Agilent E5071B User Manual

Caution

Do not exceed the operating input power, voltage, and current

level and signal type appropriate for the instrument being used, refer to your instrument's Function Reference.

Electrostatic discharge(ESD) can damage the highly sensitive

microcircuits in your instrument. ESD damage is most likely to occur as the test fixtures are being connected or disconnected. Protect them from ESD damage by wearing a grounding strap that provides a high resistance path to ground. Alternatively, ground yourself to discharge any static charge built-up by touching the outer shell of any grounded instrument chassis before touching the test port connectors.

Safety Summary

When you notice any of the unusual conditions listed below, immediately terminate operation and disconnect the power cable. Contact your local Agilent Technologies sales representative or authorized service company for repair of the instrument. If you continue to operate without repairing the instrument, there is a potential fire or shock hazard for the operator.

- Instrument operates abnormally.

- Instrument emits abnormal noise, smell, smoke or a spark-like light during operation.

- Instrument generates high temperature or electrical shock during operation.

- Power cable, plug, or receptacle on instrument is damaged.

- Foreign substance or liquid has fallen into the instrument.

Herstellerbescheinigung

GERAUSCHEMISSION

LpA<70 dB

am Arbeitsplatz

normaler Betrieb

nach DIN 45635 T.19

Manufacturer's Declaration

ACOUSTIC NOISE EMISSION

LpA<70 dB

operator position

normal operation

per ISO 7779

Regulatory compliance information

This product complies with the essential requirements of the following applicable European Directives, and

carries the CE marking accordingly:

The Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC

The EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC

To obtain Declaration of Conformity, please contact your local Agilent Technologies sales office, agent or

distributor.

Safety notice supplement

・ This equipment complies with EN/IEC61010-1:2001.

・ This equipment is MEASUREMENT CATEGORY I (CAT I). Do not use for CAT II, III, or IV.

・ Do not connect the measuring terminals to mains.

・ This equipment is POLLUTION DEGREE 2, INDOOR USE product.

・ This equipment is tested with stand-alone condition or with the combination with the accessories supplied

by Agilent Technologies against the requirement of the standards described in the Declaration of

Conformity. If it is used as a system component, compliance of related regulations and safety requirements

are to be confirmed by the builder of the system.

Agilent E5070B/E5071B ENA Series RF Network Analyzers

User’s Guide

Eleventh Edition

FIRMWARE REVISIONS

This manual applies directly to instruments that have the firmware revision A.08.10.

For additional information about firmware revisions, see Appendix A.

Manufacturing No. E5070-90430

June 2007

Notices

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights

are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Agilent Technologies.

Microsoft®,MS-DOS®,Windows®,Visual C++®,Visual Basic®,VBA® and Excel® are registered

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Manual Printing History

The manual’s printing date and part number indicate its current edition. The printing date changes when a new edition is printed (minor corrections and updates that are incorporated at reprint do not cause the date to change). The manual part number changes when extensive technical changes are incorporated.

August 2002 First Edition (part number: E5070-90030) March 2003 Second Edition (part number: E5070-90040, changes for firmware

version A.03.50) July 2003 Third Edition (part number: E5070-90050) January 2004 Fourth Edition (part number: E5070-90060, changes for firmware

version A.03.60) March 2004 Fifth Edition (part number: E5070-90070) August 2004 Sixth Edition (part number: E5070-90080, changes for firm ware

version A.04.00) May 2005 Seventh Edition (part number: E5070-90090, changes for firmware

version A.05.00) November 2005 Eighth Edition (part number: E5070-90400, changes for firmware

version A.06.00) May 2006 Ninth Edition (part number: E5070-90410, changes for firmware

version A.06.50) February 2007 Tenth Edition (part number: E5070-90420, changes for firmware

version A.08.00) June 2007 Eleventh Edition (part number: E5070-90430, changes for firmware

version A.08.10)

Safety Summary

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service, and repair of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific WARNINGS elsewhere in this manual may impair the protection provided by the equipment. Such noncompliance would also violate safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these precautions.

NOTE The E5070B/E5071B complies with INSTALLATION CATEGORY II as well as

POLLUTION DEGREE 2 in IEC61010-1. The E5070B/E5071B is an INDOOR USE product.

NOTE The LEDs in the E5070B/E5071B are Class 1 in accordance with IEC60825-1,

CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT.

• Ground the Instrument To avoid electric shock, the instrument chassis and cabinet must be grounded with the

supplied power cable’s grounding prong.

• DO NOT Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere Do not operate the instrument in the presence of inflammable gasses or fumes.

Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment clearly constitutes a safety hazard.

• Keep Away from Live Circuits Operators must not remove instrument covers. Component replacement and internal

adjustments must be made by qualified maintenance personnel. Do not replace components with the power cable connected. Under certain conditions, dangerous voltage levels may remain even after the power cable has been disconnected. To avoid injuries, always disconnect the power and discharge circuits before touching them.

• DO NOT Service or Adjust the Instrument Alone Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person, capable of

rendering first aid and resuscitation, is present.

• DO NOT Substitute Parts or Modify the Instrument To avoid the danger of introducing additional hazards, do not install substitute parts or

perform unauthorized modifications to the instrument. Return the instrument to an Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained in operational condition.

• Dangerous Procedure Warnings Warnings, such as the example below, precede potentially dangerous procedures

throughout this manual. Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed.

WARNING Dangerous voltage levels, capable of causing death, are present in this instrument.

Use extreme caution when handling, testing, and adjusting this instrument.

Safety Symbols

General definitions of safety symbols used on the instrument or in manuals are listed below.

Instruction Manual symbol: the product is marked with this symbol when it is necessary for the user to refer to the instrument manual.

Alternating current. Direct current. On (Supply). Off (Supply). In-position of push-button switch. Out-position of push-button switch.

A chassis terminal; a connection to the instrument’s chassis, which includes all exposed metal structure.

Stand-by.

WARNING This warning sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice, or

condition that, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in injury or death to personnel.

CAUTION This Caution sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice, or condition

that, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the instrument.

NOTE This Note sign denotes important information. It calls attention to a procedure, practice, or

condition that is essential for the user to understand.

Certification

Agilent Technologies certifies that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory. Agilent Technologies further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institution’s calibration facility or by the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization members.

Documentation Warranty

The material contained in this document is provided "as is," and is subject to being changed, without notice, in future editions. Further, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Agilent disclaims all warranties, either express or implied with regard to this manual and any information contained herein, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Agilent shall not be liable for errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, use, or performance of this document or any information contained herei n. Should Agilent and the user have a separate written agreement with warranty terms covering the material in this document that conflict with these terms, the warranty terms in the separate agreement will control.

Exclusive Remedies

The remedies provided herein are Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedies. Agilent T echnologies shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory.

Assistance

Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance agreements are available for Agilent Technologies products.

For any assistance, contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office. Addresses are provided at the back of this manual.

Typeface Conventions

Sample (bold) Boldface type is used when a term is defined or

emphasis.

Sample (Italic) Italic type is used for emphasis.

key Indicates a hardkey (key on the front panel or

external keyboard) labeled “Sample.” “key” may be omitted.

Sample menu/button/box Indicates a menu/button/box on the screen labeled

“Sample” which can be selected/executed by clicking. “menu,” “button,” or “box” may be omitted.

Sample block/toolbar Indicates a block (group of hardkeys) or a toolbar

(setup toolbar) labeled “Sample.”

Sample 1 - Sample 2 - Sample 3 Indicates a sequential operation of Sample 1,

Sample 2, and Sample 3 (menu, button, or box).

“-” may be omitted.

Documentation Map

The following manuals are available for the Agilent E5070B/E5071B.

• User’s Guide (Part Number E5070-904x0, attached to Option ABA) This manual describes most of the basic information needed to use the

E5070B/E5071B. It provides a function overview, detailed operation procedure for each function (from preparation for measurement to analysis of measurement results), measurement examples, specifications, and supplemental information. For programming guidance on performing automatic measurement with the E5070B/E5071B, please see the Programming Manual.

• Installation and Quick Start Guide (Part Number E5070-900x1, attached to Option

ABA)

This manual describes installation of the instrument after it is delivered and the basic procedures for applications and analysis. Refer to this manual when you use the E5070B/E5071B for the first time.

• Programmer’s Guide (Part Number E5070-900x2, attached to Option ABA) This manual provides programming information for performing automatic

measurement with the E5070B/E5071B. It includes an outline of remote control, procedures for detecting measurement start (trigger) and end (sweep end), application programming examples, a command reference, and related information.

• VBA Programmer’s Guide (Part Number E5070-900x3, attached to Option ABA) This manual describes programming information for performing automatic

measurement with internal controller. It includes an outline of VBA programming, some sample programming examples, a COM object reference, and related information.

NOTE The number position shown by “x” in the part numbers above indicates the edition number.

This convention is applied to each manual, CD-ROM (for manuals), and sample programs disk issued.

VBA Macro

The Agilent folder (D:\Agilent) on the hard disk of the E5070B/E5071B contains the VBA macros (VBA Projects) used in this manual.

The customer shall have the personal, non-transferable rights to use, copy, or modify the VBA macros for the customer’s internal operations.

The customer shall use the VBA macros solely and exclusively for their own purposes and shall not license, lease, market, or distribute the VBA macros or modification of any part thereof.

Agilent Technologies shall not be liable for any infringement of any patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary right by the VBA macros or their use. Agilent Technologies does not warrant that the VBA macros are free from infringements of such rights of third parties. However, Agilent Technologies will not knowingly infringe or deliver so ftware that infringes the patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary right of a third party.

1. Precautions

Software Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Before contacting us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2. Overview of Functions

Front Panel: Names and Functions of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

1. Standby Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2. LCD Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

3. ACTIVE CH/TRACE Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

4. RESPONSE Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

5. STIMULUS Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

6. Floppy Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

7. NAVIGATION Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

8. ENTRY Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

9. INSTR STATE Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

10. MKR/ANALYSIS Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

11. Test Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

12. Front USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

13. Ground Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Screen Area: Names and Functions of Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

1. Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

2. Data Entry Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

3. Softkey Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4. Instrument Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

5. Channel Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Rear Panel: Names and Functions of Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

1. Handler I/O Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

2. Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

3. External Monitor Output Terminal (Video). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

4. GPIB Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5. External Trigger Input Connector (Ext Trig) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

6. Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

7. Line Switch (Always ON). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

8. Power Cable Receptacle (to LINE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

9. High Stability Frequency Reference Output Connector (Ref Oven, Option 1E5 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

10. External Reference Signal Input Connector (Ref In) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

11. Internal Reference Signal Output Connector (Ref Out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

12. Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

13. Certificate of Authenticity Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

14. Rear USB port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

15. Reserved Port (Reserved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

16. Printer Parallel Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

17. Mini-DIN Keyboard Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

18. Mini-DIN Mouse Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

19. USB (USBTMC) Interface Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Contents

3. Setting Measurement Conditions

Initializing Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Contents

Setting Channels and Traces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting upper limits of number of channels/traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting channel display (layout of channel windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Setting trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Active channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Active trace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Parameter setting for each setup item (analyzer, channel, trace) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Setting the System Z0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Setting Stimulus Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Setting sweep type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Setting the Sweep Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Turning stimulus signal output on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Setting fixed frequency at power sweep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Setting power level with Auto Power Range set function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Setting power range manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setting the number of points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Setting the sweep time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Selecting Measurement Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Definition of S-parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Setting up S-parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Selecting a Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Rectangular display formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Polar format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Smith chart format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Selecting a data format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Setting the Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Auto scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Manual scale adjustment on a rectangular display format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Manual scale adjustment on the Smith chart/polar format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Setting the value of a reference line using the marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Setting Window Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Maximizing the specified window/trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Turning off the display of graticule labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Hiding Frequency Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Labeling a window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Setting display colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

4. Calibration

Measurement Errors and their Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Drift Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Random Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Systematic Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Calibration Types and Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Checking Calibration Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Execution status of error correction for each channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Execution status of error correction for each trace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Acquisition status of calibration coefficient for each channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Selecting Calibration Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Setting the trigger source for calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Contents

OPEN/SHORT Response Calibration (reflection test). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

THRU Response Calibration (transmission test) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

1-Port Calibration (reflection test) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Enhanced Response Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Full 2-Port Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Full 3-Port Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Full 4-Port Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

ECal (electronic calibration). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

1-Port Calibration Using a 2-Port ECal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Full 2-Port Calibration Using the 2-Port ECal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Unknown Thru Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Turning off ECal auto-detect function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Full 3-Port and Full 4-Port Calibration using 2-Port ECal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Operational procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Calibration Using 4-port ECal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Operational procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

2-port TRL calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Operational procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

3-port TRL calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Operational procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

