
Setting Sweep Parameters
Pressing the SWEEP key (or the
sweep setup
soft-key on the
MODE
screen) displays the
SWEEP SETUP
screen.
SWEEP SETUP: OFF
◊
range… type…
◊
◊
time… spacing…
◊
◊
manual… marker…
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Menus for setting up the range, time (sweep rate), type (continuous, triggered, etc.) spacing
(lin/log) and marker position are all accessed from this screen using the appropriate soft-key. In
addition the control screen for manual sweep (i.e. sweeping using the rotary control or cursor
keys) is selected from this screen and Sweep Mode itself is turned on and off with alternate
presses of the
on/off
soft-key; sweep can also be turned on by the
Sweep
soft-key on the
MODE
screen. On all the following menus, pressing the
done
soft-key returns the display to
this
SWEEP SETUP
screen.
Sweep Range
Pressing the
range…
soft-key calls the
SWEEP RANGE
screen.
SWEEP RANGE:
♦
start: 100·0 kHz
◊
stop: 10·00 MHz
◊
centr/span done
◊
The maximum sweep range for all waveforms is 1mHz to 10MHz, including triangle, ramp and
squarewave which have different limits in unswept operation.
Sweep range can be defined by start and stop frequencies or in terms of a centre frequency and
span
.
Start
and
Stop
soft-keys permit the two end points of the sweep to be set directly
from the keyboard or by using the rotary control; the start frequency must be lower than the stop
frequency (but see Sweep Type for selecting sweep direction).
Pressing the
centr/span
soft-key changes the screen to permit entry in terms of
centr
frequency and sweep
span
about that frequency; pressing the
start/stop
soft-key on that
screen returns the display to the start and stop frequency form of entry.
Note that when the sweep is displayed in terms of centre frequency and span the span will
always be the exact difference between start and stop frequencies but the centre frequency
shown will be that of the frequency step nearest the true centre frequency, see Principles of
Sweep Operation section.
Sweep Time
Pressing the
time…
soft-key calls the
SWEEP TIME
screen.
SWEEP TIME:
0·05 sec
(steps=100)
done
◊
The sweep time can be set from 0·03 to 999s with 3-digit resolution by direct keyboard entry or by
using the rotary control. As explained in the Principles of Sweep Operation section, sweeps with
a sweep time less than 1·03 seconds will contain less than the maximum 2048 steps because of
the minimum 0·5ms dwell at each step. For this reason the number of actual steps in the sweep is
shown (in brackets) as a non-editable field below the sweep time.
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