Tektronix RSA5100B Series Real-time Signal Analyzers Help User manual

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Welcome..................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

About the Tektronix signal analyzer............................................................................................................................................ 19

Product software.................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Accessories..........................................................................................................................................................................19

Standard accessories................................................................................................................................................... 19

Options.................................................................................................................................................................................20

Documentation and support.................................................................................................................................................20

Documentation..............................................................................................................................................................20

Video tutorials............................................................................................................................................................... 21

How to manage the 5GNR analysis license.........................................................................................................................21

Orientation...................................................................................................................................................................................25

Front panel connectors........................................................................................................................................................ 25

Front-Panel controls.............................................................................................................................................................25

Touch screen........................................................................................................................................................................28

Touch-Screen actions.......................................................................................................................................................... 28

Elements of the display........................................................................................................................................................30

Rear-Panel connectors........................................................................................................................................................ 34

Setting up network connections........................................................................................................................................... 35

Operating your instrument...........................................................................................................................................................36

Restoring default settings.................................................................................................................................................... 36

Running alignments............................................................................................................................................................. 36

Presets.................................................................................................................................................................................37

Setting options..................................................................................................................................................................... 46

Using the measurement displays................................................................................................................................................ 49

Selecting displays................................................................................................................................................................ 49

Taking measurements................................................................................................................................................................. 51

Available measurements......................................................................................................................................................51

General signal viewing................................................................................................................................................................ 61

Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 61

DPX......................................................................................................................................................................................61

DPX primer................................................................................................................................................................... 61

DPX display overview................................................................................................................................................... 80

DPX display.................................................................................................................................................................. 80

DPX settings................................................................................................................................................................. 86

Params tab - DPX zero span DPX frequency and DPX phase views...........................................................................87

Freq and BW tab - DPX zero span DPX frequency and DPX phase views..................................................................88

Traces tab.....................................................................................................................................................................89

Horiz and vert scale tab................................................................................................................................................ 92

Bitmap scale tab........................................................................................................................................................... 92

Amplitude scale tab...................................................................................................................................................... 93

Time and freq scale tab................................................................................................................................................ 94

Density tab....................................................................................................................................................................95

Audio demod tab...........................................................................................................................................................96

Time overview......................................................................................................................................................................98

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Time overview display...................................................................................................................................................98

Time overview settings

............................................................................................................................................... 100

Navigator view............................................................................................................................................................ 100

Trace tab.....................................................................................................................................................................101

Spectrum............................................................................................................................................................................103

Spectrum display........................................................................................................................................................ 103

Spectrum settings....................................................................................................................................................... 105

Scale tab.....................................................................................................................................................................106

Spectrogram...................................................................................................................................................................... 106

Spectrogram display................................................................................................................................................... 106

Spectrogram settings..................................................................................................................................................109

Trace tab.....................................................................................................................................................................110

Amplitude scale tab.....................................................................................................................................................110

Time and freq scale tab...............................................................................................................................................111

Amplitude vs time...............................................................................................................................................................112

Amplitude vs time display............................................................................................................................................112

Amplitude vs time settings.......................................................................................................................................... 113

Freq and BW tab.........................................................................................................................................................114

Frequency vs time..............................................................................................................................................................114

Frequency vs time display...........................................................................................................................................114

Frequency vs time settings......................................................................................................................................... 115

Phase vs time.....................................................................................................................................................................116

Phase vs time display................................................................................................................................................. 116

Phase vs time settings................................................................................................................................................ 117

RF I and Q vs time............................................................................................................................................................. 117

RF I and Q vs time display..........................................................................................................................................117

RF I and Q vs time settings.........................................................................................................................................119

Common controls for general signal viewing displays........................................................................................................119

General signal viewing shared measurement settings................................................................................................119

Freq and BW tab - freq vsTime phase vs time RF I and Q vs time display.................................................................119

Freq and span tab.......................................................................................................................................................120

Traces tab...................................................................................................................................................................121

Traces tab - math trace...............................................................................................................................................124

BW tab........................................................................................................................................................................ 124

Scale tab.....................................................................................................................................................................126

Prefs tab..................................................................................................................................................................... 126

Analog Modulation.................................................................................................................................................................... 131

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 131

AM Display.........................................................................................................................................................................131

AM Settings........................................................................................................................................................................132

Parameters Tab..................................................................................................................................................................133

Trace Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 134

Scale Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 136

Prefs Tab............................................................................................................................................................................136

FM Display......................................................................................................................................................................... 137

FM Settings........................................................................................................................................................................138

Parameters Tab..................................................................................................................................................................139

Trace Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 140

Scale Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 141

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Prefs Tab............................................................................................................................................................................142

PM Display.........................................................................................................................................................................142

PM Settings

........................................................................................................................................................................144

Parameters Tab..................................................................................................................................................................144

Trace Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 145

Scale Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 147

Prefs Tab............................................................................................................................................................................148

RF Measurements.....................................................................................................................................................................149

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 149

Channel Power and ACPR (Adjacent Channel Power Ratio) Display............................................................................... 149