4-port TRL calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Operational procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Simplified calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Simplified full 3/4-port calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Simplified 3/4-port TRL calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Partial overwrite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Improving accuracy of measurement using partial overwrite (thru calibration) along with ECal . . . . . 152

Unknown Thru Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Calibration between Ports of Different Connector Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Operating procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Adapter Characterization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

How to execute adapter characterization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Execution procedure of characterization for test fixture using probe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Adapter Removal-Insertion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

About Adapter Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

About Adapter Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Procedure for Adapter Removal / Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

User-characterized ECal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Precautions to take in using VBA macros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

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Contents

Storing user characteristics to the ECal module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Backup and recovery of ECal module's built-in flash memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Executing User-characterized ECal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Confidence Check on Calibration Coefficients Using ECal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Operational procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Changing the Calibration Kit Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Definitions of terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Defining parameters for standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Redefining a calibration kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Example of defining the TRL calibration kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Setting options for TRL calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Setting a media type for the calibration kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Saving and loading definition file of calibration kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Default settings of pre-defined calibration kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Specifying Different Standard for Each Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Defining different standard for each frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Defining standard for each subclass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Disabling standard defined for a subclass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Notes on how frequency ranges are dealt when using subclasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Power Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Turning ON or OFF power level error correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Preparing power meter and sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Selecting target port of error correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Setting loss compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Setting a tolerance for power calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Measuring calibration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Receiver Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Turning ON/OFF receiver error correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Selecting target port for error correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Measuring the calibration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Vector-Mixer Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Overview of vector-mixer calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Measured mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Calibration mixer (with IF filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Characterizing calibration mixer (with IF filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Characterizing procedure for calibration mixer (with IF filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

How to execute characterization of calibration mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Characterizing calibration mixer (with IF filter) for balance mixer measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

How to execute characterization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Scalar-Mixer Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Confirming calibration status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Operational Procedure (when using mechanical calibration kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Operational procedure (when using ECal module). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5. Making Measurements

Setting Up the Trigger and Making Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Sweep Order in Each Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Trigger Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Trigger Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Setting Up the Trigger and Making Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Setting the Point Trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Procedure to Set the Point Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Setting the low-latency external trigger mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Procedure to set the low-latency external trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

External trigger delay time and point trigger interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Setting the Averaging Trigger Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Using the averaging trigger function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Executing a Trigger Only for Active Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Procedure to set the range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

6. Data Analysis

Analyzing Data on the Trace Using the Marker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

About marker functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Reading values on the trace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Reading the Relative Value From the Reference Point on the Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Reading only the actual measurement point/Reading the value interpolated between measurement points 257

Setting up markers for each trace/Setting up markers for coupled operations between traces. . . . . . . . 258

Listing all marker values in all channels displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Specifying the display position of marker values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Aligning maker value displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Displaying all marker values for displayed traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Searching for Positions that Match Specified Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Setting search range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Automatically executing a search each time a sweep is done (search tracking). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Searching for the maximum and minimum measured values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Searching for the target value (target search) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Searching for the peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Determining the Bandwidth of the Trace (Bandwidth Search). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Executing a Bandwidth Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Obtaining the bandwidth of a trace (notch search). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Executing a notch Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Determining the Mean, Standard Deviation, and p-p of the Trace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Displaying Statistics Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Comparing Traces/Performing Data Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Performing Data Math Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Performing Parameter Conversion of Measurement Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Operational Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Using the Equation Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Procedure to start the equation editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Procedure to use the equation editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Enabling/Disabling the equation editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Entering the equation label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

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7. Fixture Simulator

Overview of Fixture Simulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Functions for single-ended (unbalanced) port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Contents

Balance-unbalance conversion (option 313, 314, 413, or 414) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Functions for balanced port (option 313, 314, 413, or 414) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Extending the Calibration Plane Using Network De-embedding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Using the Network De-embedding Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Converting the Port Impedance of the Measurement Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Converting the Port Impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Determining Characteristics After Adding a Matching Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Using the Matching Circuit Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Obtaining Characteristics After Embedding/De-embedding 4-port Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Operational Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Evaluating Balanced Devices (balance-unbalance conversion function). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Measurement parameters of balanced devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Steps for Balance-Unbalance Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Steps for Measurement Parameter Setups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Checking device type and port assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Converting Reference Impedance of Balanced Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Converting port reference impedance in differential mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Converting port reference impedance in common mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Determining the Characteristics that Result from Adding a Matching Circuit to a Differential Port . . . . 305

Example of Using Fixture Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Measurement circuit example for a DUT with balanced port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Evaluation using an actual test fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Problems in measurement with an actual test fixture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

DUT evaluation using the E5070B/E5071B’s fixture simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Advantages of balanced DUT evaluation using fixture simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

8. Frequency-Offset Measurement (Option 008)

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Overview of Frequency-Offset Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Measurement of Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Measurement flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

1. Setting Frequency-Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

2. Setting External Signal Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

3. Avoid Spurious Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

4. Changing Frequency Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

5. Implementing Mixer Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

6. Conversion Loss Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Measurement of Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Measurement flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

1. Setting Frequency-Offset Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

2. Implementing Receiver Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

3. Setting Absolute Measurement Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

4. Harmonic Distortion Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

9. Analysis in Time Domain (Option 010)

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Overview of time domain measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Comparison to time domain reflectometry (TDR) measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Contents

Time domain function of E5070B/E5071B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Transformation to time domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Measurement flow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Selecting a type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Setting the window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Calculating necessary measurement conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Setting the frequency range and the number of points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Setting display range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Enabling transformation function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Deleting Unnecessary Data in Time Domain (gating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Measurement Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Setting gate type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Setting gate shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Setting gate range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Enabling gating function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Characteristics of Response in Time Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Masking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Identifying mismatch type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

10. Data Output

Saving and Recalling Instrument State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Compatibility of files related to saving and recalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Save procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Recall Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Recall Procedure Using “Recall by File Name” Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Priority of recalling the configuration file at startup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Saving/Recalling Instrument State for Each Channel into/from Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Operational Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Saving Trace Data to a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Saving data as a CSV file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Saving data in Touchstone format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Saving the Screen Image to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Saving the Screen Image to a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Organizing Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

To Open Windows Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

To Copy a File or Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

To Move a File or Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

To Delete a File or Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

To Rename a File or Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

To Format a Floppy Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Printing Displayed Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Supported printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Printed/saved images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Print Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

11. Limit Test

Limit Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Concept of limit test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Contents

Displaying judgment result of limit test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Defining the limit line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Turning the limit test ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Limit line offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Initializing the limit table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Ripple Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Concept of ripple test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Displaying ripple test results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Configuring ripple limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Turning on/off ripple test and displaying results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Initializing the limit table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Bandwidth Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Displaying Bandwidth Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Set up bandwidth test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Turning On/Off Bandwidth Test and Displaying Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

12. Optimizing Measurements

Expanding the Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Lowering the receiver noise floor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Reducing Trace Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Turning on Smoothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Improving Phase Measurement Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Electrical Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Phase offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

Specifying the velocity factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

Setting Port Extensions and Loss Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Setting port extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Setting loss values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Enabling port extensions and loss values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Using the auto port extension function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

Reducing Measurement Error in High Temperature Environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Improving Measurement Throughput. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

Using Fast Sweep Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

Turning off the updating of information displayed on the LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416

Turning off system error correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416

Performing a Segment-by-Segment Sweep (segment sweep) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

Concept of Segment Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

Conditions for setting up a segment sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

Items that can be set for each segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

Sweep delay time and sweep time in a segment sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

Frequency base display and order base display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421

13. Setting and Using the Control and Management Functions

Setting the GPIB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

Setting talker/listener GPIB address of E5070B/E5071B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

Setting system controller (USB/GPIB interface) when c drive volume label in hard disk is less than CP801

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428 Setting system controller (USB/GPIB interface) when c drive volume label in hard disk is more than CP810 431

Setting the Internal Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433

Setting the Date and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433

Setting the Date/Time Display ON/OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434

Setting the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435

Setup Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435

Configuring the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

Enabling/disabling network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

Setting IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439

Specifying computer name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

Remote Control Using HTTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

Required Modification of Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

How to Start VNC Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

Accessing Hard Disk of E5070B/E5071B from External PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444

Enabling the access form the external PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444

Accessing hard disk of E5070B/E5071B from external PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446

Disabling USB Mass Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447

Steps for Setting Modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447

Locking the Front Keys, Keyboard, and/or Mouse (Touch Screen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448

Locking the Front Keys, Keyboard, and/or Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448

Setting the Beeper (Built-in Speaker). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Setting the Operation Complete Beeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Setting the Warning Beeper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Turning off the LCD Screen Backlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

Turning off the LCD Screen Backlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

Checking the product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451

Checking the serial number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451

Checking other product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451

Setting the preset function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

Showing/hiding the confirmation buttons when presetting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

Setting the user preset function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

Saving a user-preset instrument state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455

Types of system recoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455

Notes on executing system recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455

Procedure to execute the factory function (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456

Procedure to create the user backup image (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459

Procedure to execute the user recovery function (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462

Procedure to execute the factory recovery function (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465

Procedure to create the user backup image (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468

Procedure to execute the user recovery function (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471

Calibration of the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474

Initial Source Port Control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475

14. Controlling E5091A

Connecting E5070B/E5071B and E5091A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478

Required devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478

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Connecting E5070B/E5071B and E5091A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478

Powering on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479

Setting the E5091A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480

Selecting ID for E5091A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480

Selecting the E5091A Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481

Assigning test ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481

Displaying the E5091A properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483

Setting control line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484

Enabling control of E5091A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486

Performing Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487

Trigger state and switching the setting of the E5091A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487

Connecting Two E5091As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488

15. Measurement Examples

Measuring the SAW Bandpass Filter Using the Segment Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490

Evaluation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490

1. Determine the Segment Sweep Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491

2. Create a Segment Sweep Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492

3. Select the Segment Sweep as the Sweep Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494

4. Execute the Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494

5. Connect the DUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

6. Execute the Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

7. Define the Setup for Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

Evaluating a Duplexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497

Evaluation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497

1. Determine the Segment Sweep Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497

2. Create a Segment Sweep Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498

3. Select the Segment Sweep as the Sweep Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499

4. Execute the Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499

5. Connect the DUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501

6. Define the Setup for Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502

7. Execute the Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502

8. Define the Setup for the Segment Display and Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502

9. Analyze the Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503

10. Define the Setup for a Limit Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505

11. Execute the Limit Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506

Measuring the Deviation from a Linear Phase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509

Evaluation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509

1. Connect the DUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509

2. Define the Measurement Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510

3. Execute the Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510

4. Connect the DUT and Execute the Auto Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510

5. Specify the Electrical Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511

6. Measure the Deviation from a Linear Phase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512

Measuring an Unbalanced and Balanced Bandpass Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513

Evaluation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513

1. Connecting the DUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514

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2. Setting the Measurement Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515

3. Performing Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516

4. Setting a Balance Conversion Topology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517

5. Selecting Measurement Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517

6. Extending the Calibration Plane (removing the cause of error) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519

7. Setting the Port Reference Impedances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519

8. Adding a Matching Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521

Measuring Parameters with Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522

Overview of evaluation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522

1. Setting the Measurement Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522

2. Executing Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522

3. Connecting the DUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523

4. Auto Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523

5. Setting the Time Domain Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524

Evaluating Transmission Characteristics of a Front End Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525

Overview of evaluation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525

1. Determining Measurement Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526

2. Setting Channel Window Allocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526

3. Setting the Test Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526

4. Setting Control Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527

5. Setting Sweep Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527

6. Setting Balance Conversion Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527

7. Selecting Measurement Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528

8. Executing Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528

9. Connecting DUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530

10. Executing Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531

Executing Power Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533

Overview of execution procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533

1. Connecting Power Meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533

2. Setting Address of Power Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534

3. Setting Stimulus Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534

4. Executing Zero Adjustment and Calibration of Power Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534

5. Setting Calibration Data Measurement Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534

6. Connecting Power Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535

7. Measuring Calibration Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535

16. Specifications and Supplemental Information

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538

Corrected System Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539

Uncorrected System Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544

Test Port Output (Source) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545

Test Port Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551

Measurement Throughput Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559

Measurement capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562

Source control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563

Trace functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563

Data accuracy enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565

Contents

System capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565

Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566

17. Measurement Accessories

Test Port Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568

N6314A 50 Ω N Type RF Cable (300 kHz ~ 9 GHz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568

N6315A 50 Ω N Type RF Cable (300 kHz ~ 9 GHz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568

Calibration Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569

For Devices with N Type Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569

For Devices with 3.5 mm (SMA) Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572

For Devices with 7 mm Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575

For Devices with 7-16 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576

Adaptors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577

11853A 50 Ω N Type Accessory Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577

11878A N type to 3.5 mm Adaptor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577

11854A 50 Ω BNC Accessory Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577

