHz 3 Activate the marker Press the MKR key The marker is activated and set to the signal maximum The level and the frequency of the marker are displayed in the marker information field 4 ...

Page 117: ...ove the noise level to ensure that the specified measurement accuracy is adhered to For bandwidths between 200 kHz and 10 MHz the time for measuring the frequency is inversely proportional to the selected resolution i e a resolution of 1 Hz requires a gate time of 1 second for the counter For digital bandwidths of less than 300 kHz the time for measuring the frequency is always approx 30 ms and is...

Page 118: ... of the input signal 3 For maximum sensitivity set the RF attenuation to 0 dB Press the AMPT key Press the RF ATTEN MANUAL softkey and enter 0 dB 4 To average suppress the noise reduce the video bandwidth Press the BW key Press the COUPLING RATIO softkey Using the arrow keys select RBW VBW NOISE 10 The video bandwidth VBW will now always be set to less than the resolution bandwidth RBW by a factor...

Page 119: ...lta 3 T1 It automatically appears on the next largest harmonic of the signal The frequency offset and level offset from marker 1 on the fundamental are displayed in the marker field at the top edge of the screen see Fig 5 2 Fig 5 2 Measuring the harmonic suppression of the internal reference generator Markers delta 2 T1 and delta 3 T1 show the offset of the first and second harmonics from the fund...

Page 120: ...rtainty particularly in the case of small signal to noise ratios because the measurement signal is also separated from the noise 1 Reducing the noise by reducing the video bandwidth Press the BW key Press the VIDEO BW MANUAL softkey Using the rotary knob turning it counterclockwise reduce the video bandwidth to 10 kHz for example or enter 10 kHz This clearly smooths the noise and the sweep time wi...

Page 121: ...oportion to the bandwidth by reducing the resolution bandwidth i e reducing the resolution bandwidth by a factor of 10 also reduces the noise by a factor of 10 which corresponds to 10 dB The amplitude of sinusoidal signals is not affected by reducing the resolution bandwidth 6 Set the resolution bandwidth to 10 kHz Press the BW key Press the RES BW MANUAL softkey and enter 10 kHz The noise decreas...

Page 122: ...is carried out with the R S FSQ set to a small span Only the frequency range around the harmonics will then be measured with a small resolution bandwidth 1 Reset the instrument Press the PRESET key The R S FSQ is now in the default state 2 Switch on the internal reference generator Press the SETUP key Press the softkeys SERVICE INPUT CAL The internal 128 MHz reference generator is now on The R S F...

Page 123: ...uency with a vertical line At the same time the delta 2 marker is switched on at the marker position Fig 5 4 Fundamental wave and the frequency and level reference point 6 Make the step size for the center frequency equal to the signal frequency Press the FREQ key Press the CF STEPSIZE softkey and press the MARKER softkey in the submenu The step size for the center frequency is now equal to the ma...

Page 124: ...lta marker jumps to the maximum of the 2nd harmonic The displayed level result is relative to the reference point level fundamental wave level Fig 5 5 Measuring the level difference between the fundamental wave reference point level and the 2nd harmonic The other harmonics are measured with steps 6 and 7 the center frequency being incremented or decremented in steps of 128 MHz using the up or down...

Page 125: ...specified bandwidth is the 3 dB bandwidth of the filter Two signals with the same amplitude can be resolved if the resolution bandwidth is smaller than or equal to the frequency spacing of the signals If the resolution bandwidth is equal to the frequency spacing the spectrum display screen will show a level drop of 3 dB precisely in the center of the two signals Decreasing the resolution bandwidth...

Page 126: ... Press the RES BW MANUAL softkey and enter 30 kHz Press the VIDEO BW MANUAL softkey and enter 1 kHz The two signals can be clearly distinguished by a 3 dB level drop in the center of the screen Fig 5 6 Measurement of two equally sized RF sinusoidal signals with the resolution bandwidth which corresponds to the frequency spacing of the signals The video bandwidth is set to 1 kHz in order to make th...

Page 127: ...the rotary knob counterclockwise thus yielding a higher frequency resolution 5 Set the resolution bandwidth to 1 kHz Turn the rotary knob counterclockwise until the bandwidth indicates 1 kHz The two generator signals are shown with high resolution However the sweep time becomes noticeably longer 600 ms since it increases at a rate of 1 RBW2 At smaller bandwidths 10 dB per a bandwidth factor of 10 ...

Page 128: ...aller than their frequency spacing 6 Activate the FFT bandwidths Using the FILTER TYPE softkey in the selection list set the filter type to FFT IF filtering is now performed using the FFT algorithm The sweep time decreases significantly from 600 ms to 25 ms a factor of 24 The display update rate also increases by almost the same ratio Fig 5 9 Measurement with FFT filters gives a considerably short...

Page 129: ...red Since the dynamic range of an analyzer is very large extremely small modulation depths can also be measured precisely For this purpose the R S FSQ provides measurement routines that directly output the modulation depth numerically in Test setup Settings on the signal generator e g R S SMIQ Measurement with the R S FSQ 1 Reset the instrument Press the PRESET key The R S FSQ is now in the defaul...

