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6.3.7 Alignment
6.3.7.1
Basics on Alignment
When you put the instrument into operation for the first time or when strong tempera-
ture changes occur, align the data to a reference source (see
The correction data and characteristics required for the alignment are determined by
the firmware. It compares the results at different settings with the known characteristics
of the high-precision calibration signal source at 64
MHz.
During instrument start, the firmware checks whether the installed hardware is suppor-
ted. If not, an error message is displayed ( "Wrong Firmware Version" ) and you are
asked to update the firmware. Until the firmware version is updated, self-alignment
fails.
If you start a self-alignment remotely and then select the "Local" softkey while the
alignment is still running, the instrument only returns to the manual operation state
after the alignment is completed.
Alignment results
The alignment results are displayed and contain the following information:
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Date and time of last correction data record
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Overall results of correction data record
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List of found correction values according to function/module
The results are classified as follows:
PASSED
Calibration successful without any restrictions
CHECK
Deviation of correction value larger than expected, correction could however be per-
formed
FAILED
Deviations of correction value too large, no correction was possible. The found cor-
rection data is not applicable.
The results are available until the next self-alignment process is started or the instru-
ment is switched off.
Temperature check
During self-alignment, the instrument's (frontend) temperature is also measured (as
soon as the instrument has warmed up completely). This temperature is used as a ref-
erence for a continuous temperature check during operation. If the current temperature
deviates from the stored self-alignment temperature by a certain degree, a warning is
displayed in the status bar. The warning indicates the resulting deviation in the mea-
sured power levels. A status bit in the
STATUs:QUEStionable:TEMPerature
regis-
General Instrument Setup