11852B Minimum-loss pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577

System Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

System Racks and Cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

GP-IB Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

82357A/B USB/GPIB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

18. Information on Maintenance

Backing Up the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580

Making Backup Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580

Removing/Mounting Removable Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581

Removing Removable Hard Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581

Mounting Removable Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581

Writing System Correction Data from Backup Memory to Removable Hard Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583

Cleaning this Instrument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584

Cleaning an LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584

Maintenance of Test Ports and Other Connectors/Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584

Cleaning a Display Other than an LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584

Replacement of Parts with Limited Service Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585

Cautions Applicable to Requesting Repair, Replacement, Regular Calibration, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586

Backing Up Data in the Hard Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586

Devices to be Sent Back for Repair or Regular Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586

Recommended Calibration Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586

A. Manual Changes

Manual Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588

Change 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589

Change 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589

Change 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589

Change 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589

Change11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599

Change 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603

Change 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604

Change 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605

Change 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605

Change 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606

Change 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606

Change 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609

Change 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609

Change 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609

Change 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609

B. Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612

Troubleshooting during Startup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612

Troubleshooting during Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613

Troubleshooting for External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617

A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617

B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617

C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617

D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618

E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618

F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619

G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620

H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620

I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620

L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622

M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622

N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622

O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623

P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623

Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625

R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625

S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626

T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627

U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628

V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628

Warning Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630

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C. List of Default Values

List of Default Values, Save/Recall Settings, and Backup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634

D. Softkey Functions

E5070B/E5071B Menu (Top Menu). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650

Analysis Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

Average Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666

Calibration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667

Display Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694

Format Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698

Macro Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699

Contents

Marker Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701

Marker Function Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

Marker Search Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704

Measurement Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707

Measurement Menu (Balance Measurement, SE-Bal). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709

Measurement Menu (Balanced Measurement, Bal-Bal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710

Measurement Menu (Balanced Measurement, SE-SE-Bal). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712

Preset Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714

Save/Recall Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715

Scale Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719

Stimulus Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720

Sweep Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721

System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724

Trigger Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731

E. General Principles of Operation

System Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 734

Synthesized Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 734

Source Switcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735

Signal Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735

Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735

Data Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736

ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736

Digital Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736

IF Range Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Ratio Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Port Characteristics Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Sweep Averaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Raw Data Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Error Correction/Calibration Coefficient Data Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Port Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Fixture Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Corrected Data Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Corrected Memory Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Equation Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Data Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Electrical Delay/Phase Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Data Format/Group Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Smoothing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Formatted Data Array/Formatted Memory Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Offset/Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739

F. Replacing the 8753ES with the E5070B/E5071B

Important Functional Differences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742

Channel and Trace Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742

Measurement Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742

Test Port Output Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742

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Sweep Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743

Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 744

Trigger System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745

Data Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746

Reading/Writing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747

Screen Display and Marker Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748

Math Operation Functions on Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748

Device Test Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748

Analytical Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749

Save/Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750

Test Sequence Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750

Outputting to a Printer/Plotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750

GPIB Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750

LAN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750

Other Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750

Comparing Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751

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1. Precautions

1 Precautions

This chapter describes cautions that must be observed in operating the E5070B/E5071B.

Precautions

Software Installed

The Windows operating system installed in this machine is customized for more effective operation, and has different functions that are not part of the Windows operating system for ordinary PCs (personal computers). Therefore, do not attempt to use the system in ways other than those described in this manual or to install Windows-based software (including anti-virus software) for ordinary PCs as doing so may cause malfunctions.

Also note the followings.

• Do not update the Windows operating system installed in this machine to the Windows operating system for ordinary PCs. Doing so will cause malfunctions.

• Do not attempt to update VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) software installed in this machine to its equivalent developed for ordinary PCs. Doing so will cause malfunctions.

• Do not allow any computer virus to infect the system. This machine has no virus check function nor anti-virus software installed.

Agilent Technologies will not be held liable for any failure or damage arising from negligence regarding these prohibitions and warnings.

NOTE If the pre-installed software is damaged somehow, resulting in errant behavior by the

machine, perform a system recovery. For further details of system recovery, refer to “System Recovery” on page 455.

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If you encounter the following problems during startup or operation of the E5070B/E5071B, in which initial registration of the Windows 2000 Operating System has been properly performed, execute system recovery and update the firmware version. As for the system recovery procedure, refer to “System Recovery” on page 455.

The system starts up, but the normal measurement screen does not appear

• The system automatically shuts down immediately after the startup, or the startup process stops.

• The measurement screen appears, but "Power on test fail" or "Calibration data lost" is displayed in the instrument message/warning area against a red background in the lower-left part of the screen. The system enters the service mode. (The instrument status bar in the lower-right displays SVC in red).

Unstable Operation

• The system hangs up while the instrument is controlled from VBA or external PCs.

• The blue screen appears and the system hangs up.

1. Precautions

• The response is much slower than usual.

When execution of system recovery does not result in normal operation, a failure may have occurred. Contact Agilent Technology’ s Customer Contact listed at the end of this guide or the company from which you bought the device.

For other problems, refer to “Troubleshooting” on page 612.

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2. Overview of Functions

2 Overview of Functions

This chapter describes the functions of the E5070B/E5071B that can be accessed from the front panel, LCD screen, and rear panel.

Overview of Functions

Front Panel: Names and Functions of Parts

This section describes the names and functions of the parts on the front panel of the E5070B/E5071B. For more details on the functions displayed on the LCD screen, see “Screen Area: Names and Functions of Parts” on page 40. For more about the functions of softkeys, see Appendix D, “Softkey Functions,” on page 649.

Figure 2-1 Front panel

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1. Standby Switch

Used for choosing between power-on ( | ) and standby ( ) states of the E5070B/E5071B.

NOTE T o turn of f the power for the E5070B/E5071B, be sure to follow the steps described below.

1. First, press this standby switch or send a shutdown command from the external controller to activate the shutdown process (the processing of software and hardware necessary to turn off the power supply). This will put the E5070B/E5071B into the standby state.

2. Next, if necessary, turn off the power supply to the “8. Power Cable Receptacle (to LINE)” on page 56 on the rear panel.

Under normal use, never directly interrupt the power supply to the power cable receptacle on the rear panel when the power supply is on. Always keep the “7. Line

Switch (Always ON)” on page 55 at (|). Never turn it off ( ).

If you directly interrupt the power supply to the power cable receptacle when the power supply is on, or turn off the “7. Line Switch (Always ON)” on page 55, the shutdown process will not work. This could damage the software and hardware of the E5070B/E5071B and lead to device failure.

2. Overview of Functions

Turning on the power supply after a faulty shutdown may cause the system to start up in a condition called “safe mode.” If this occurs, first shut down the system to put it into the standby state and then turn on the power supply again to start up the system in normal mode.

For more about turning the power supply on/off and putting it into the standby state, see Chapter 1 “Installation Guide” in the Installation and Quick Start Guide.

2. LCD Screen

A 10.4-inch TFT color LCD used for displaying traces, scales, settings, softkeys, etc. Either a standard color LCD or a touch screen color LCD (Option 016) is supplied. The touch screen LCD allows you to manipulate softkeys by touching the LCD screen directly with a finger. For more on the LCD screen, see “Screen Area: Names and Functions of Parts” on page 40.

NOTE Do not press the surface of the LCD screen (either standard or touch screen type)

with a sharp object (e.g., a nail, pen, or screwdriver). Pressing the surface with a

sharp-pointed object will damage the LCD screen surface or cause the screen to fail. Be especially careful when using a touch screen LCD.

NOTE Occasionally, a few pixels may appear on the screen as a fixed point of blue, green or

red. Please note that this is not a failure and does not affect the performance of your product.

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3. ACTIVE CH/TRACE Block

A group of keys for selecting active channels and traces. For more on the concepts of channels and traces, see “Setting Channels and Traces” on page 61.

Key

Selects the next channel as the active channel. (Each time the key is pressed causes the active channel to step up from the channel with the currently designated number to one with a larger channel number.) A channel must be active before you can define such parameters as the sweep range. To change the settings for a channel, use this key to first make the channel active.

Selects the previous channel as the active channel. (Each time the key is pressed causes the active channel to step down from the channel with the currently designated number to one with a smaller channel number.)

Selects the next trace as the active trace. (Each time the key is pressed causes the active trace to step up from the trace with the currently designated number to one with a larger channel number.) A trace must be active before you can define measurement parameters and other settings. To change the settings for a trace, use this key to first make the trace active.

Selects the previous trace as the active trace. (Each time the key is pressed causes the active trace to step down from the trace with the currently designated number to one with a smaller trace number.)

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4. RESPONSE Block

A group of keys used mainly for setting up response measurements on the E5070B/E5071B.

Key

Changes between normal and maximum display of the active channel window. In normal display, all of the defined channel windows (both active and non-active) are displayed in split views on the screen. In maximum display, only the active channel window is displayed over the entire area, with non-active windows not displayed. To maximize the active channel, double-click the channel window frame. Measurements are also carried out on the non-active channels that are not displayed.

Changes between normal and maximum display of the active trace. In normal display, all of the traces defined on the channel (both active and non-active) are displayed on the screen. In maximum display , only the active trace is displayed over the entire area, with non-active traces not displayed. To maximize the active trace, double-click the area inside the channel window (excluding the frame). Measurements are also carried out on the non-active traces not displayed.

Displays the “Measurement Menu” on page 707 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Measurement Menu” enables you to specify the measurement parameters (types of S-parameters) for each trace.

Displays the “Format Menu” on page 698 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Format Menu” enables you to specify the data format (data transformation and graph formats) for each trace.

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Displays the “Scale Menu” on page 719 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Scale Menu” enables you to specify the scale for displaying a trace (magnitude per division, value of the reference line, etc.) for each trace. You can also specify the electrical delay and phase offset for each trace.

Displays the “Display Menu” on page 694 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Display Menu” enables you to specify the number of channels and the channel window array, the number and arrangement of traces, the setup for data math, etc.

Displays the “Average Menu” on page 666 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “A verage Menu” enables you to define the averaging, smoothing, and IF bandwidth.

Displays the “Calibration Menu” on page 667 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Calibration Menu” enables you to turn the calibration and error correction on/off and change definitions for calibration kits.

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5. STIMULUS Block

A group of keys for defining the stimulus values (signal sources and triggers).

Key

Displays the data entry bar for specifying the start value of the sweep range in the upper part of the screen. (It also displays the “Stimulus Menu” on page 720 for specifying the sweep range on the right side of the screen.)

Displays the data entry bar for specifying the stop value of the sweep range in the upper part of the screen. (It also

displays the “Stimulus Menu” in the same way as .) Displays the data entry bar for specifying the center value

of the sweep range in the upper part of the screen. (It also displays the “Stimulus Menu” in the same way as .)

Displays the data entry bar for specifying the span value of the sweep range in the upper part of the screen. (It also

displays the “Stimulus Menu” in the same way as .) Displays the “Sweep Setup Menu” on page 721 on the right

side of the screen. Manipulating the “Sweep Setup Menu” enables you to specify the signal source power level, sweep time, number of points, sweep type, etc.

Displays the “Trigger Menu” on page 731 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Trigger Menu” enables you to specify the trigger mode and trigger source. Y ou can specify the trigger mode for each channel.

6. Floppy Disk Drive

A device for storing to and reading from a floppy disk the setup state of the E5070B/E5071B, measurement data, calibration data, data on images displayed on the LCD screen, VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) programs, etc. The floppy disk drive is compatible with a 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB, DOS (Disk Operating System) formatted floppy disk.

There is a floppy disk access lamp to the lower left of the floppy disk drive opening. When the floppy disk drive is accessing a disk (for reading or writing), this lamp is lit green.

Pressing the disk eject button to the lower right of the floppy disk drive ejects the inserted floppy disk.

NOTE Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive opening right side up in the direction of the

arrow marked on the disk. Do not press the disk eject button while the floppy disk access lamp is on. Trying to

forcefully pull the floppy disk out while the lamp is on may damage the floppy disk or disk drive.

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7. NAVIGATION Block

The keys and knob in the NAVIGATION block are used to navigate between softkey menus, tables (limit table, segment table, etc.), or selected (highlighted) areas in a dialog box as well as to change a numeric value in the data entry area by stepping up or down. When selecting one of two or more objects (softkey menus, data entry areas, etc.) to manipulate with the NAVIGATION block keys displayed on the screen, first press the

key in the “8. ENTRY Block” on page 36 to select the object to be manipulated (placing focus on the object) and then manipulate the NAVIGATION block keys (knob) to move among selected (highlighted) objects or change numeric values.

The following descriptions show how the NAVIGATION block keys work both when the focus is on a softkey menu and when the focus is on the data entry area. For more on manipulating tables and dialog boxes, refer to the manipulation procedure for each of these functions.