Page 130: ...arker to the carrier signal in the center of the diagram and one delta marker each to the upper and lower AM sidebands The R S FSQ calculates the AM modulation depth from the level differences of the delta markers to the main marker and outputs the numeric value in the marker information field Fig 5 10 Measurement of the AM modulation depth The modulation depth shown is MDEPTH 49 345 The frequency...

Page 131: ...burst are important 5 5 1 Measuring the Power Characteristic For measuring power in the time domain the R S FSQ offers easy to use functions that measure the power over a predefined time 5 5 1 1 Example Measuring the Power of a GSM Burst During the Activation Phase Test setup Settings on the signal generator e g R S SMIQ Measurement with the R S FSQ 1 Reset the instrument Press the PRESET key The ...

Page 132: ... displayed as a horizontal line labelled with the absolute level for the trigger threshold in the measurement diagram 6 Configure power measurement in the time domain Press the MEAS key Press the TIME DOM POWER softkey Set the LIMITS softkey to ON Press the START LIMIT softkey By turning the rotary knob clockwise move the vertical line to the start of the burst Press the STOP LIMIT softkey By turn...

Page 133: ...ttings on the signal generator e g R S SMIQ Measurement with the R S FSQ The measurement is based on the setting in section Example Measuring the Power of a GSM Burst During the Activation Phase on page 5 21 1 Switch off the power measurement Press the MEAS key Press the TIME DOM POWER softkey In the submenu set the POWER softkey to OFF 2 Increase the time resolution to 100 µs Press the SWEEP key ...

Page 134: ...enter of the screen or enter 50 µs The R S FSQ will show the rising edge of the GSM burst Fig 5 12 Rising edge of the GSM burst displayed with high time resolution 4 Using the trigger offset move the falling edge of the burst to the center of the screen Set the POLARITY softkey to NEG The R S FSQ will show the falling edge of the GSM burst Fig 5 13 Falling edge of the GSM burst displayed with high...

Page 135: ...st setup Settings on the signal generator e g R S SMIQ Measurement with the R S FSQ 1 Reset the instrument Press the PRESET key The R S FSQ is now in the default state 2 Set the center frequency to 100 MHz the span to 0 Hz and the resolution bandwidth to 1 MHz Press the FREQ key and enter 100 MHz Press the SPAN key and enter 0 Hz or Press the ZEROSPAN softkey Press the BW key and enter 1 MHz 3 Set...

Page 136: ...FSET softkey and enter 1 ms The R S FSQ shows the GSM burst in the right hand half of the measurement diagram 6 Configure the power measurement in the time domain Press the MEAS key Press the TIME DOM POWER softkey Set the LIMITS softkey to ON Press the START LIMIT softkey Using the rotary knob move the vertical line to the start of the burst Press the STOP LIMIT softkey Using the rotary knob move...

Page 137: ...easured power of the GSM burst is set as the reference 8 Measure the power during the deactivation phase of the burst Press the TRIG key Set the POLARITY POS NEG softkey to NEG The R S FSQ initiates triggering in response to the falling edge of the burst This shifts the burst to the left hand half of the measurement diagram The power is measured in the deactivation phase The start of the burst is ...

Page 138: ...nstrument Press the PRESET key The R S FSQ is now in the default state 2 Set the center frequency to 100 MHz and the span to 0 Hz Press the FREQ key and enter 100 MHz Press the SPAN key and enter 0 Hz 3 Set the reference level to 6 dBm and the display range to linear Press the AMPT key and enter 6 dBm Press the RANGE LINEAR softkey 4 Elicit triggering in response to the AF signal by using the vide...

Page 139: ... of a carrier that is AM modulated with 1 kHz The AF can be listened to by using the built in loudspeaker 5 Activate the internal AM demodulator Press the MKR FCTN key Press the MKR DEMOD softkey The R S FSQ automatically switches on the AM audio demodulator Turn up the loudspeaker volume A 1 kHz tone can be heard from the internal loudspeaker ...

Page 140: ...ion bandwidth and the frequency offset must be selected in such a manner that the instantaneous frequency is located in the linear part of the filter edge As a result the frequency variation of the FM modulated signal is transformed into an amplitude variation that can be displayed on screen in the time domain In the case of the four circuit filters from 200 kHz to 3 MHz implemented as analog filt...

Page 141: ... rotary knob set the reference level such that the filter edge at the center frequency intersects the 10 dB level line The filter edge of the 300 kHz filter will appear on screen This corresponds to the demodulator characteristic for FM signals with a steepness of approx 5 dB 100 kHz Fig 5 17 Display of the filter edge of the 300 kHz filter as an FM discriminator characteristic 5 Set the FM deviat...

Page 142: ... Establish a stable display by using video triggering Press the TRIG key Press the VIDEO softkey A static image for the FM AF signal is produced Result 10 5 dB this yields a deviation of 100 kHz when the steepness of the demodulator characteristic is 5 dB 100 kHz Fig 5 18 Display of the demodulated FM signal ...

Page 143: ...Usage on page 2 9 The preset state Current Settings includes that the settings of the measurement functions activated limit lines and the active transducer factor are stored Use the ITEMS TO SAVE RCL function to store load traces and to store additional limit lines and transducer factors 5 6 1 Storing an Instrument Configuration without Traces You can store an instrument configuration as follows P...