RF Channel Power Measurement...............................................................................................................................151

Channel Power........................................................................................................................................................... 151

Average Channel Power.............................................................................................................................................151

Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio.................................................................................................................... 151

Adjacent Channel Power................................................................................................................................................... 151

Channel Power and ACPR Settings.................................................................................................................................. 151

Channels Tab for ACPR.....................................................................................................................................................152

Signal Strength Display......................................................................................................................................................153

Signal Strength Settings.................................................................................................................................................... 155

Freq & RBW Tab for Signal Strength display..................................................................................................................... 155

Measurement Params Tab for Signal Strength display......................................................................................................156

Channels Tab for Signal Strength display.......................................................................................................................... 157

Scale Tab for Signal Strength display................................................................................................................................ 157

Prefs Tab............................................................................................................................................................................158

MCPR (Multiple Carrier Power Ratio) Display................................................................................................................... 158

Multiple Carrier Power Ratio.............................................................................................................................................. 162

MCPR Settings.................................................................................................................................................................. 162

Freq & RBW Tab for ACPR and MCPR Displays...............................................................................................................163

Measurement Params for ACPR and MCPR Displays...................................................................................................... 163

Channels Tab for MCPR.................................................................................................................................................... 165

Occupied BW & x dB BW Display......................................................................................................................................167

Occupied Bandwidth.......................................................................................................................................................... 169

Occupied BW & x dB BW Settings.....................................................................................................................................169

Parameters Tab..................................................................................................................................................................169

Spurious display.................................................................................................................................................................170

Spurious display settings................................................................................................................................................... 174

Parameters Tab..................................................................................................................................................................175

Reference Tab....................................................................................................................................................................175

Ranges and Limits Tab...................................................................................................................................................... 177

CCDF Display.................................................................................................................................................................... 180

CCDF Settings................................................................................................................................................................... 181

Scale Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 182

Parameters Tab..................................................................................................................................................................182

Phase Noise Display..........................................................................................................................................................183

Phase Noise Settings.........................................................................................................................................................187

Frequency Tab................................................................................................................................................................... 187

Parameters Tab..................................................................................................................................................................188

Settling Time Measurement Overview............................................................................................................................... 189

Settling Time Displays........................................................................................................................................................193

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Settling Time Settings........................................................................................................................................................ 199

Common Controls Settling Time Displays Shared Measurement Settings

........................................................................ 200

Define Tab for Settling Time Displays................................................................................................................................ 200

Time Params Tab for Settling Time Displays..................................................................................................................... 201

Mask Tab for Settling Time Displays..................................................................................................................................202

Trace Tab for Settling Time Displays..................................................................................................................................203

Scale Tab for Settling Time Displays..................................................................................................................................204

Prefs Tab for Settling Time Displays.................................................................................................................................. 205

SEM Display...................................................................................................................................................................... 205

Spectrum Emission Mask Settings.................................................................................................................................... 208

Parameters Tab - SEM.......................................................................................................................................................209

Processing Tab - SEM....................................................................................................................................................... 210

Ref Channel Tab................................................................................................................................................................ 210

Offsets & Limits Table Tab - SEM.......................................................................................................................................211

Scale Tab - SEM................................................................................................................................................................ 213

Prefs Tab - SEM.................................................................................................................................................................213

Common Controls RF Measurements Shared Measurement Settings..............................................................................214

Freq & RBW Tab................................................................................................................................................................ 214

Traces Tab......................................................................................................................................................................... 215

Scale Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 218

Prefs Tab............................................................................................................................................................................219

WLAN Measurements............................................................................................................................................................... 220

WLAN Measurements Overview........................................................................................................................................220

WLAN Channel Response Display.................................................................................................................................... 222

WLAN Channel Response Settings................................................................................................................................... 223

WLAN Constellation Display.............................................................................................................................................. 224

WLAN Constellation Settings.............................................................................................................................................225

WLAN EVM Display........................................................................................................................................................... 225

WLAN EVM Settings..........................................................................................................................................................226

WLAN Magnitude Error Display......................................................................................................................................... 227

WLAN Magnitude Error Settings........................................................................................................................................228

WLAN Phase Error Display................................................................................................................................................229

WLAN Phase Error Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 230

WLAN Power vs Time Display........................................................................................................................................... 231

WLAN Power vs Time Settings..........................................................................................................................................232

WLAN Spectral Flatness Display....................................................................................................................................... 233

WLAN Spectral Flatness Settings......................................................................................................................................234

WLAN Summary Display................................................................................................................................................... 235

WLAN Summary Settings.................................................................................................................................................. 238

WLAN Symbol Table Display............................................................................................................................................. 239

WLAN Symbol Table Settings............................................................................................................................................ 241

WLAN Analysis Shared Measurement Settings.................................................................................................................242

Modulation Params Tab - WLAN........................................................................................................................................242

Analysis Params Tab - WLAN............................................................................................................................................243

Data Range Tab - WLAN................................................................................................................................................... 244