When the focus is on a softkey menu (softkey menu is selected)

When the focus is placed on a softkey menu (the menu title area in the uppermost part is displayed in blue), the NAVIGATION block keys work as described below.

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Knob (turned clockwise or counterclockwise)

Keys

Key

Knob or key

(pressed)

After pressing the data entry softkey, the focus automatically moves to the data entry area.

When the focus is on the data entry area (data entry area is selected)

When the focus is placed on the data entry area (the data entry bar is displayed in blue), the NAVIGATION block keys work as described below.

Knob (turned clockwise or counterclockwise)

Moves the softkey selection (highlighted display) up or down.

Moves the softkey selection (highlighted display) up or down. Displays the softkey menu one layer above.

Displays the softkey menu one layer below.

Executes the function of the selected softkey.

Increases or decreases the numeric value in the data entry area in small steps.

Keys

Knob or key

(pressed)

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Increases or decreases the numeric value in the data entry area in large steps.

Moves the cursor (|) in the data entry area laterally back and forth. Use it together with the “8. ENTRY Block” keys to change data one character at a time.

Finishes the entry in the data entry area and moves the focus to the softkey menu.

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8. ENTRY Block

A group of keys used for entering numeric data.

...

Keys (numeric keys)

Key

Keys

Key

T ype numeric characters or a decimal point at the position of the cursor in the data entry area.

Alternately changes the sign (+, −) of a numeric value in the data entry area.

Adds a prefix to the numeric data typed by using the numeric key and and then enters that data. One of the

two prefixes written on the surface of the key is automatically selected depending on the parameter to be

entered. is entered without a prefix. Turns off the data entry bar if it is displayed. If the dialog

box is displayed, cancels the entry and closes the dialog box. If the data entry bar and dialog box are not displayed, turns the softkey menu display on/off.

Deletes a character to the left of the cursor (|) in the data entry area. When two or more characters in the data entry area are selected (highlighted), deletes all of the characters selected.

Changes the selection (focus) among the objects to be manipulated by the NAVIGATION block keys and ENTRY block keys. The objects to be manipulated by the NAVIGATION block keys and ENTRY bloc k keys include softkey menus, data entry areas, tables (e.g., segment tables, limit tables, and marker tables), and dialog boxes. When two or more of these are displayed on the screen and need selecting, use this key to change the selection (focus) among the objects to be manipulated. When a softkey menu is selected, the menu name area at the top of the menu is displayed in blue. When a data entry area is selected, the data entry bar is displayed in blue. When a table is selected, the frame of the table window is displayed in light gray. While a dialog box is displayed, the focus is fixed on the dialog box and cannot be changed.

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9. INSTR STATE Block

A group of keys related to the macro function, store and call function, control/management function, and the presetting of the E5070B/E5071B (returning it to the preset state).

Key

Displays the “Macro Setup Menu” on page 699 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Macro Setup Menu” enables you to start up the VBA editor or to create, call, or store a VBA project.

Executes a VBA procedure called “main” that has a VBA module named Module1.

Stops the VBA procedure being executed.

Displays the “Save/Recall Menu” on page 715 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Save/Recall Menu” enables you to store to or read from the internal hard disk or floppy disk the setup conditions, calibration data, and trace data of the analyzer.

First, temporarily saves the data for the image displayed on the LCD screen the moment this key is pressed

to the internal memory (clipboard). Immediately after that, displays the “System Menu” on page 724 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “System Menu” enables you to define the setup for the limit test and then execute it or to define the setup for the control and management of the analyzer. Using the

Dump Screen Image key enables

you to store the image data in the clipboard to a file on the internal hard disk or a floppy disk. Also, using the

key in the System menu enables you to print the image data in the clipboard to a printer.

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Key

Displays the “Preset Menu” on page 714 on the right side of the screen. Pressing

OK in the “Preset Menu” enables

you to return the analyzer to the initial setup state, called the preset setup. For details on the initial setup for each of the functions, see Appendix C, “List of Default Values,” on page 633.

*1.Strictly speaking, the temporary save occurs the moment the “System Menu” is manip-

ulated. Therefore, this also occurs when the menu bar is used to execute 5 Instr State - 5

System

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10. MKR/ANALYSIS Block

A group of keys used for analyzing the measurement results by using the markers, fixture simulator, etc. For more on the functions of the keys in the MKR/ANALYSIS block, see Chapter 2 “Overview of Functions” in the User’s Guide.

Key

11. Test Port

Key

Displays the “Marker Menu” on page 701 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Marker Menu” enables you to turn the markers on/off and move them by entering stimulus values. You can place up to 10 markers on each trace.

Displays the “Marker Search Menu” on page 704 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Marker Search Menu” enables you to move a marker to a specific point (maximum, minimum, peak, and a point with a target value) on a trace. You can also find the bandwidth parameters (up to six) and display them.

Displays the “Marker Function Menu” on page 703 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Marker Function Menu” enables you to not only specify the marker sweep range and the coupling of markers on a channel but also to display statistics data on traces.

Displays the “Analysis Menu” on page 651 on the right side of the screen. Manipulating the “Analysis Menu” enables you to use the analytical function called the fixture simulator.

The port to which the DUT is connected. Options 213 and 214 each have two ports, Options 314 and 314 each have three ports, and Options 413 and 414 each have four ports. While signals are being output from a test port, the yellow LED above the test port is lit.

Connector type: 50 Ω, N-type, female

CAUTION Do not apply DC voltage or current to the test port. Applying DC voltage or current may

lead to device failure. In particular, the capacitor might remain charged. Connect the measurement sample (DUT) to the test port (or the test fixture, cables, etc. connected to the test port) after the analyzer has been completely discharged.

The test ports comply with Installation Category I of IEC 61010-1.

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12. Front USB Port

A USB (Universal Serial Bus) port (number of parts: 1) specifically installed for an ECal (Electronic Calibration) module, a USB/GPIB interface, a multiport test set or a printer. Connecting a designated ECal module to this port enables ECal measurements to be taken. Connecting a compatible printer to this port enables screen information on the E5070B/E5071B to be printed. For more on executing ECal measurements, see Chapter 4, “Calibration,” on page 93, and for printing, see “Printing Displayed Screen” on page 371. The specifications of this port are identical to those of the “14. Rear USB port” on page 57.

NOTE We do not support connections to the USB port of devices other than designated printers,

ECal modules, the USB/GPIB interface, and multiport test sets.

13. Ground Terminal

Connected to the chassis of the E5070B/E5071B. You can connect a banana-type plug to this terminal for grounding.

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This section describes the names and functions of parts on the LCD screen of the E5070B/E5071B.

Figure 2-2 Screen display

1. Menu Bar

By using the mouse and keyboard to manipulate the menu bar, you can perform interface operations that are equivalent to those of the keys in the ACTIVE CH/TRACE block, RESPONSE block, STIMULUS block, MKR/ANAL YSIS block, and INSTR ST ATE block on the front panel of the E5070B/E5071B. The menus on the menu bar correspond to the key blocks, and their submenus to the hardkeys inside the key blocks.

2. Data Entry Bar

Used to enter numeric data into the E5070B/E5071B. Press a hardkey or softkey to enter data, and the data entry bar will appear at the top of the screen. To assign a title to a channel window, an entry bar that allows you to enter letters and symbols by using the front panel keys or mouse is displayed instead.

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Figure 2-3 Data entry bar

NOTE To manipulate the data entry bar by using the front panel keys, the data entry bar must be

selected as the object to manipulate (with the focus placed on it). When the focus is placed on the data entry bar, the entire bar is displayed in blue. Pressing or clicking in the

“8. ENTRY Block” on page 36 enables you to move the focus to the desired object.

2-1. Parameter Name

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Displays the name of the parameter for which data will be entered.

2-2. Data Entry Area

When the data entry bar is displayed for the first time, the current settings are displayed on it. You can change numeric values by typing from the keyboard or in the ENTRY block on the front panel.

You can hide the frequency information in order to ensure its confidentiality or for other reasons. For detailed information, see “Hiding Softkey's Frequency Information” on page 89.

2-3. Step Button (Small)

Increases or decreases the numeric value in the data entry area in small steps. Use the mouse to manipulate this button.

2-4. Step Button (Large)

Increases or decreases the numeric value in the data entry area in large steps. Use the mouse to manipulate this button.

2-5. Enter Button

After typing numeric values in the data entry area by using the keyboard or the numeric keys in the ENTRY block on the front panel, press this button to finish the entry. Use the mouse to manipulate this button.

2-6. Close Button

Closes the data entry area (turns off the display). Use the mouse to manipulate this button.

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3. Softkey Menu Bar

A group of keys on the screen called by the softeys and menu bars. You can manipulate these keys by using the NAVIGATION block keys on the front panel, the mouse, or the keyboard. When a touch screen LCD (Option 016) is used, you can perform manipulations by directly touching the screen with your finger instead of using a mouse.

Figure 2-4 Softkey menu bar

NOTE To manipulate a menu bar, it has to be selected as the object to manipulate (with the focus

placed on it). When the focus is placed on a menu bar, the menu title area at the top is displayed in blue. Pressing or clicking on in the “8. ENTRY Block” on page 36

enables you to move the focus to the desired object.

3-1. Softkey Menu Title

The title of the softkey menu is displayed here. Double-clicking on this part of the menu bar displays the top layer of softkeys.

3-2. Scroll Arrow (Large)

When the softkeys in a menu overflow the screen, using this key enables you to scroll the menu page by page. Both upward and downward scroll arrows are available. Use the mouse to manipulate these buttons.

3-3. Softkeys

These are the actual keys you would use to perform setup. A displayed to the right of a softkey indicates that pressing that softkey will display the lower layer of softkeys.

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3-4. Highlighted Softkey

Pressing and on the front panel or pressing on the keyboard causes the highlighted (selected) softkey to be executed. You can change which softkey in the menu is

highlighted by turning or pressing on the front panel or by pressing

on the keyboard. Pressing the key on the front panel or the key on the

keyboard brings up the upper level softkey menu, and pressing the key on the front panel or the key on the keyboard brings up the lower level softkey menu.

3-5. Selection Mark

Shows which softkey function is currently selected.

3-6. Softkey Status Display

Displays a softkey’s setup status. You can hide the frequency information in order to ensure its confidentiality or for other

reasons. For detailed information, see “Hiding Softkey's Frequency Information” on page 89.

3-7. Scroll Bar

When the softkeys in a menu overflow the screen, clicking on the blank part of the scroll bar enables you to scroll the softkey menu up or down.

3-8. Scroll Box

You can scroll the softkey menu up or down by using the mouse to select and drag the scroll box (pressing the button on the object to be moved and then releasing the button at the desired location). The length and position of the scroll box indicate the length and position of the currently displayed part of the softkey menu relative to the entire menu.

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3-9. Scroll Arrow (Small)

Using this button, you can scroll the menu one softkey at a time. Both upward and downward scroll arrows are available. Use the mouse to manipulate these buttons.

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4. Instrument Status Bar

The instrument status bar displays the status of the entire instrument.

Figure 2-5 Instrument status bar

4-1. Instrument Message/Warning

Displays instrument messages and warnings. Instrument messages are displayed in gray and warnings in red. For the meanings of the instrument messages and warnings, see Appendix B, “Troubleshooting,” on page 611.

4-2. Display Update OFF Indicator

When updating of information displayed on the LCD screen is turned off, this indicator is displayed.

4-3. Rf Output OFF Indicator

When the stimulus signal output is turned off, this indicator is displayed.

4-4. Measurement Status

Displays the measurement status of the E5070B/E5071B.

Setup Setup for measurement in progress Hold Measurement on hold (idling) Init Measurement being initialized Man The trigger source is set to “Manual” and waiting for trigger. Ext The trigger source is set to “External” and waiting for trigger. Bus The trigger source is set to “Bus” and waiting for trigger. Meas A measurement is in progress.

4-5. VBA Status

Displays the state of the execution of the VBA program in the E5070B/E5071B.

Run A VBA program is currently running. Stop A VBA program has stopped.

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4-6. External Reference Signal Phase Lock

When the frequency reference signal is input to the “10. External Reference Signal Input Connector (Ref In)” on page 56 on the rear panel and the measurement signal of the E5070B/E5071B is phase-locked to the reference signal,

ExtRef (displayed in blue) Measurement signal is phase-locked to the external

ExtRef is displayed in blue.

reference signal.

ExtRef (displayed in gray) Measurement signal is not phase-locked to the external

reference signal.

NOTE Even when the “9. High Stability Frequency Reference Output Connector (Ref Oven,

Option 1E5 only)” on page 56 and “10. External Reference Signal Input Connector (Ref In)” on page 56 are connected, phase-locking may not occur immediately after power-on in a low-temperature environment. (The “ExtRef” display remains gray, not blue.) In such a case, wait a few minutes until the instrument has warmed up and the “ExtRef” display turns blue.