Page 144: ...ield and activate text entry by pressing the rotary knob Enter a file name or digit from 0 to 9 and store the data record by pressing ENTER The name of a data record may contain letters and digits If necessary the desired directory can be placed in front of the name of the data record the directory will then automatically be used for any further save and recall operations You can enter file names ...

Page 145: ... record will be loaded 2 By selecting the data record from a list Press the FILE key and then the RECALL softkey Press the ITEMS TO SAVE RCL softkey The list of available data records is shown Select the data record to be loaded by using the rotary knob and confirm by pressing ENTER twice The data record will be loaded To change the instrument configuration path use the EDIT PATH softkey To load s...

Page 146: ...ally load a data record defined by the user This requires performing the following procedure Press the FILE key and then the RECALL softkey Press the STARTUP RECALL softkey The list of available data records is shown Select the data record to be loaded by using the rotary knob and mark it with ENTER Close the dialog box by pressing ESC twice The selected data record will also be loaded by pressing...

Page 147: ...lows you to switch between black and white and color printouts default You can also select the color setting SCREEN Output using screen colors OPTIMIZED default Instead of the bright colors for traces and markers dark colors will be used blue for trace 1 black for trace 2 green for trace 3 turquoise for markers USER DEFINED You can use this setting to customize the colors The possible settings cor...

Page 148: ...ples The measurement examples provided in this section are intended as an introduction to operating the R S FSQ For enhanced applications refer to the Operating Manual chapter 2 which provides a series of additional examples Measurement examples for the instrument s options are provided in the Operating Manuals for the individual options ...

Page 149: ...ing Users 6 10 6 6 2 Changing the User Password 6 12 6 6 3 NOVELL Network only Configure NOVELL Client 6 14 6 6 4 Logging On to the Network 6 15 6 6 5 Deactivating the Automatic Login Mechanism 6 15 6 6 6 Reactivating the Automatic Login Mechanism 6 15 6 6 7 Using Network Drives 6 16 6 6 8 Installing a Network Printer 6 18 6 6 9 Sharing Directories only with Microsoft Networks 6 22 6 7 Manual Oper...

Page 150: ...e Desktop Connection with the R S FSQ 6 34 6 7 6 Deactivating the R S FSQ from the Controller 6 34 In some of the following step by step instructions user names and passwords must be entered This requires a mouse and an external keyboard is the connection is described in sections Connecting a Mouse and Connecting an External Keyboard on page 2 10 ...

Page 151: ...P IP must always be installed In the following example the support for Novell Network will also be installed Windows XP automatically appends numbers to the name Local Area Connection Status e g Local Area Connection Status 8 if the configuration is created using the New Connection wizard Since these numbers are unimportant in the following configuration steps they are omitted in the description A...

Page 152: ...onal Network Protocols Services 6 4 Quick Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 Click the Properties button The dialog box containing the available network protocols will open Click the Install button The list of available network components will open ...

Page 153: ...vell Netware will be installed After you complete the installation you will be prompted to restart the instrument Click the Yes button Windows will restart the system Your network administrator knows which clients services and protocols must be installed for your network If network components are not included in D I386 they have to be installed using a memory stick or CD ROM drive In this case cli...

Page 154: ... ESC The Windows Start menu will open Select Settings Control Panel System The System Properties dialog will open Network Protocols Services Comments NOVELL Netware NWLink IPX SPX compatible transport Client service for NetWare The frame type used in the network must be set under Protocols Properties IP Networks FTP TELNET WWW GOPHER etc TCP IP Simple TCP IP services An IP address that is unique i...

Page 155: ...nging the computer name domain and workgroup will open Enter a new computer name If necessary enter a Domain or Workgroup Confirm changes with OK You are prompted to restart the instrument Click the Yes button Windows will restart the system You can change the other settings after you select the other tabs Before doing so however be sure to check with your network administrator ...

Page 156: ...strument the Internet Connection Firewall ICF is activated for all network connections by default to enhance protection of the instrument The default configuration of the firewall enables data transfer with other controllers in a local network file and printer sharing and remote control via LAN To change these settings for security reasons perform the following steps Using the Windows key or the k...

Page 157: ...ily or permanently without a network connection no special measures are necessary in contrast to Windows NT Windows XP automatically detects the interruption of the network connection and does not set up the connection when the instrument is switched on If you are not prompted to enter the user name and password proceed as described in the section Reactivating the Automatic Login Mechanism on page...

Page 158: ...ns 6 6 1 Creating Users After the software for the network has been installed the instrument will issue an error message the next time it is switched on because there is no user named instrument user ID for Windows XP automatic login in the network Thus a matching user must be created in Windows XP and in the network the password must be adapted to the network password and the automatic login mech...

Page 159: ...mputer name will open Enter the name of the new user in the text field and confirm with Next The Pick an account type dialog box for defining the user s rights will open Select Computer administrator Conclude the creation of the new user by clicking the Create Account button The new user has now been created Proper firmware function requires administrator rights ...

Page 160: ...apted to the network password This is also done by using the User Account wizard Using the Windows key or the key combination CTRL ESC call the Windows XP Start menu Click Settings and then Control Panel and User Accounts The wizard for managing the users will open with the Pick a task dialog box Click the desired user account in the example user Test The dialog box for selecting the desired actio...

