Step Sweep
Mode
The following procedure details the steps necessary
to perform master-slave operations in step sweep
frequency mode.
Initial Setup
1. Set up the Master and Slave 681XXAs as follows:
a. Begin by resetting both sweep generators.
b. On both instruments, press
Step
to place
them in step sweep mode, then select the
sweep range, power level, and any frequency
markers for each.
c. On the Master sweep generator, select the
dwell time-per-step, the number of steps in the
step sweep, and select a sweep trigger mode.
d. On the Slave sweep generator, select the same
number of steps as the Master.
e. When finished, press
CW
on both sweep gen-
erators to place them in CW mode, then press
SYSTEM
on each. Both units now display the
System Menu (shown below).
f. On the Master 681XXA, press
Master
; on the
Slave 681XXA, press
Slave
.
g. Return both sweep generators to CW mode by
pressing the main menu key
CW/SWEEP
SELECT
h. Now press
Step
to place both sweep gener-
ators in step sweep mode. This starts master-
slave operation.
LOCAL (FRONT
MASTER-SLAVE
PANEL) OPERATION
OPERATION
NOTE
For master-slave operation in step
sweep frequency mode, the number
of steps in the step sweep of both the
Master and Slave 681XXAs must
always be the same.
681XXA OM
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