4-7. Warm-up Status

Ready (displayed in blue) Shows that warm-up of the instrument is completed. Ready (displayed in gray) Shows that warm-up of the instrument is not completed.

4-8. Service Mode

Indicates the service mode status.

SVC (displayed in blue) The E5070B/E5071B is in service mode, which is used

for self-diagnosis and repair of the E5070B/E5071B. Therefore, measurement performance will not be guaranteed according to the specifications. If, under normal use, the system remains in the service mode and does not return to normal operating mode, there is a possibility that the instrument is out of order.

SVC (displayed in red) An abnormal condition has been detected inside the

E5070B/E5071B. The unit may be damaged. Notify the Customer Contact listed at the end of this manual or the distributor from whom the unit was purchased.

SVC (displayed in gray) The E5070B/E5071B is in normal mode.

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4-9. Date and Time

Displays the date and time generated by the internal clock. The display format is as follows:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM YYYY: Year (AD)

MM: Month DD: Day HH:MM: Time (0:00 to 23:59)

You can turn the date and time display on/off by manipulating the keys: -

Setup

- Show Clock.

Clock

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5. Channel Window

Windows for displaying traces. Because a channel corresponds to a window, it is called a channel window. When the outer frame of a channel window is displayed in light gray, the channel is the active channel (the channel for which setup is being performed). In Figure 2-2 on page 40, channel 1 (the upper window) is the active channel. To make a channel

active, use or . Clicking inside a channel window will also make the channel active.

Figure 2-6 Channel Window

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5-1. Channel Title Bar

You can assign a title to each channel and have the title displayed on the bar. For more on setting up a channel title bar, see “Labeling a window” on page 89.

5-2. Trace Name/Measurement Parameter

The names of the traces (Tr1 through Tr9)on the channel and their measurement parameters are displayed here. to the right of the trace name indicates the active trace

(the trace for which setup is being performed). To make a trace active, use or

. Clicking the line where the trace name is placed (the mouse pointer changes

from to ) also makes a trace active. When an equation label is input using the equation editor, the measurement parameter

changes to the equation label. For details, refer to “Entering the equation label” on page

281

5-3. Data Format

The data format of each trace is displayed here. For more on setting up data formats, see “Selecting a Data Format” on page 81.

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5-4. Scale Settings

The scale setting for each trace is displayed here. This example shows that “0.00dB/” corresponds to 10 dB per division. “Ref 0.000dB” shows that the value of the reference line is 0 dB. For more on setting scales, see “Setting the Scales” on page 85.

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5-5. Trace Status Area

The setup for each trace is displayed here.

Table 2-1 Trace status display

Classification Contents inside [ ] Meaning

Error correction

RO Error correction: ON (OPEN (n) response calibration) RS Error correction: ON (SHORT (n ) response calibration) RT Error correction: ON (THRU (n) response calibration) ER Error correction: ON (Enhanced response calibration) F1 Error correction: ON (1-port calibration ) F2 Error correction: ON (Full 2-port calibration / 2-port TRL

calibration)

F3 Error correction: ON (Full 3-port calibration / 3-port TRL

calibration)

F4 Error correction: ON (Full 4-port calibration / 4-port TRL

calibration)

Turning on/off traces Nothing Data trace: ON, Memory trace: OFF

M Data trace: OFF, Memory trace: ON D&M Data trace: ON, Memory trace: ON off Data trace: OFF, Memory trace: OFF

Performing data math

Electrical delay

D+M (D+M&M) Execution of Data+Mem math D−M (D−M&M) Execution of Data−Mem math D*M (D*M&M) Execution of Data*Mem math D/M (D/M&M) Execution of Data/Mem math Del A numeric value other than 0 (zero) is specified as the

electrical delay or phase offset. Smoothing Gating Parameter conversion

Smo Smoothing: ON Gat Gating: ON Zr Conversion: ON (Impedance: Reflection measurement) Zt Conversion: ON (Impedance: Transmission measurement) Ztsh Conversion: ON (Impedance: Transmission-Shunt

measurement)

Yr Conversion: ON (Admittance: Reflection measurement) Yt Conversion: ON (Admittance: Transmission measurement) Ytsh Conversion: ON (Admittance: Transmission-Shunt

measurement)

1/S Conversion: ON (Inverse S-parameter) Conj Conversion: ON (Conjugation)

Power correction PC Error correction: ON (Power calibration) Receiver correction Scalar-mixer

RC Error correction: ON (Receiver calibration) Cor Error correction: ON (Scalar-mixer calibration)

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Table 2-1 Trace status display

Classification Contents inside [ ] Meaning

Equation Editor Equ Equation editor: ON

Equ! Equation editor: ON (The equation refers to invalid data.)

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5-6. Reference Line Indicators

The indicators that indicate the position of the reference line for the Y-axis scale in the rectangular display format. One indicator is to the right and the other is to the left of the scale ( and ). To enter a numeric value for the position of the reference line, open the

data entry bar using the keys: position of the reference line by placing the mouse pointer on either of the two reference

line indicators (the pointer changes from to .), moving the indicator vertically with the left mouse button kept pressed, and then releasing the button at the desired location (i.e., a drag-and-drop operation).

5-7. Trace Number

In the rectangular display format, the trace number is displayed in the same color as the trace at the right end of each trace.

5-8. Properties

Displays the following properties.

Figure 2-7 Properties

Reference Position. You can also move the

Calibration Property Displays the status of the obtained calibration coefficients

on the channel. For details, see “Acquisition status of calibration coefficient for each channel” on page 103.

E5091A Property Displays the assignment information of the test ports on the

channel. For details, see “Displaying the E5091A properties” on page 483.

Balanced Measurement Topology Property

Displays the topology for balanced measurement on the channel. For details, see “Checking device type and port assignment” on page 301.

5-9. Channel Status Bar

The status of each channel is displayed here (see parts 5-10 through 5-16).

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5-10. Channel Measurement Status

Displays the update status of traces on the channel.

! Measurement in progress. When the sweep time exceeds

1.5 seconds,

# Invalid traces. The measurement conditions have changed,

↑ is displayed at the point on the trace.

but the traces on the channel currently displayed have not been updated to match the new conditions.

(No display) The measurement has not been executed.

5-11. Error Correction Status

Displays the execution status of error correction on the channel. For details, see “Execution status of error correction for each channel” on page 102.

5-12. Power Calibration Status

Displays the execution status of power level error correction on the channel. For details, see “Turning ON or OFF power level error correction” on page 208.

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5-13. Port Extension Status

Shows whether the port extension is turned ON or OFF.

PExt (displayed in blue) Port extension: ON

(not displayed) Port extension : OFF

5-14. Fixture Simulator Status

Shows whether the fixture simulator is turned ON or OFF.

Sim (displayed in blue) Fixture simulator: ON

(not displayed) Fixture simulator: OFF

5-15. Averaging Status

Displays the averaging factor and averaging count when averaging is turned on.

n/m (displayed in blue) Averaging: ON

(m: averaging factor; n: averaging count)

(not displayed) Averaging: OFF

5-16. Sweep Range

Indicates the sweep range by using the start/stop or center/span.

5-17. IF Bandwidth/CW Frequency

Indicates the IF bandwidth when the sweep type is linear/log frequency or the CW frequency when the sweep type is power.

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5-18. Channel Number

Indicates the channel number.

5-19. Graticule Labels

Y-axis divisions in the rectangular display format. When traces in the rectangular disp lay format are overlaid, the Y-axis divisions for the active trace are displayed. The value of the reference line (the division line between and ) is entered numerically by opening the

data entry bar using the keys: +

Reference Value. You can change values of the

reference line at one-division intervals by placing the mouse pointer in the area of the graticule label (the pointer changes from to ), moving the pointer vertically with the

left mouse button pressed, and then releasing the button at the desired location.

5-20. Bandwidth Parameters

Turning on the bandwidth search function displays the bandwidth parameters here. For more on the bandwidth search function, see “Determining the Bandwidth of the Trace (Bandwidth Search)” on page 270.

5-21. Marker Numbers

The marker values are displayed in a list at positions 5-21, 5-22, and 5-23. Position 5-21 displays the marker numbers. For the active marker (the one for which setup and analysis are being performed),

> is displayed to the left of the marker number. For the reference

marker, is displayed instead of the marker number.

5-22. Marker Stimulus Values

The marker stimulus value for each marker (the frequency/power level at the marker point) is displayed here.

5-23. Marker Response Values

The marker response value for each marker (the measurement value at the marker point) is displayed here. Two (or three) response values are displayed for data in Smith chart or polar display format.

5-24. Markers

The markers used for reading values on a trace. Up to 10 markers can be displayed for each trace.

Active marker (the one for which setup and analysis are being performed)

Non-active marker

Here, “n” denotes a marker number. For the reference marker, however, nothing is displayed at the location of n. Clicking the marker or one of the “5-25. Marker Indicators” makes the marker active.

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5-25. Marker Indicators

Indicates the positions of markers on the stimulus axis.

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You can also move a marker to the desired position by placing the mouse pointer on the marker indicator or position of the marker itself (the pointer changes from to ),

moving the indicator vertically with the left mouse button pressed, and then releasing the button at the desired location.

5-26. Statistics Data

Turning on the statistics data function displays statistics data here. For more on the statistics data function, see “Determining the Mean, Standard Deviation, and p-p of the Trace” on page 274.

Active marker indicator Non-active marker indicator

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This section describes the names and functions of the parts on the rear panel of the E5070B/E5071B.

Figure 2-8 Rear panel

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1. Handler I/O Port

The terminal to which an automatic machine (handler) used on a production line is connected. For more on using the handler I/O port, see the Programmer’s Guide.

Connector type: 36-pin Ribbon (Centronics) connector

2. Ethernet Port

A terminal for connecting the E5070B/E5071B to a LAN (Local Area Network). Connecting this instrument to a LAN enables you to access the hard disk drive of this instrument from an external PC or to control this instrument by using SICL-LAN or telnet.

Connector type: 8-pin RJ-45 connector Base standard: 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet (automatic data rate selection)

3. External Monitor Output Terminal (Video)

A terminal to which an external color monitor (display device) can be connected. By connecting a color monitor to this terminal, the same information shown on the LCD screen of the main body can be displayed on an external color monitor.

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Connector type: 15-pin VGA connector, female

4. GPIB Connector

General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB). The connection of an external controller and other devices through this connector allows you to configure an automatic measurement system. For more on the automatic measur ement system using GPIB, see the Programmer’s Guide.

5. External Trigger Input Connector (Ext Trig)

A connector to which external trigger signals are input. This connector detects the downward transition from the HIGH state in TTL signals as the trigger signal. To use this connector to generate a trigger, you must set the trigger source to the “external” side (key

operation: Connector type: BNC connector, female

Trigger Source - External).

6. Fan

The cooling fan for controlling the temperature inside the E5070B/E5071B. This fan exhausts heated air from inside the analyzer to the outside.

7. Line Switch (Always ON)

Always keep this switch on (|).

CAUTION Do not use this switch to turn off ( ) the mains. Doing so may cause the analyzer to

fail. For more information, see the description of the “1. Standby Switch” on page 31.

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8. Power Cable Receptacle (to LINE)

The receptacle (outlet) to which the power cable is connected.

NOTE T o connect the device to a power source (outlet), use the supplied three-prong power cable

with a ground conductor. The plug attached to the power cable (on the power outlet side or device side of the cable)

serves as the disconnecting device (device that cuts off power supply) of the E5070B/E5071B. When the power supply must be cut off to avoid such danger as electric shock, pull out the power cable plug (on the power outlet side or device side of the cable). For the procedure for turning off the mains in normal use, see the description in “1. Standby Switch” on page 3 1.

For more on the power supply, see Chapter 2 “Installation” in the Installation and Quick Start Guide.

9. High Stability Frequency Reference Output Connector (Ref Oven, Option 1E5 only)

When Option 1E5 (high stability frequency reference) is installed, the reference signal is output from this connector.

Connector type: BNC connector, female Output signal (Nominal): 10 MHz, +0 dBm

NOTE When Option 1E5 (high stability frequency reference) is installed, connect this connector

to the “10. External Reference Signal Input Connector (Ref In)” on page 56 by using the BNC(m)-BNC(m) cable included with the option.

±3 dB

10. External Reference Signal Input Connector (Ref In)

The reference signal input connector for phase-locking the measurement signal from the E5070B/E5071B to the external frequency reference signal. Inputting the reference signal to this connector improves the accuracy and frequency stability of the measurement signal from the E5070B/E5071B.