Page 161: ... in a Network Click Create a password The dialog box for entering a new password will open Enter the new password in the upper text line and repeat it in the following line Scroll the screen contents down Conclude the entry with the Create Password button The new password is now active ...

Page 162: ... and CSNW Bindery Login NOVELL 3 x Click Default Tree and Context Under Select Preferred Server select the NOVELL server on which the user has been created NDS Login newer NOVELL versions Click Default Tree and Context Under Tree enter the NDS Tree and under Context the hierarchical path on which the user has been created If desired click the Run Login Script entry Conclude the login configuration...

Page 163: ... Start menu with CTRL ESC Select RUN from the menu An entry field will open Enter the command D USER NOAUTOLOGIN REG in the entry field and confirm it with ENTER The automatic login mechanism will be deactivated The next time you switch on the instrument you will be prompted to enter your user name and password before the firmware is started 6 6 6 Reactivating the Automatic Login Mechanism To reac...

Page 164: ...ndows key or the key combination CTRL ESC call the Windows XP Start menu Click Programs and then Accessories and Windows Explorer Under Desktop click My Network Places and Entire Network All available network drives will be displayed Click Tools and then Map Network Drive The Map Network Drive dialog will open Under Drive click the drive ...

Page 165: ...ument is started Click Finish to connect the network path with the selected drive You will be now prompted to enter your user name and password The drive will then appear under All Directories in Explorer Terminate the connection In Windows Explorer click Tools and then Disconnect Network Drive Under Drive select the drive whose connection is to be terminated Click OK to terminate the connection Y...

Page 166: ...ALL PRINTER softkey in the HCOPY menu Click the HCOPY key The HCOPY menu will open Click the NEXT key to go to the side menu Using INSTALL PRINTER open the Printers and Faxes dialog box Using the rotary knob go to Add Printer in the selection list Using right arrow key mark the entry and then confirm by pressing ENTER or the rotary knob The Add Printer Wizard will now appear ...

Page 167: ...nob and then press the rotary knob to confirm The Local or Network Printer selection will appear In this example an HP Laserjet 5 printer is installed as a network printer To select a network printer activate A network printer or a printer attached to another computer Click Next to continue The Specify a Printer dialog will open ...

Page 168: ...ear Mark a printer and confirm with OK When you are prompted to confirm the installation of a suitable printer driver click OK The selection of printer drivers will appear The left hand pane will list the manufacturers and the right hand pane the available printer drivers Select the appropriate manufacturer under Manufacturers and then the appropriate printer driver under Printers ...

Page 169: ...lick Next The final message of the installation wizard is displayed Click the Finish button to start installation of the printer driver Configure the R S FSQ for printout with this printer using the DEVICE SETUP and DEVICE 1 2 softkeys in the hardcopy main menu see section Selecting and Configuring Printers on page 2 30 If the printer you need does not appear in the list the driver has not yet bee...

Page 170: ...es data on the device available for use on other computers This is possible only in Microsoft networks Sharing is a property of a file or directory The procedure for applying sharing is as follows Open the Windows Start menu with the Windows key or CTRL ESC Click Programs Accessories Windows Explorer to open Windows Explorer Click the desired folder with the right mouse button ...

Page 171: ...ssary Confirm the settings with OK The drive will be shared and marked with a hand under the directory symbol in Explorer Share name Name under which the directory appears in Explorer Comment Comments regarding the shared directory User Limit Maximum number of users who can access the directory simultaneously Permissions The user access rights read only read and write all Caching Local buffering o...

Page 172: ...esktop software of Windows XP the R S FSQ ideally meets requirements for use in production Access to the control functions via a virtual front panel soft front panel Printout of measurement results directly from the controller Storage of measured data on the controller s hard disk The R S FSQ is connected via a LAN in which case Windows XP also supports a connection via a modem This section descri...

Page 173: ...rmine the IP configuration of the network connection Open the Windows XP Start menu with the Windows key or the CTRL ESC key combination Click Settings Network Connections Local Area Connection The Local Area Connection Status dialog box will open Click the Support tab The current TCP IP configuration will be displayed If Assigned by DHCP appears in the Address Type field go to step 2 Create a fix...

Page 174: ...ktop Press the Windows key or CTRL ESC The Windows Start menu will open Select Settings Control Panel System Select the Remote tab In the Remote Desktop panel select the check box in front of Allow users to connect remotely to this computer To avoid problems use a fixed IP address When a DHCP server is used a new IP address is assigned each time the instrument is restarted This address must first ...

Page 175: ...Remote Users and select users created on the R S FSQ who are to be given access to the R S FSQ also via Remote Desktop Confirm the setting with OK The R S FSQ is now ready for connection setup with the Remote Desktop program of the controller The user account under which configuration is carried out is automatically enabled for Remote Desktop ...

Page 176: ... set up The procedure is as follows Press the Windows key or CTRL ESC Select Programs Accessories Communications Remote Desktop Connection The Remote Desktop login screen will appear Select the Options button The table with the configuration data will appear Select the Experience tab These settings are used to select and optimize the connection speed With Windows XP Remote Desktop Client is part o...

