Keysight M1970 Series
Harmonic Mixer
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X-Series Signal Analyzers (Option EXM)
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M1970-90001
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Edition 4, August 11, 2017
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Warranty
This Keysight Technologies instrument product is warranted against defects in
material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment.
During the warranty period, Keysight Technologies will, at its option, either repair
or replace products that prove to be defective.
For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility
designated by Keysight Technologies. Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to
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product information, browse to one of the following URLs, according to the name
of your product:
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following URL:
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Information on preventing analyzer damage can be found at:
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Environmental Conditions
The M1970 Series is designed for indoor use and in an area with low
condensation. The table below shows the general environmental requirements for
this instrument.
Environmental condition Requirement
Temperature
Operating condition
– 0 °C to 55 °C
Storage condition
– –40 °C to 70 °C
Humidity
Altitude
Operating condition
– Up to 95% RH at 40 °C (non-condensing)
Operating condition
– <4572 meters (15000 feet)
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Regulatory Information
The M1970 Series complies with the following Electromagnetic Compatibility
(EMC) compliances:
EMC compliance
This product conforms with the protection requirements of EMC Directive
2004/108/EC for Electromagnetic Compatibility.
The product complies to the EMC Directive by assessment according to the
IEC/EN61326-1 EMC standard.
In order to preserve the EMC performance of the product, any cable which
becomes worn or damaged must be replaced with the same type and
specifications.
– IEC/EN 61326-2-1
– CISPR Pub 11 Group 1, Class B
– AS/NZS CISPR 11
– ICES/NMB-001
This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001. Cet appareil ISM est
conforme a la norme NMB-001 du Canada.
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Regulatory Markings
The CE mark is a registered trademark
of the European Community. This CE
mark shows that the product complies
with all the relevant European Legal
Directives.
This symbol indicates the time period
during which no hazardous or toxic
substance elements are expected to
leak or deteriorate during normal use.
Forty years is the expected useful life
of the product.
This instrument complies with the
WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking
requirement. This affixed product label
indicates that you must not discard
this electrical or electronic product in
domestic household waste.
ICES/NMB-001 indicates that this ISM
device complies with the
Canadian ICES-001.
Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la
norme NMB-001 du Canada.
ISM GRP.1 Class A indicates that this
is an Industrial Scientific and Medical
Group 1 Class A product.
The RCM mark is a registered
trademark of the Australian
Communications and Media Authority.
This instrument is Class A suitable for
professional use and is for use in
electromagnetic environments outside
of the home.
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
2002/96/EC
This instrument complies with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking
requirement. This affixed product label indicates that you must not discard this
electrical or electronic product in domestic household waste.
Product category
With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE directive Annex 1, this
instrument is classified as a “Monitoring and Control Instrument” product.
The affixed product label is as shown below.
Do not dispose in domestic household waste.
To return this unwanted instrument, contact your nearest Keysight Service Center,
or visit http://about.keysight.com/en/companyinfo/environment/takeback.shtml
for more information.
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Table of Contents
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Where to Find the Latest Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
EMC compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Regulatory Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
2002/96/EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Product category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Sales and Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1Overview
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Initial Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Shipping problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Mixers Covered by This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Serial numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Instrument Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Spectrum Analyzer Retrofit Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
N9030A signal analyzer (requires Option EXM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
N9020A signal analyzer (requires Option EXM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
N9010A signal analyzer (requires Option EXM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
N9040B signal analyzer (Option EXM standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
2Operation
Operating Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
RF input power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
LO input power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Connect only one mixer at a time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
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Waveguide protection foam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Provide mechanical support for the mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avoiding waveguide flange damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mixer waveguide connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the M1970 Series Mixers with the N9030A, N9020A, and N9010A
Signal Analyzers (Option EXM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Equipment setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Amplitude calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
LO adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Viewing the external mixer setup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Signal ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the M1970 Series Mixers with the N9040B Signal Analyzer
(Option EXM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Equipment setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Amplitude calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
LO adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Viewing the external mixer setup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Signal ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3 Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Replaceable parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Returning an M1970 Series Mixer for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Contacting Keysight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Shipping your product to Keysight for service or repair . . . . . . . . . 45
4 M1970 Series Specifications
General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Mixer overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 2-1 External mixer setup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Figure 2-2 External mixer setup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Figure 4-1 M1970 Series dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
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List of Tables
Table 1-1 Standard shipped items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 1-2 Instrument options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Table 1-3 Option EXM retrofit for N9030A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Table 1-4 Option EXM retrofit for N9020A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Table 1-5 Option EXM retrofit for N9010A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Table 2-1 Equipment setup for M1970 Series mixers and
N9030A, N9020A, and N9010A signal analyzers
(Option EXM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Table 2-2 Operation of M1970 Series mixers and N9030A,
N9020A, and N9010A signal analyzers (Option
EXM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Table 2-3 Equipment setup for M1970 Series mixers and the
N9040B signal analyzer (Option EXM) . . . . . . . . . .33
Table 2-4 Operation of M1970 Series mixers and the N9040B
signal analyzer (Option EXM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Table 3-1 Troubleshooting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Table 3-2 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Table 3-3 Replaceable parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Table 4-1 General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Table 4-2 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Table 4-3 Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
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Keysight M1970 Series Harmonic Mixer
User’s Guide
1 Overview
Description 16
Initial Inspection 17
Mixers Covered by This Guide 18
Instrument Options 19
Spectrum Analyzer Retrofit Requirements 20
This chapter provides an overview of the Keysight M1970 Series harmonic mixer.
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1Overview
Description
The Keysight M1970V/E/W waveguide harmonic mixer is an un-preselected mixer
that is used to extend the frequency range of the Keysight X-Series signal
analyzer for high-frequency wireless and millimeter wave applications.
With emphasis on ease-of-use, the embedded features of the mixer will
automatically transfer the conversion loss data from the mixer memory to the
signal analyzer through the USB plug-and-play feature. It will also auto detect the
mixer model and serial number to set the default frequency range.
Once the mixer is connected to the signal analyzer via both the SMA cable
connection and the USB connection, the signal analyzer and mixer can perform
an LO power adjustment that will compensate for SMA cable loss (cable length
<3 meters) and optimize the LO power present at the mixer.
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