Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide
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Operation Verification
Checking the Output Power
N5183A Test Procedure
Test Setup
1.
Zero and calibrate the power sensor to the power
meter:
2.
Connect the equipment as shown:
3.
Preset the signal generator: Press
Preset
.
4.
Turn RF on: Press
RF On/Off
so that the RF On/Off
LED lights.
5.
Turn modulation off: Press
Mod On/Off
so that the
Mod On/Off LED turns off.
6.
Set the frequency: Press
Frequency
and enter the first
frequency value listed in
7.
Set the amplitude: Press
Amplitude
and enter the
amplitude value for that frequency.
8.
Configure the power meter for the measurement.
a.
Press the
Frequency Cal Fac
button on the
power meter.
b.
Select a power meter channel (if applicable).
c.
Use the arrow keys to enter the frequency at
which to measure the power.
9.
Measure the output power level.
10. Repeat steps
to measure power at each of
the 15 frequencies listed in
.
11. Confirm that the measured power levels are within the
limits listed in the table.
*Refer to
*Refer to
Table 3-7 Power Sensors by Frequency and Options
N5183A
Frequency
Power Sensor
Option 520/540
< 5GHz
E9304A
Option 520
> 5GHz
8485A
Option 540
> 5GHz
8487A
Table 3-8 Leveled Output Power Limits
N5183A Output Power
Frequency
Amplitude
(dBm)
Standard
Power
Amplitude
(dBm)
Option 1EA
Limits
a
b
(dB)
a.Limit values are due to power meter uncertainty.
520
532/
540
520
532/
540
200 MHz
11
7
15
14
±2
300 MHz
11
7
15
14
±2
500 MHz
11
7
15
14
±2
800 MHz
11
7
15
14
±2
1.0 GHz
11
7
15
14
±2
2.0 GHz
11
7
15
14
±2
3.1 GHz
11
7
15
14
±2
5.0 GHz
11
7
18
15
±2
10 GHz
11
7
18
15
±2
20 GHz
11
7
18
13
±2
31.8 GHz
(Option
532)
--
7
--
13
±2
40 GHz
(Option
540)
--
7
--
12
±2