Page 177: ...ormance you can deactivate Desktop background Show Contents of Window while dragging and Menu and Window animation Click the Local Resources tab The tab for enabling printers local drives and serial interfaces will appear Click the check box in front of Disk drives if you will need to access drives of the controller from the R S FSQ e g in order to store settings or to copy files from the controll...

Page 178: ...inter in the Remote desktop size panel The default setting is Full Screen Do not change the Colors setting Display the connection bar when in full screen mode If this option is enabled a bar showing the network address of the R S FSQ will appear at the top edge of the screen You can use this bar to reduce minimize or close the window If this option is disabled the only way you can return to the co...

Page 179: ...ction information Enter the IP address of the R S FSQ in the Computer field You can save the connection information for later use by clicking the Save As button You can use the Open button to load an existing connection configuration Press the Connect button The connection will be set up If the entry Disk Drives is enabled on the Local Resources tab a warning will appear indicating that the drives...

Page 180: ... R S FSQ screen will appear If the R S FSQ application appears on screen immediately after connection setup shutdown and restart are not necessary If a dark screen appears or a dark square appears in the upper left hand corner of the screen you must restart the R S FSQ in order to see the modified screen resolution As of firmware version 4 6x the default username is instrument with the password 89...

Page 181: ...omatically open the Soft Front Panel i e the user interface on which all front panel controls and the rotary knob are mapped to buttons After the connection is established the R S FSQ screen is displayed in the Remote Desktop application window You can operate all hardkeys softkeys and hotkeys by using the mouse The rotary knob is simulated by means of the KNOB LEFT KNOB RIGHT and KNOB PRESS butto...

Page 182: ...ill appear on the R S FSQ screen If the login procedure is completed successfully on the instrument a message will appear on the controller display indicating that another user has assumed control of the instrument and that the connection was terminated as a result 6 7 6 Deactivating the R S FSQ from the Controller The R S FSQ can be deactivated via remote control To do so proceed as follows 1 Cli...

Page 183: ... 7 5 7 1 2 3 Initializing the Instrument 7 5 7 1 2 4 Switching the Screen Display On and Off 7 6 7 1 2 5 Configuring the Power Save Function for the Display 7 6 7 1 3 Sending Simple Instrument Setting Commands 7 7 7 1 4 Reading Out Instrument Settings 7 8 7 1 5 Marker Positioning and Readout 7 9 7 1 6 Command Synchronization 7 10 7 1 6 1 Reading Output Buffers 7 11 7 1 6 2 Reading Error Messages 7...

Page 184: ... 24 7 2 5 Configuring and Starting a Printout 7 25 GPIB interface see chapter 2 section Setting the GPIB Interface on page 2 23 Remote control via network LAN interface is provided also For details on configuring the LAN interface see chapter 2 section Configuring the LAN Interface on page 2 34 The following programming examples are hierarchical in structure i e the later examples are based on the...

Page 185: ... in front of the print instruction Thus if a form is named Main the print instruction will be as follows Main Print Text Accessing the functions of the VISA32 DLL To enable users to create Visual Basic control applications the file dynamic link library VISA32 DLL has to be added to the project using the References command in the Project menu In addition the file VISA32 BAS is being added to the pr...

Page 186: ...s zero terminated strings in responses a string of sufficient length must be created before the viRead function is called because Visual Basic inserts a length specification in front of the strings and this specification is not updated by the DLL The following two means of creating the length specification for a string are provided Dim Rd as String 100 Dim Rd as String Rd Space 100 ...

Page 187: ...tring specifies the instrument GPIB0 specifies the control whereas 20 specifies a certain instrument connected to the controller Assuming the instrument was connected via a LAN cable and assigned the IP address 192 168 1 1 the corresponding string would read as Const analyzerString TCPIP 192 168 1 1 INSTR 7 1 2 2 Initializing the Controller This procedure first establishes a connection to the VISA...

Page 188: ...ic SUB DisplayOff Dim status As ViStatus Dim retCnt As Long status viWrite analyzer SYST DISP UPD OFF 17 retCnt Switch off screen display END SUB REM 7 1 2 5 Configuring the Power Save Function for the Display During remote operation it is often unnecessary to display the measurement results on screen Although the SYSTem DISPlay UPDate OFF command switches off the display of the measurement result...

Page 189: ...frequency span and reference level of the instrument are set REM Instrument setting commands PUBLIC SUB SimpleSettings Dim status As ViStatus Dim retCnt As Long status viWrite analyzer FREQENCY CENTER 128MHz 22 retCnt Center frequency 128 MHz status viWrite analyzer FREQENCY SPAN 10MHZ 19 retCnt Set span to 10 MHz status viWrite analyzer DISPLAY TRACE Y RLEVEL 10dBm 29 retCnt Set reference level t...

Page 190: ...racters status viWrite analyzer FREQ CENT 10 retCnt Request center frequency status viRead analyzer CFfrequenz 20 retCnt Read in value CFspan Space 20 Provide text variable 20 characters status viWrite analyzer FREQ SPAN 10 retCnt Request span status viRead analyzer CFspan 20 retCnt Read in value RLpegel Space 20 Provide text variable 20 characters status viWrite analyzer DISP TRAC Y RLEV 17 retCn...