Connector type: BNC connector, female Input signal (Nominal): 10 MHz ±10 ppm, +0 dBm

NOTE When the frequency reference signal is input to this connector, the measurement signal

from the E5070B/E5071B is automatically phase-locked to the reference signal. When an input signal is not present, the frequency reference signal inside the E5070B/E5071B is automatically used. The system is phase-locked to the external reference signal and in gray when not phase-locked.

When using Option 1E5 (high stability frequency reference), connect this connector to the “9. High Stability Frequency Reference Output Connector (Ref Oven, Option 1E5 only)” on page 56 by using the BNC(m)-BNC(m) cable included with the option.

ExtRef on the instrument status bar is displayed in blue when the

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11. Internal Reference Signal Output Connector (Ref Out)

A connector for outputting the internal frequency reference signal from the E5070B/E5071B. By connecting this output connector to the external reference signal input connector of another device, the device can be phase-locked to the internal reference signal of the E5070B/E5071B and used under this condition.

Connector type: BNC connector, female Output signal (Nominal): 10 MHz, +0 dBm Output impedance (Nominal): 50 Ω

±3 dB

12. Serial Number Plate

The seal showing the serial number of the product.

13. Certificate of Authenticity Label

The label showing the information of the “Certificate of Authenticity.”

14. Rear USB port

2. Overview of Functions

A USB (Universal Serial Bus) port (number of ports: 2) specifically installed for an ECal (Electronic Calibration), a USB/GPIB interface, a multiport test set or a printer. The specifications of this port are identical to the “12. Front USB Port” on page 39.

15. Reserved Port (Reserved)

These two ports are not available for connections.

16. Printer Parallel Port

A 25-pin parallel port for printer connection. Connecting a designated printer to this port allows screen information on the E5070B/E5071B to be printed. For more on printing, see “Printing Displayed Screen” on page 371.

17. Mini-DIN Keyboard Port

A port to which a mini-DIN type keyboard is connected. The keyboard can be used to edit VBA programs inside the E5070B/E5071B or to enter file names. Since the arrow keys and numeric keys on the keyboard work in the same way as the arrow keys and numeric keys on the front panel of the E5070B/E5071B, you can use it instead of front panel operation.

NOTE Be sure to only use a keyboard designated for use with this instrument. Using a keyboard

other than those designated may cause erroneous input.

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18. Mini-DIN Mouse Port

The port to which a mini-DIN type mouse is connected. Using a mouse enables you to more efficiently perform the operations of menu bars, softkeys, and dialog boxes as well as selecting an active channel or an active trace. The mouse also enables you to move a marker or the scale reference line by using drag-and-drop operations.

NOTE Be sure to only use a mouse designated for use with this instrument. Using a mouse other

than those designated may cause erroneous input.

19. USB (USBTMC) Interface Port

Through this port, you can control the E5070B/E5071B from external controllers. For more information on the measurement system using the USB port, see the Programmer's Guide.

Connector Types: Universal serial bus (USB) jack, type B (4 contact positions), Female Compliance Standards: USBTMC-USB488 and USB2.0

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Conditions

This chapter describes how to set up the measurement conditions for the Agilent E5070B/E5071B Network Analyzer.

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Initializing Parameters

The E5070B/E5071B has three different initial settings as shown in Table 3-1 below.

Table 3-1 E5070B/E5071B Initial settings and methods for restoring them

Initial setting Restore method

Preset state

• Press -

OK on the front panel

• Execute the :SYST:PRES command *RST state Execute the *RST command Factory default setting (how the E5070B/E5071B is set up prior to shipment

from the factory)

*1.Initialization may be executed without displaying the OK or Cancel button, depending

on the instrument setting state. For more information, see“Showing/hiding the confirmation buttons when presetting” on page 453.

The user can set items to be preset freely . For more information, see“Setting the user preset function” on page 453.

For further details of each setting, refer to Appendix C, “List of Default Values,” on page 633. T o restore initial settings using commands, refer to the Programmer’s Guide and VBA Programmer’s Guide.

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Setting Channels and Traces

The E5070B/E5071B allows you to use up to 16 channels (when the number of traces is up to 4) to perform measurement under 16 different stimulus conditions.

For each channel, up to 16 traces (measurement parameters) can be displayed (when the number of channels is up to 4). Because multiple traces can be displayed for each channel, no feature is provided to link the stimulus conditions between channels, and each channel is always independent of the others. In other words, for the E5070B/E5071B, you need to set the measurement conditions and execute calibration for each channel you use for measurement.

With the E5070B/E5071B, you can change the number of available channels and the upper limit of the number of traces. If you change the upper limit setting, you need to restart the firmware of the E5070B/E5071B. Therefore, first, set the upper limit appropriately depending on the numbers of channels and traces necessary for your measurement.

When you set items whose setting target is channels/traces (refer to “Parameter setting for each setup item (analyzer, channel, trace)” on page 67), the target is the selected (active) channel/trace. Y ou can specify only the displayed channels/traces as active channels/traces. Therefore, set the display of channels/traces before setting the measurement conditions.

Setting upper limits of number of channels/traces

You can select the upper limits of the number of channels and the number of traces from the following combinations.

• 1 channels and 4 traces

• 2 channels and 4 traces

• 4 channels and 16 traces

• 9 channels and 9 traces

• 12 channels and 6 traces

• 16 channels and 4 traces

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You may want to select the "1-channel, 4-trace" or "2-channel, 4-trace" configuration to save the time required to save/call the instrument state file, since this takes longer with other configurations.

NOTE It’s important to realize that the combination used to save a state file must be the same used

to recall it; that is, you cannot save a state file with one combination of channels/traces and recall it with another combination. For more details, see “Saving and Recalling Instrument State” on page 354.

NOTE When more than 1601 measurement points is set for 1 channel and 4 traces, the

E5070B/E5071B VBA macro function may not operate.

The selection procedure is as follows:

Step 1. Press . Step 2. Press Step 3. Press Step 4. Press the desired softkey to select the upper limits of the number of channels and the

Misc Setup. Channel/Trace Setup.

number of traces.

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Step 5. Press Return. The dialog box that prompts you to restart the firmware appears. Click the

Yes button to restart the firmware.

Setting channel display (layout of channel windows)

The measurement result for each channel is displayed in its dedicated window (channel window). You cannot have a single window display the measurement results from more than one channel. This means that the setting of the window layout determines the number of channels displayed on screen.

NOTE The execution of measurement for each channel does not depend on how the channel is

displayed (channels that are not displayed can be measured). For information on executing measurement for each channel (trigger mode and trigger source), refer to Chapter 5, “Making Measurements,” on page 241.

The procedure for setting the window layout is as follows:

Step 1. Press . Step 2. Press Step 3. Press the desired softkey to select the window layout (refer to Figure 3-1).

Allocate Channels.

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Figure 3-1 Layout of channel windows

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Setting trace display

Setting the number of traces

Depending on the measurement parameters of the traces displayed for each channel, the sweep necessary for each channel is executed. For more information, refer to “Sweep Order in Each Channel” on page 242.

You specify the trace display by setting the number of traces (upper limit of displayed trace numbers). For example, if you set the number of traces to 3, traces 1 through 3 are displayed.

The procedure for setting the number of traces is as follows:

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which you want to set the

number of traces.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press Step 4. Press the desired softkey to set the number of traces.

Number of Traces.

Setting trace layout (graph layout)

Traces are laid out and displayed in the order of the trace number from graph 1 according to the graph layout in the channel window.

You can select the graph layout from Figure 3-2. If the number of traces is less than the number of graphs, nothing is displayed in the

remaining area. If the number of traces you set exceeds the number of graphs, excess traces are superimposed from the first graph. For example, if you select as the graph

layout and set the number of traces to 5, graph 1 (Gr1 in Figure 3-2) and graph 2 (Gr2 in Figure 3-2) display traces 1 and 4 and traces 2 and 5, respectively, by superimposing, and graph 3 (Gr3 in Figure 3-2) displays only trace 3 as shown in the figure below.

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The procedure for setting the graph layout is as follows:

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which you want to set the graph

layout.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press

Allocate Traces.

Step 4. Press the desired softkey to select the graph layout (refer to Figure 3-2).

Figure 3-2 Graph layou t

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Active channel

The active channel is the one whose settings can currently be changed. The window frame of the active channel is displayed brighter than the window frames of the other channels. To change the settings specific to a certain channel, you must first activate the channel.

To change the active channel, use the following hardkeys:

Hardkey Function

Change the active channel to the next channel with the larger ch annel number.

Change the active channel to the previous channel with the smaller channel number.

Active trace

The active trace is the one whose settings can currently be changed. The trace name on the screen (for example, Tr3) of the current active trace is highlighted and indicated with to the left. To change the settings specific to a certain trace, you must first activate the trace.

To select the active trace, use the following hardkeys:

Hardkey Function

Change the active trace to the next trace with the lar ger trace number.

Change the active trace to the previous trace with the smalle r tr ac e number.

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Parameter setting for each setup item (analyzer, channel, trace)

Table 3-2 lists the setting parameters and indicates the setup item (analyzer, channel, or trace) that each parameter controls along with the applicable setup key(s).

Table 3-2 Parameters and setup items they control

Parameter Controlled Setup Items Setup Key(s)

Analyzer Channel Trace

Stimulus Settings

Sweep range

Power, CW frequency

Sweep time/Sweep delay time

Number of points

Segment sweep

Sweep mode

Trigger Settings

Trigger source

Trigger mode

Response Settings

Measurement parameter

Data format

Scale, Electrical delay, Phase offset

√

Edit Segment Table/Segment Display

√

- Power

- Sweep Time/Sweep Delay

- Points

- Sweep Type

- Sweep Mode

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√

(*1)

√

(*2)

- Trigger Source/Restart/Trigger

Hold/Hold All Channels /Single

Continuous/Continuous Disp Channels

Memory trace and data math

Window title

Graticule label in rectangular form

Color inversion

Frequency display ON/OFF

Display update ON/OFF

Averaging

Smoothing

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/Avg Factor/Averaging (ON/OFF)

√

- Display /Data → Mem /Data Math

- Edit Title Label

Title Label (ON/OFF)

- Graticule Label (ON/OFF)

- Invert Color

- Frequency (ON/OFF)

- Update (ON/OFF)

- Averaging Restart

- Smo Aperture

Smoothing (ON/OFF)

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Table 3-2 Parameters and setup items they control

Parameter Controlled Setup Items Setup Key(s)

Analyzer Channel Trace

IF bandwidth

Calibration

Marker

Analysis

Fixture simulator

Time domain

Parameter conversion

Limit test

Saving and recalling data

Macro

System

Printing/Saving display Screen/Beeper/GRIB settings/Network Settings/Date & Time/Key Lock/Backlight/Firmware Revision/Service menu

√

- IF Bandwidth

√

(*3)

√

(*4)

√

Fixture Simulator

- Gating

- Transform

- Conversion

- Limit Test

√

Preset

√

*1.Hold All Channels for the analyzer. *2.Auto Scale All and scale Divisions must be set up in rectangular form for each channel. *3.Turning the marker table display on or off applies to the ent ire analyzer. On the other hand, the sweep range setting

of the marker must be performed for each channel. In the preset conditio n, mar ker coupling is enabled and marker settings and movements are effective for all traces on a channel.

*4.The balanced-unbalanced conversion function (

BalUn ON/OFF) must be turned on or off for each trace.

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Setting the System Z0

NOTE This function is available with the firmware version 3.01 or greater.

The procedure for setting the system characteristic impedance (Z0) is as follows:

Step 1. Press . Step 2. Press Step 3. Enter the system Z0 using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel.

Set Z0.

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Setting Stimulus Conditions

You can set the stimulus condition for each channel independently.

Setting sweep type

You can select the sweep type from the following four types.

Sweep type Description

Linear Sweeps frequencies in linear scale. Log Sweeps frequencies in logarithmic scale. Segment Performs a sweep with linear sweep conditions (segments) combined. For

more information, refer to “Performing a Segment-by-Segment Sweep (segment sweep)” on page 417.

Power Sweeps power levels in linear scale.

The procedure for selecting the sweep type is as follows:

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which you want to set the

sweep type.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press Step 4. Press the desired softkey to select the sweep type.

Sweep Type.

Setting the Sweep Range

There are two ways to set the sweep range: by specifying the lowest and the highest values and by specifying the center value and a span. Once the sweep range is set, it is possible to change the range by substituting the lowest value, the highest value, or the center value with a value (stimulus value) represented by a marker on the trace.

Figure 3-3 Setting the sweep range

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Setting the Sweep Range with the Lowest and Highest Values

Step 1. Press or to select the channel whose sweep range will be set. Step 2. Press .

