Agilent Technologies 8560 E-Series User manual

Quick Reference Guide

Agilent Technologies

8560 E-Series and EC-Series

Spectrum Analyzers

Manufacturing Part Number: 08560-90159

Printed in USA November 2000

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Introduction

This Quick Reference Guide is a convenient reference for b oth manual and

automated measurements. It is provided for the exp erienced spectrum analyzer

user.

Chapter 1 gives an overview of front-panel keys and connectors, rear-panel

connectors, and display annotation.

Chapter 2 leads you through a simple measurement procedure.

Chapter 3 diagrams the front-panel key lo cation menus.

Chapter 4 do cuments front-panel key and softkey functions.

Chapter 5 do cuments programming commands and information.

Chapter 6 do cuments the error messages.

Appendix A provides simplied blo ck diagrams of the instruments.

For additional instrument information, consult the:

Agilent Technologies 8560 E-Series and EC-Series Spectrum Analyzers User's

Guide

Agilent Technologies 8560 E-Series and EC-Series Spectrum Analyzers

Calibration Guide

iii

Contents

1. InstrumentOverview

The FrontPanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Display Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

2. Making a Basic Measurement

Reference Level Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

3. MenuTrees

4. FrontPanel Key Functions

Finding the FrontPanel Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Key Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

5. Programming Reference

Programming Commands (functional index) . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Key versus Programming Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22

Mass Memory Mo dule Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37

Programming Commands (alphab etical index) . . . . . . . . 5-42

Notation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88

Syntax Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89

Secondary Key Word Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90

6. Error Messages

A. Blo ck Diagrams

Contents-1

Figures

1-1. 8560 E-Series and EC-Series FrontPanel . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1-2. Display Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

1-3. 8560 E-Series Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

1-4. 8560 EC-Series Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

2-1. 300 MHz Center Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2-2. 20 MHz Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2-3. Activated Normal Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2-4.

10 dBm Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2-5. Peaked Signal to Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Tables

1-1. Front-Panel Connector Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

4-1. FrontPanel Softkey Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4-2. Conversion-Loss Flatness Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

4-3. External Mixing Frequency Bands and Recommended

Harmonics (For Unpreselected External Mixers) . . . . . 4-25

5-1. FrontPanel Key Versus Command . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22

5-2. Mass Memory Mo dule Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37

6-1. Remote Operation Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

6-2. Data and Other User-Generated Errors . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Contents-2

Instrument Overview

This chapter introduces the front-panel and rear-panel keys and connectors on

the 8560 E-Series and EC-Series spectrum analyzers. Complete descriptions

of each front-panel function are in Chapter 5 of the 8560 E-Series and 8560

EC-Series User's Guide.

Instrument Overview 1-1

The Front Panel

Figure 1-1. 8560 E-Series and EC-Series Front Panel

1. FREQUENCY, SPAN, and AMPLITUDE are the fundamental functions for

most measurements. The HOLD key freezes the active function and holds it

at a set value until a function key is pressed again. HOLD also blanks the

softkey menu and expands the graticule display horizontally to ll the full

CRT.

2. INSTRUMENT STATE functions generally aect the state of the entire

spectrum analyzer, not just the state of a single function.

3. MARKER functions read out frequencies and amplitudes along the

spectrum analyzer trace, let you make relative measurements, automatically

lo cate the signal of highest amplitude on a trace, and tune the analyzer to

track a signal automatically.

4. CONTROL functions allowyou to adjust the resolution and video

bandwidths, the sweep time, and the display, and let you vary other

functions that control spectrum analyzer measurement capabilities.

1-2 Instrument Overview

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