Page 191: ...function PUBLIC SUB ReadMarker status viWrite analyzer CALC MARKER ON MARKER MAX 25 retCnt Activate marker 1 and search for peak MKmark Space 30 Provide text variable 30 characters status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK X Y 15 retCnt status viRead analyzer MKmark 30 retCnt Query frequency and level and read in value REM Displaying values on the screen Print Marker frequency level MKmark END SUB REM ...

Page 192: ...lyzer ABOR INIT IMM OPC 20 retCnt Provide space for OPC response REM In this case the controller can use other instruments status viRead analyzer OpcOk 2 retCnt Wait for 1 from OPC REM Third method Using OPC Rem In order for the Service Request function to be used with a GPIB Rem driver from National Instruments the setting Rem Disable Auto Serial Poll must be set to yes with IBCONF status viWrite...

Page 193: ...retCnt As Long result Space 100 Create space for response status viRead analyzer result 100 retCnt Print Contents of Output Queue result END SUB REM 7 1 6 2 Reading Error Messages REM Subroutine for evaluating the error queue Public SUB ErrorQueueHandler Dim status As ViStatus Dim retCnt As Long sError Space 100 Subroutine for evaluating the error queue status viWrite analyzer SYSTEM ERROR 13 retC...

Page 194: ...level Last of all the level detectors are linked to the selected trace mode in the default setting The settings automatically calculated in the default setting are indicated with an asterisk in the following program example 7 2 1 1 Setting the IEC Bus Status Registers REM Public Sub SetupStatusReg Dim status As ViStatus Dim retCnt As Long REM IEEE 488 2 status register status viWrite analyzer CLS ...

Page 195: ... retCnt Center frequency status viWrite analyzer FREQ SPAN 1 MHz 15 retCnt Span REM Level setting status viWrite analyzer DISP WIND TRAC Y RLEV 20dBm 28 retCnt Reference level status viWrite analyzer INP ATT 10dB 12 retCnt Input attenuation REM Level scaling status viWrite analyzer DISP WIND TRAC Y SPAC LOG 25 retCnt Log level axis status viWrite analyzer DISP WIND TRAC Y SCAL 100dB 27 retCnt Leve...

Page 196: ...lyzer DETECTOR1 RMS 13 retCnt Detector Trace1 status viWrite analyzer DET2 AUTO ON 12 retCnt Detector Trace2 status viWrite analyzer DET3 AUTO ON 12 retCnt Detector Trace3 REM Bandwidths and sweep time status viWrite analyzer BAND RES 100KHz 15 retCnt Resolution bandwidth status viWrite analyzer BAND VID 1MHz 13 retCnt Video bandwidth status viWrite analyzer SWE TIME 100ms 14 retCnt Sweep time END...

Page 197: ...zer CALC MARK PEXC 6DB 18 retCnt Define peak excursion status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK STAT ON 17 retCnt Enable marker 1 status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK TRAC 1 16 retCnt Set marker 1 to trace 1 status viWrite analyzer INIT WAI 9 retCnt Perform sweep with sync status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK MAX X Y 19 retCnt Marker to peak read frequency and level status viRead analyzer result 100 retCnt Pri...

Page 198: ...a marker 2 marker and center frequency marker 2 status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK2 FUNC REF 19 retCnt Ref level marker 2 status viWrite analyzer INIT WAI 9 retCnt Sweep with sync END SUB REM 7 2 2 2 Frequency Counting The following example is based on a signal at 100 MHz with a level of 30 dBm Also in this measurement the instrument s default setting can be used SetupInstrument The purpose of freq...

Page 199: ... by using a notch filter in order to prevent the RF input of the R S FSQ from being overloaded Thus two measurements with different level settings are performed in the following example First a high reference level is used on the carrier frequency and then a low reference level is used on the frequency of the third harmonic The default setting of the R S FSQ for measurements SetupInstrument is als...

Page 200: ...ise When phase noise is measured the noise power related to a bandwidth of 1 Hz is set in relation to the power of an adjacent carrier signal A commonly used offset between the measured frequency and the carrier frequency is 10 kHz When noise is measured the measured absolute level is related to a bandwidth of 1 Hz The following example is also based on a signal at 100 MHz with a level of 30 dBm T...

Page 201: ...alyzer CALC MARK MAX 13 retCnt Set marker 1 to 100 MHz status viWrite analyzer CALC DELT FUNC PNO ON 21 retCnt Define reference point for phase noise REM Measuring the phase noise status viWrite analyzer CALC DELT X 10kHz 17 retCnt Position delta marker status viWrite analyzer CALC DELT FUNC PNO RES 23 retCnt Query phase noise result status viRead analyzer result 100 retCnt Print Phase Noise dBc H...

Page 202: ...s such as with Visual Basic because the data types of the header and data sections are different in binary data Note that the function viRead32 is not declared in VISA32 BAS and therefore needs to be defined separately Declare Function viRead32 Lib Visa32 Alias viRead ByVal vi As Long Values As Any ByVal count As Long retCount As Long As Long REM Public Sub ReadTrace Dim status As ViStatus Dim ret...