Step 3. Using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel, input the lowest value. Step 4. Press .

Step 5. Using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel, input the highest value.

Setting the Sweep Range with the Center Value and a Span

Step 1. Press or to select the channel whose sweep range will be set. Step 2. Press .

Step 3. Using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel, input the center value. Step 4. Press .

Step 5. Using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel, input a span value.

Setting the Sweep Range Using the Marker

Step 1. In the channel window whose range must be set, place the active marker on the active trace

to a position that corresponds to the new range (to the lowest, highest, or center value).

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Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press the softkey that corresponds to each value.

Softkey Function

Marker → Start Sets the lowest value to the stimulus value of the active marker on the

currently active trace.

Marker → Stop Sets the highest value to the stimulus value of the active marker on the

currently active trace.

Marker → Center Sets the center value to the stimulus value of the active marker on the

currently active trace.

NOTE If the reference marker is on and the stimulus value of the active marker is expressed by a

value relative to the reference marker, the absolute stimulus value will be used to set the new sweep range.

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Figure 3-4 Setting the sweep range using the marker

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Turning stimulus signal output on/off

You can turn on/off the stimulus signal output, but this will prevent you from performing measurement. Therefore, you will not normally use this feature. This is mainly used to turn the output back to on after it has been turned off by the power trip feature.

Follow these steps to turn the stimulus signal output on/off:

Step 1. Press .

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Step 2. Press Step 3. Press

Power. RF Out. Each press toggles between on/off.

When set to off, “RF OFF” is displayed in “4. Instrument Status Bar” on page 44.

Power trip

The power trip is a feature that the instrument uses to automatically turn off the output of the stimulus signal to protect the instrument when a signal whose level exceeds the upper limit is inputted to the test port.

If the power output is automatically turned off by the power trip feature, remove the cause of the over-input and turn on the power output according to the above steps to restart the measurement.

Setting fixed frequency at power sweep

The procedure for setting the fixed frequency (CW frequency) at the power sweep is as follows:

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which you want to set the fixed

frequency.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press

Power.

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Step 4. Press Step 5. Enter the fixed frequency using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel.

CW Freq.

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Setting power level with Auto Power Range set function

When the Auto Power Range set function is effective, the proper source attenuator and power range are selected automatically, as shown by the figures below, according to the maximum frequency and maximum output power of each channel (except for instruments with option 213, 313, or 413).

NOTE Under the following conditions, turn OFF the Auto Power Range set function and set the

power range and power level manually, according to Setting power range manually on page 77.

• When different power ranges are selected in multiple channel measurement settings. In this case, an error message is displayed to avoid source attenuator damage. (For example: When Channel 1’s stop frequency is 8 GHz and Channel 2’s stop frequency is 2 GHz with a 0 dBm setting, the error message “Continuous switching may damage source attenuator” is displayed because each selected power range is different.

• When you cannot obtain the desirable power sweep range. (For example, if you want to set start power to - 25 dBm and stop power to 7 dBm at 2 GHz CW, you cannot set the start power level below - 20 dBm when Auto Power Range set function is ON.)

Figure 3-5 Available power level and selected power range with Auto Power Range set function

ON (when maximum frequency is 3 GHz or below)

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Figure 3-6 Available power level and selected power range with Auto Power Range set function

ON (when maximum frequency is over 3 GHz (for E5071B only))

Setting the level

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which you want to set the

power level.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press Step 4. Press

Power. Port Couple and select the on/off setting of the level coupling for all ports.

ON The same power level is outputted to all ports. OFF A specific power level is outputted to each port independently.

NOTE The power level of port 1 is coupled with the power level for all ports.

NOTE If you change the on/off setting of the level coupling, all ports are automatically changed to

the same level value as that of port 1.

Step 5. When setting level for all ports (

1. Press

Power.

Port Couple ON)

2. Enter the power level using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel.

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When setting level for each port (

1. Press

Port Power.

2. Press the softkey corresponding to each port (

*1. The available power level over 3 GHz changes according to measurement frequencies.

Port Couple OFF)

Port 1 Power to Port 4 Power).

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3. Enter the power level using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel.

Correcting attenuation of power level (using power slope feature)

You can use the power slope feature to correct the attenuation of a power level so that it is simply proportional to the frequency (attenuation due to cables and so on), which improves the accuracy of the level actually applied to the DUT.

Turning power slope feature on/off

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which the power slope feature

will be turned on or off.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press Step 4. Press

Power. Slope [OFF] (Slope [ON]). Each press toggles between on/off.

Setting correction coefficient (correction amount for 1 GHz)

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which you want to set the

correction coefficient.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press Step 4. Press

Power. Slope [xxx dB/GHz]. “xxx” represents the current set value.

Step 5. Enter the correction coefficient using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel.

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Setting power range manually

By turning off the Auto Power Range set function, you can set the power level at the frequency sweep independently for each test port manually, within the range of −20 dBm to 10 dBm (for instruments with option 214, 314, or 414, the range of −55 dBm to 10 dBm) and at a resolution of 0.05 dB.

Selecting range

When option 214, 314, or 414 is installed, you can select from the following power ranges.

Selectable power ranges

−20 dBm to 10 dBm −25 dBm to 7 dBm

−30 dBm to 2 dBm −35 dBm to −3 dBm

−40 dBm to −8 dBm −45 dBm to −13 dBm

−50 dBm to −18 dBm −55 dBm to −23 dBm

NOTE The range selection is common to all ports: You cannot select it for each port

independently.

The procedure for selecting the range is as follows:

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which you want to set the

power range.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press Step 4. Turn OFF Step 5. Press

Power.

Auto Range.

Power Ranges.

Step 6. Press the desired softkey to select the power range.

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Setting the number of points

The number of points is the number of data items collected in one sweep. It can be set to any number from 2 to 1601 for each channel independently.

• To obtain a higher trace resolution against the stimulus value, choose a larger number of points.

• To obtain higher throughput, keep the number of points to a smaller value within an allowable trace resolution.

• To obtain higher measurement acc uracy after calibration, perform calibration using the same number of points as in actual measurements.

NOTE When the upper limit of the number of channels and traces is set to 1Ch / 4 Tr 20001

Points

in Channel/Trace Setup, the maximum number of measurement points will be

20001.

Setting the number of points

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which the number of points

will be set.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press

Points.

Step 4. Using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel, input the desired number of points.

Setting the sweep time

Sweep time is the time it takes to complete a sweep for each stimulus (source) port. Two modes are available for setting the sweep time: manual sweep time mode and automatic sweep time mode.

Manual Sweep Time Mode In this mode, the sweep time is set manually. Once the sweep

time is set, changes in measu rement co nditions will not af fect the sweep time as long as it is within the analyzer's capability. If the sweep time becomes lower than the analyzer’s lower sweep time limit, the sweep time will be reset to the shortest time within the conditions. If the sweep time exceeds the analyzer’s upper sweep time limit, the sweep time will be reset to the longest time within the conditions.

Automatic Sweep Time Mode The sweep time is always kept to the shortest time possible

with the current measurement conditions.

Figure 3-7 shows the definitions of the sweep time and the sweep delay time.

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Figure 3-7 Sweep Time and Sweep Delay Time

Sweep delay is time before starting a sweep for each stimulus (source) port

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Setting Up the Sweep Time (Manual Sweep Time Mode)

Step 1. Press or to select the channel for which sweep time will be set. Step 2. Press .

Step 3. Press

Sweep Time.

Step 4. Using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel, input the desired sweep time (in seconds).

If the previous operation mode was automatic sweep time mode, entering a new sweep time forces the machine to switch to manual sweep time mode.

Switching to Automatic Sweep Time Mode

Step 1. Press or to select the channel which will be switched to

automatic sweep time mode.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press

Sweep Time.

Step 4. Press .

By entering zero (seconds), automatic sweep time becomes effective.

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Selecting Measurement Parameters

The E5070B/E5071B allows users to evaluate the DUT (device under test) characteristics by using the following measurement parameters.

• S-parameters

• Mixed mode S-parameters

This section gives the definition of S-parameters and explains how to choose their values. For the definition and use of mixed mode S-parameters, refer to “Evaluating Balanced Devices (balance-unbalance conversion function)” on page 295.

Definition of S-parameters

S-parameters (scattering parameters) are used to evaluate how signals are reflected by and transferred through the DUT. An S-parameter is defined by the ratio of two complex numbers and contains information on the magnitude and phase of the signal. S-parameters are typically expressed as follows.

out in

out: port number of the DUT from which the signal is output in: port number of the DUT to which the signal is input

For example, S-parameter S input signal of port 1 on the DUT, both expressed in complex numbers.

is the ratio of the output signal of port 2 on the DUT with the

Setting up S-parameters

Step 1. Press (or ) and (or ) to select the trace for

which measurement parameters will be set up.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press a softkey that corresponds to the desired S-parameter.

S-parameters on the softkeys are expressed as follows. S

out in

out: test port number of the E5070B/E5071B to which the DUT’s output signal is input in: test port number of the E5070B/E5071B from which the signal is applied to the DUT

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The E5070B/E5071B allows you to display measured S-parameters by using the following data formats:

R Rectangular display formats

• Log magnitude format

•Phase format

• Expanded phase format

• Positive phase format

• Group delay format

• Linear magnitude format

• SWR format

• Real format

• Imaginary format

R Polar format R Smith chart format

Rectangular display formats

Rectangular display formats draw traces by assigning stimulus values (linear scale) to the X-axis and response values to the Y-axis (Figure 3-8). Eight different formats are available depending on the selection of data for the Y-axis (Table 3-3).

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Figure 3-8 Rectangular display format

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Table 3-3 Eight types of rectangular display formats

Type Y-axis Data Type Y-axis Unit Application Examples

Log magnitude format Magnitude dB •Return loss measurement

•Insertion loss measurement (or gain measurement)

Phase format Phase (displayed in range from −180° to

+180°)

Expanded phase format Phase (can be displayed above +180° and

below −180°)

Positive phase format Phase (displayed in range from 0° to

+360°) Group delay format Signal transfer delays within the DUT Seconds (s) •Group delay measurement Linear magnitude format Magnitude (Abstract

SWR format

Real format Real part of measured complex parameter (Abstract

Imaginary format Imaginary part of measured complex

1 ρ+

------------

ρ: reflection coefficient)

(

1 ρ–

parameter

Degrees (°) •Measurement of deviation

from linear phase

Degrees (°) •Measurement of deviation

from linear phase

Degrees (°) •Measurement of deviation

from linear phase

•Reflection coefficient

number) (Abstract

number)

number) (Abstract

number)

measurement

•Measurement of standing wave ratio

Polar format

In the polar format, traces are drawn by expressing the magnitude as a displacement from the origin (linear) and phase in an angle counterclockwise from the positive X-axis. This data format does not have a stimulus axis, so frequencies must be read by using the marker. The polar format allows users to select one of the following three data groups for displaying the marker response values.

• Linear magnitude and phase (°)

• Log magnitude and phase (°)

• Real and imaginary parts

Figure 3-9 Polar format

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Smith chart format

The Smith chart format is used to display impedances based on reflection measurement data of the DUT. In this format, traces are plotted at the same spots as in the polar format. The Smith chart format allows users to select one of the following five data groups for displaying the marker response values.

• Linear magnitude and phase (°)

• Log magnitude and phase (°)

• Real and imaginary parts

• Resistance (Ω), reactance (Ω), and inductance (H) or capacitance (F)

• Conductance (S), susceptance (S), and capacitance (F) or inductance (H)

Figure 3-10 Smith chart format

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Selecting a data format

Use the following procedure to select a data format.

Step 1. Press (or ) and (or ) to select the trace for

which the data format will be set.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press the softkey that corresponds to the desired data format.

Softkey Function

Log Mag Selects the log magnitude format Phase Selects the phase format Group Delay Selects the group delay format Smith - Lin / Phase Selects the Smith chart format (with linear magnitude and phase as the

marker response values)

Smith - Log / Phase Selects the Smith chart format (with log magnitude and phase as the

marker response values)

Smith - Real / Imag Selects the Smith chart format (with the real and imaginary parts as the

marker response values)

Smith - R + jX Selects the Smith chart format (with resistance an d reactance as the

marker response values)

Smith - G + jB Selects the Smith chart format (with conductance and susceptance as

the marker response values)

Polar - Lin / Phase Selects the polar format (with linear magnitude and phase as the marker

response values)

Polar - Log / Phase Selects the polar format (with log magnitude and phase as the marker

response values)

Polar - Real / Imag Selects the polar format (with the real and imag inary parts as the marker

response values)

Lin Mag Selects the linear magnitude format SWR Selects the SWR (standing wave ratio) format Real Selects the real format Imaginary Selects the imaginary format Expand Phase Selects the expanded phase format Positive Phase Selects the positive phase format

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Setting the Scales

Auto scale

The auto scale function is used to tailor each scale (scale/division and the reference line value) automatically in such a way that traces will appear at the proper size on the screen for easy observation.