Page 203: ...te analyzer FORMAT REAL 32 14 retCnt Set binary format status viWrite analyzer TRAC1 TRACE1 13 retCnt Read trace 1 status viRead analyzer result 2 retCnt Read and store length spec for number of digits Val Mid result 2 1 characters result Space 100 Reinitialize buffer status viRead analyzer result digits retCnt Read and store length specification traceBytes Val Left result digits status viRead32 a...

Page 204: ...13 9652 62 02 Perform sweep with sync REM Reading out in ASCII format status viWrite analyzer FORMAT ASCII 12 retCnt Set ASCII format status viWrite analyzer TRAC1 TRACE1 13 retCnt Read and output status viRead analyzer asciiResult 25000 retCnt Print Contents of Trace1 asciiResult trace 1 END SUB REM ...

Page 205: ... D USER DATA It uses the default setting and resets the instrument after the setting is stored REM Default settings of the R S FSQ Call SetupInstrument status viWrite analyzer INIT CONT OFF 13 retCnt Change to single sweep status viWrite analyzer INIT WAI 9 retCnt Perform sweep with sync REM Selection of settings to be stored status viWrite analyzer MMEM SEL HWS ON 15 retCnt Store hardware setting...

Page 206: ...e status viWrite analyzer INIT WAI 9 retCnt Start sweep END SUB REM 7 2 4 3 Setting the Data Record for Startup Recall In the following example the first step is to change the R S FSQ to the default state In the next step the TEST1 data record stored under D USER DATA is selected for the STARTUP RECALL function i e the data record is then set after each RST PRESET and each time the instrument is s...

Page 207: ...put to the selected printer and then to a file REM Public Sub HCopy Dim status As ViStatus Dim retCnt As Long Dim Devices 100 As String Create buffer for printer name For i 0 To 49 Devices i Space 50 Preallocate buffer for printer name Next i REM Default setting of the R S FSQ Call SetupStatusReg Configure status register status viWrite analyzer RST 4 retCnt Reset instrument status viWrite analyze...

Page 208: ...andscape and color BW status viWrite analyzer HCOP PAGE ORI PORTrait 22 retCnt Portrait orientation status viWrite analyzer HCOP DEV COL OFF 16 retCnt Black and white printout REM Configuring and starting the printout status viWrite analyzer HCOP ITEM ALL 13 retCnt All screen contents status viWrite analyzer CLS 4 retCnt Reset status administration status viWrite analyzer HCOP IMMediate OPC 19 ret...

Page 209: ...Quick Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 R S FSQ Appendix Appendix ...

Page 210: ...Quick Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 R S FSQ Appendix ...

Page 211: ...connect a mouse and keyboard for the installation instead of using the front panel Also read the documentation of your printer on how to install the printer After installation the instrument must be configured for printing with a printer Refer to Selecting and Configuring Printers for more information on how to select and configure printers directly on the instrument A detailed description for ins...

Page 212: ...tion Connect the printer via the USB connector on the front panel to the R S FSQ The first page of the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed Select the No not this time option to skip the Windows update via internet You can also perform a Windows update by selecting one of the other options However note that the R S FSQ has limited disk space so make sure that there s enough disk space...

Page 213: ...og box is displayed after the installation is completed Proceed with step 15 If the driver software cannot be found an error message is displayed Deactivate the Don t prompt me again to install this software option Click Finish The first page of the wizard is displayed again Select the Install from a list or specific location option Click Next The third page of the wizard is displayed ...

Page 214: ...lick the Browse button The dialog box to browse for a folder is displayed On the USB device select the folder containing the printer drivers Click OK This button is only active if the selected folder contains drivers The third page of the wizard is displayed again Click Next The selected folder is searched for the printer driver and the printer driver files are copied to C After the installation i...

Page 215: ...1 Local Printer Using the rotary knob select Add Printer from the list Mark the selected item with the right arrow key and press ENTER or the rotary knob to confirm the selection The Add Printer Wizard will appear The following dialog boxes can be operated either from the front panel or via a mouse and keyboard see sections Connecting a Mouse and Connecting an External Keyboard on page 2 10 ...

Page 216: ... to the next step To install a network printer select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer confirm by pressing the rotary knob and continue to the next step In the following example a local printer of type Star LC24 is installed To select a USB connection open the list of available ports by pressing the rotary knob Using the arrow keys or rotary knob select a printer port an...

Page 217: ...turer Star from the Manufacturers table Using the rotary move go to the Printers table Using the arrow up down keys select the desired printer type Star LC24 200 Colour and confirm with ENTER If the desired printer type is not in the list its driver has not yet been installed In this case click the Have Disk button with the mouse You will be prompted to connect a data storage device e g a memory s...

Page 218: ...n Confirm the entry with ENTER The Printer Sharing dialog panel will open Exit the dialog panel by pressing ENTER The Completing the Add Printer Wizard dialog panel will open Check the displayed settings and exit the dialog panel with ENTER The printer will be installed If Windows finds the required driver files the installation will be completed without any further queries If Windows cannot find ...

Page 219: ...ing the rotary knob select OK and confirm by pressing the rotary knob The installation will be completed The instrument must then be configured for printout with this printer using the DEVICE SETUP and DEVICE 1 2 softkeys in the hardcopy main menu see section Selecting and Configuring Printers on page 2 30 A 2 2 Network Printer Network printer installation is described in chapter 6 section Install...