Single Trace Auto Scale

Follow the procedure below to perform the auto scale function on a specific trace.

Step 1. Press (or ) and (or ) to select the trace for

which the auto scale function will be performed.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press

Auto Scale.

Auto Scale on All Traces Within a Channel

Step 1. Press (or ) to select the channel for which the auto scale function

will be performed.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press

Auto Scale All.

Manual scale adjustment on a rectangular display format

For a rectangular display format, four parameters are used to manually adjust the scales (Table 3-3 and Figure 3-11).

Table 3-4 Adjustable scale features on a rectangular display format

Adjustable feature Description

Divisions (

Scale/Division (

Divisions) Defines the number of divisions on the Y-axis. An even number

from 4 to 30 must be used. Once set, it is commonly applied to all traces displayed in any rectangular format within that channel.

Scale/Div) Defines the number of increments per division on the Y-axis.

The value applies only to the active trace.

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Reference position (

Reference Position)

Reference line value (

Reference Value)

Defines the position of the reference line. The position must be specified using the number assigned to each division on the Y-axis starting at 0 (the least significant) running up to the number of divisions being used (the most significant). The position applies only to the active trace.

Defines the value corresponding to the reference line. It must be set using the unit on the Y-axis. The reference line value applies only to the active trace.

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Figure 3-11 Manual scale setup on a rectangular display format

Manually setting scales on a rectangular display format

Step 1. Press (or ) and (or ) to select the trace for

which scale features will be adjusted.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press the softkey that corresponds to the particular feature that needs to be adjusted.

Softkey Function

Divisions Defines the number of divisions on the Y-axis. Scale/Div Defines the number of increments per division

on the Y-axis.

Reference Position Defines the position of the reference line. Reference Value Defines the value corresponding to the

reference line.

NOTE It is also possible to turn off the display of graticule labels. For details, refer to “Turning off

the display of graticule labels” on page 88.

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Manual scale adjustment on the Smith chart/polar format

Manual scale adjustment on the Smith chart format or the polar format is done by using the displacement (

Figure 3-12 Manual scale setup on the Smith chart/polar format

Scale/Div of the outermost circle, Figure 3-12).

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Setting the Scales

Manually setting scales on the Smith chart/polar format

Step 1. Press (or ) and (or ) to select the trace for

which the scale will be adjusted.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press Step 4. Using the ENTRY block keys on the front panel, input the displacement of the outermost

Scale/Div.

circle.

Setting the value of a reference line using the marker

When using a rectangular display format, it is possible to change the reference line value to be equal to the response value of the active marker on the active trace.

Setting the reference line value using the marker

Step 1. Place the active marker on the active trace on the position that corresponds to the new

reference line value.

Step 2. Press or . Step 3. Press

Marker → Reference to change the reference line value to the marker response

value.

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Conditions

NOTE If the reference marker is on and the stimulus value of the active marker is expressed using

a value relative to the reference marker, the absolute stimulus value will be used to set the new reference line value.

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Setting Window Displays

Maximizing the specified window/trace display

When using multiple channels, it is possible to maximize a specific channel window on the screen. When multiple traces are displayed in a channel window, it is also possible to maximize a specific trace displayed within that channel window.

Maximizing a window

Step 1. Press (or ) to select the channel whose window will be

maximized.

Step 2. Press to maximize the channel window.

Press one more time to reduce the window to its previous size.

Maximizing a trace display

Step 1. Press (or ) to select the channel to which the trace belongs. Step 2. Press (or ) to select the trace whose display will be maximized. Step 3. Press to maximize the trace display.

Press one more time to reduce the display to its previous size.

Turning off the display of graticule labels

When using a rectangular display format, the graph area can be expanded to the left by turning off the display of graticule labels.

Turning off graticule label display

Step 1. Press (or ) to select the channel for which graticule label display

will be turned on or off.

Step 2. Press . Step 3. Press

Graticule Label to turn graticule lab e l display on or off.

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Hiding Frequency Information

You can hide the frequency information from the screen in order to ensure its confidentiality or for other reasons.

Hiding Frequency Information on the Screen

Follow the steps below to hide frequency information on the measurement screen.

Step 1. Press .

Setting Measurement Conditions

Setting Window Displays

Step 2. Press

NOTE Turning off the frequency display using the Frequency key does not erase the frequency

Step 1. Press Step 2. Press Security Level and select any of the following options for the frequency display.

Frequency turn off the frequency display.

display within the Stimulus softkey, which is turned on by pressing , ,

, and . The display of the softkey bar itself can be switched on or off by

pressing .

Hiding Softkey's Frequency Information

You can delete the frequency information from the measurement screen, which changes the frequency information displayed in the Stimulus softkey and the data entry area for Hz unit to asterisks (***).

- Service Menu.

Softkey Function OFF Displays the frequency information. Low Hides the frequency information with a series of asterisks.

This can be turned to OFF by the Security Level menu.

High Hides the frequency information with a series of asterisks.

This cannot be turned to OFF by the Security Level menu.

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Conditions

Resetting to OFF is only possible by executig Preset or Recall.

Labeling a window

It is possible to assign a unique name to a channel and display it on the screen. This feature is useful in saving and/or printing measurement result for future reference.

Labeling a window

Step 1. Press or to select the channel to be labeled. Step 2. Press .

Step 3. Press

Edit Title Label.

The title label input dialog box (see Figure 3-13) appears.

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Figure 3-13 Title label input dialog box

Step 4. Using the keys in the dialog box, type a label and press Step 5. Press

Title Label to turn on the title display.

The title will appear within a frame at the top of the channel window (title bar, Figure 3-14.)

Figure 3-14 Title Display

Enter.

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Setting display colors

Selecting display mode

You can select the display mode of the LCD display from two modes: normal display (background: black) or inverted display (background: white). In normal display, the colors of items are preset so that you can recognize them easily on the display of the instrument. On the other hand, in inverted display, they are preset to colors obtained by nearly inverting the default settings of the normal display so that you can use data easily when storing it into a graphic file.

The selection procedure is as follows:

Step 1. Press .

Setting Measurement Conditions

Setting Window Displays

Step 2. Press

inverted display.

Setting display color for each item

You can set the display color to the normal display or the inverted display separately for each of the following items.

R Data/memory trace R Labels and lines of graphs R File display of the limit test and limit lines R Background

You set the color of each item by specifying the amounts of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) contained in the color. You can specify each level of R, G, and B in 6 steps (0 to 5). Therefore, 216 colors in total are available by combining them. The table below shows the R, G, and B values for the main colors as a reference.

White 555 Gray 222Black 000 Light red 533 Red 500Dark red 200 Light yellow 5 5 3 Yellow 5 5 0 Dark yellow 2 2 0 Light green 3 5 3 Green 0 5 0 Dark green 0 2 0 Light cyan 3 5 5 Cyan 0 5 5 Dark cyan 0 2 2 Light blue 3 3 5 Blue 0 0 5 Dark blue 0 0 2 Light magenta 5 3 5 Magenta 5 0 5 Dark magenta 2 0 2

Invert Color to select the display color. OFF indicates the normal display; ON the

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Conditions

RGB RGB RGB

The setting procedure is as follows:

Step 1. Press . Step 2. Press Step 3. Press Step 4. Press

Misc Setup. Color Setup. Normal (for normal display) or Invert (for inverted display).

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Setting Window Displays

Step 5. Press the softkey corresponding to the item for which you want to set the display color.

Softkey Function

Data Trace 1 to 9 Specifies the data trace of traces 1 to 9 Mem Trace 1 to 9 Specifies the memory trace of traces 1 to 9 Graticule Main Specifies the graticule label and the outer lines of graphs Graticule Sub Specifies the grid of graphs Limit Fail Specifies the fail display in the limit test result Limit Line Specifies the limit line Background Specifies the background

Step 6. Press

Red.

Step 7. Select the amount of red (R) from Step 8. Press

Green.

Step 9. Select the amount of green (G) from

Step 10. Press

Blue.

Step 11. Select the amount of blue (B) from

Resetting the display colors to the factory state

You can reset the display colors in normal display and inverted display to the preset factory state.

The selection procedure is as follows:

Step 1. Press . Step 2. Press Step 3. Press Step 4. Press Step 5. Press

Misc Setup. Color Setup. Normal (for normal display) or Invert (for inverted display). Reset Color.

0 to 5.

Step 6. Press

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4Calibration

This chapter describes the calibration processes that should be used with the Agilent E5070B/E5071B.

4. Calibration

Calibration

Measurement Errors and their Characteristics

It is important to understand the factors contributing to measurement errors in order to determine the appropriate measures that should be taken to improve accuracy. Measurement errors are classified into three categories:

• Drift errors

• Random errors

• Systematic errors

Drift Errors

Drift errors are caused by deviations in the performance of the measuring instrument (measurement system) that occur after calibration. Major causes are the thermal expansion of connecting cables and thermal drift of the frequency converter within the measuring instrument. These errors may be reduced by carrying out frequent calibrations as the ambient temperature changes or by maintaining a stable ambient temperature during the course of a measurement.

Random Errors

Random errors occur irregularly in the course of using the instrument. Since random errors are unpredictable, they cannot be eliminated by calibration. These errors are further classified into the following sub-categories depending on their causes.

• Instrument noise errors

• Switch repeatability errors

• Connector repeatability errors

Instrument noise errors

Instrument noise errors are caused by electric fluctuations within components used in the measuring instrument. These errors may be reduced by increasing the power of the signal supplied to the DUT, narrowing the IF bandwidth, or enabling sweep averaging.

Switch repeatability errors

Switch repeatability errors occur due to the fact that the electrical characteristics of the mechanical RF switch used in the measuring instrument change every time it is switched on. These errors may be reduced by carrying out measurements under conditions in which no switching operation takes place. (You don’t need to worry about these errors since the E5070B/E5071B does not have mechanical RF switches).

Connector repeatability errors

Connector repeatability errors are caused by fluctuations in the electrical characteristics of connectors due to wear. These errors may be reduced by handling connectors with care.

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Agilent E5071B User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Agilent E5070B/E5071B ENA Series RF Network Analyzers

1. Precautions

Software Installed

Before contacting us

2. Overview of Functions

Front Panel: Names and Functions of Parts

1. Standby Switch

2. LCD Screen

3. ACTIVE CH/TRACE Block

4. RESPONSE Block

5. STIMULUS Block

6. Floppy Disk Drive

7. NAVIGATION Block

8. ENTRY Block

9. INSTR STATE Block

10. MKR/ANALYSIS Block

11. Test Port

12. Front USB Port

13. Ground Terminal

Screen Area: Names and Functions of Parts

1. Menu Bar

2. Data Entry Bar

3. Softkey Menu Bar

4. Instrument Status Bar

5. Channel Window

Rear Panel: Names and Functions of Parts

1. Handler I/O Port

2. Ethernet Port

3. External Monitor Output Terminal (Video)

4. GPIB Connector

5. External Trigger Input Connector (Ext Trig)

6. Fan

7. Line Switch (Always ON)

8. Power Cable Receptacle (to LINE)

9. High Stability Frequency Reference Output Connector (Ref Oven, Option 1E5 only)

10. External Reference Signal Input Connector (Ref In)

11. Internal Reference Signal Output Connector (Ref Out)

12. Serial Number Plate

13. Certificate of Authenticity Label

14. Rear USB port

15. Reserved Port (Reserved)

16. Printer Parallel Port

17. Mini-DIN Keyboard Port

18. Mini-DIN Mouse Port

19. USB (USBTMC) Interface Port

3 Setting Measurement Conditions

Initializing Parameters

Setting Channels and Traces

Setting upper limits of number of channels/traces

Setting channel display (layout of channel windows)

Setting trace display

Active channel

Active trace

Parameter setting for each setup item (analyzer, channel, trace)

Setting the System Z0

Setting Stimulus Conditions

Setting sweep type

Setting the Sweep Range

Turning stimulus signal output on/off

Setting fixed frequency at power sweep

Setting power level with Auto Power Range set function

Setting power range manually

Setting the number of points

Setting the sweep time

Selecting Measurement Parameters

Definition of S-parameters

Setting up S-parameters

Selecting a Data Format

Rectangular display formats

Polar format

Smith chart format

Selecting a Data Format

Setting the Scales

Auto scale

Manual scale adjustment on a rectangular display format

Manual scale adjustment on the Smith chart/polar format