Page 220: ...R S FSQ Appendix Installing Non Plug Play Printers A 10 Quick Start Guide 1313 9652 62 02 ...

Page 221: ...L 5 kHz 6 GHz 144 16 SMF100A1 TTL 100 kHz 43 5 GHz 130 30 SMG GPIB 100 kHz 1 0 GHz 137 13 SMGL GPIB 9 kHz 1 0 GHz 118 30 SMGU GPIB 100 kHz 2 16 GHz 140 13 SMH GPIB 100 kHz 2 0 GHz 140 13 SMHU GPIB 100 kHz 4 32 GHz 140 13 SMIQ02B TTL 300 kHz 2 2 GHz 144 13 SMIQ02E GPIB 300 kHz 2 2 GHz 144 13 SMIQ03B TTL 300 kHz 3 3 GHz 144 13 SMIQ03E GPIB 300 kHz 3 3 GHz 144 13 SMIQ04B TTL 300 kHz 4 4 GHz 144 10 SM...

Page 222: ...ether option R S SMR B11 is installed or not Refer to the data sheet of the R S SMR for more information 3 The upper frequency limit minimum and maximum power depend on which RF Path option R S SMU B10x is installed and on whether option R S SMU B31 is installed or not Refer to the data sheet of the R S SMU for more information SMR2 TTL 10 MHz 60 GHz 130 13 SMT02 GPIB 5 0 kHz 1 5 GHz 144 13 SMT03 ...

Page 223: ...l measuring signal to noise ratio 5 25 BW key 1 4 C CAL key 1 5 2 7 cleaning the outside 2 8 CLRWR trace mode 4 5 color printout 2 31 color saturation screen 2 27 colors screen 2 27 COM 1 12 configuration different networks 6 6 instrument 5 33 5 35 5 36 network 6 6 Windows XP Firewall 6 8 connector AC power supply 1 12 AF OUTPUT 1 7 AUX CONTROL 1 18 2 17 COM 1 12 EXT MIXER 1 6 EXT TRIG GATE IN 1 1...

Page 224: ...2 18 setting output level 2 19 supported types B 1 using as tracking generator 2 20 external keyboard 2 10 F FILE key 1 5 firmware installed options 3 3 installing options 3 3 uninstalling options 3 3 update 3 2 FM modulated signals measuring 5 30 FREQ key 1 4 frequency reference 2 21 front panel 1 2 connectors 1 6 function keys 1 4 FRQ enhancement label 4 6 function keys 1 4 functional test 2 7 G...

Page 225: ...sign key 4 7 unit keys 4 7 keys 1 4 L LAN 1 17 LAN interface 6 1 configuring 2 34 LIMIT CHECK hardware setting 4 3 LINES key 1 5 login automatic login mechanism 6 15 network 6 15 Windows XP 2 39 LOUNL status display 4 4 LPT 1 12 2 14 LVL enhancement label 4 6 M main power switch 1 12 2 6 manual operation XP Remote Desktop 6 24 Marker Delta hardware setting 4 3 MAXH trace mode 4 5 MEAS key 1 5 meas...

Page 226: ... 9 NOVELL 6 14 numeric keys 4 7 O Offset hardware setting 4 3 ON STANDBY key 1 4 2 6 operating system 2 43 operation in a network 6 10 without network 6 9 option installed 3 3 installing 3 3 uninstalling 3 3 OVEN status display 4 4 OVLD status display 4 4 P PA enhancement label 4 6 parameter alphanumeric 4 9 editing 4 8 4 9 numeric 4 8 password Windows XP 2 39 pendrive see memory stick PK detector...

Page 227: ...ata 7 20 Remote Desktop see XP Remote Desktop RF INPUT 1 6 RM detector 4 5 rotary knob 4 8 RS 232 C interface 1 12 S SA detector 4 5 screen automatically switching off 2 27 brightness 2 26 color saturation 2 27 colors 2 27 displays 4 3 layout during analyzer operation 4 2 tint 2 27 screen colors default setting 2 26 second GPIB interface 1 17 self alignment 2 7 self test 2 6 2 7 service pack 2 43 ...

Page 228: ...l 5 3 modulation depth of AM carrier 5 19 power of GSM burst 5 21 separating two signals 5 15 signal to noise ratio of GSM signal 5 25 TG I AM IN 1 17 TG I FM IN 1 17 time entering 2 22 time domain measurements 5 21 tint screen 2 27 trace information 4 5 AP 4 5 AV 4 5 AVG 4 5 CLRWR 4 5 MAXH 4 5 MI 4 5 MINH 4 5 PK 4 5 QP 4 5 RM 4 5 SA 4 5 trace mathematics 4 5 VIEW 4 5 TRACE key 1 5 trace mathemati...

Page 229: ...ministrator ID 2 39 2 43 approved software 2 44 Firewall 6 8 login 2 39 password 2 39 service pack 2 43 Start menu 2 44 X XP Remote Desktop 6 24 connection 6 34 connection setup 6 31 controller configuration 6 28 instrument configuration 6 25 instrument deactivation 6 34 ...

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