Analysis Time Tab - WLAN................................................................................................................................................ 245

Trace Tab - WLAN..............................................................................................................................................................246

Traces Tab - WLAN Channel Response............................................................................................................................ 246

Scale Tab - WLAN..............................................................................................................................................................247

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EVM Tab - WLAN...............................................................................................................................................................248

Prefs Tab - WLAN

.............................................................................................................................................................. 249

OFDM Analysis......................................................................................................................................................................... 250

OFDM Analysis Overview.................................................................................................................................................. 250

OFDM Channel Response Display.................................................................................................................................... 250

OFDM Channel Response Settings...................................................................................................................................252

OFDM Constellation Display..............................................................................................................................................252

OFDM Constellation Settings.............................................................................................................................................253

OFDM EVM Display...........................................................................................................................................................254

OFDM EVM Settings..........................................................................................................................................................255

OFDM Spectral Flatness Display.......................................................................................................................................255

OFDM Spectral Flatness Settings......................................................................................................................................256

OFDM Magnitude Error Display.........................................................................................................................................257

OFDM Magnitude Error Settings........................................................................................................................................257

OFDM Phase Error Display............................................................................................................................................... 258

OFDM Phase Error Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 259

OFDM Power Display........................................................................................................................................................ 259

OFDM Power Settings....................................................................................................................................................... 260

OFDM Summary Display................................................................................................................................................... 261

OFDM Summary Settings.................................................................................................................................................. 262

OFDM Symbol Table Display............................................................................................................................................. 262

OFDM Symbol Table Settings............................................................................................................................................263

OFDM Analysis Shared Measurement Settings.................................................................................................................263

Modulation Params Tab - OFDM....................................................................................................................................... 264

Advanced Params Tab - OFDM......................................................................................................................................... 264

Data Range Tab - OFDM................................................................................................................................................... 265

Analysis Time Tab - OFDM................................................................................................................................................ 266

Trace Tab - OFDM............................................................................................................................................................. 267

Scale Tab - OFDM............................................................................................................................................................. 268

Prefs Tab - OFDM.............................................................................................................................................................. 269

Noise figure and gain measurements....................................................................................................................................... 271

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 271

Noise table display.............................................................................................................................................................271

Noise table display......................................................................................................................................................271

Noise table settings.................................................................................................................................................... 273

Gain display....................................................................................................................................................................... 273

Gain display................................................................................................................................................................ 273

Gain settings...............................................................................................................................................................274

Noise figure........................................................................................................................................................................275

Noise figure display.................................................................................................................................................... 275

Noise figure settings................................................................................................................................................... 276

Noise temperature............................................................................................................................................................. 277

Noise temperature display.......................................................................................................................................... 277

Noise temperature settings.........................................................................................................................................278

Y factor...............................................................................................................................................................................279

Y factor display........................................................................................................................................................... 279

Y factor settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 280

Uncertainty calculator........................................................................................................................................................ 281

Uncertainty calculator display..................................................................................................................................... 281

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Uncertainty calculator settings....................................................................................................................................283

Common controls for noise figure and gain displays......................................................................................................... 284

Noise figure and gain measurement settings

..............................................................................................................284

Overview tab...............................................................................................................................................................285

Freq setup tab.............................................................................................................................................................286

Noise source tab.........................................................................................................................................................286

Ext Gain-Loss corrections tab.....................................................................................................................................287

Params tab................................................................................................................................................................. 288

Internal settings tab.................................................................................................................................................... 289

Traces tab...................................................................................................................................................................289

Scale tab.....................................................................................................................................................................290

Prefs tab..................................................................................................................................................................... 291

Pulsed RF................................................................................................................................................................................. 292

Pulsed RF Overview.......................................................................................................................................................... 292

Cumulative Histogram Display...........................................................................................................................................294

Cumulative Histogram display settings.............................................................................................................................. 296

Cumulative Statistics Table display....................................................................................................................................297

Cumulative Statistics Table display settings...................................................................................................................... 300

Pulse-Ogram display..........................................................................................................................................................300

Pulse-Ogram display settings............................................................................................................................................ 301

Pulse Table display............................................................................................................................................................ 301

Pulse Table display settings...............................................................................................................................................302

Pulse Trace display............................................................................................................................................................303

Pulse Trace display settings.............................................................................................................................................. 304

Pulse Statistics display...................................................................................................................................................... 304

Pulse Statistics settings..................................................................................................................................................... 307

Pulsed RF Measurement Settings..................................................................................................................................... 308

Measurements Tab............................................................................................................................................................ 309

Params Tab........................................................................................................................................................................309

Define Tab.......................................................................................................................................................................... 311

Levels Tab..........................................................................................................................................................................314

Freq Estimation Tab........................................................................................................................................................... 315

Analysis Tab.......................................................................................................................................................................316

Traces Tab......................................................................................................................................................................... 317

Scale Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 318

Prefs Tab............................................................................................................................................................................320

EMC Accessories......................................................................................................................................................................323

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 323

Radiated tests introduction................................................................................................................................................ 323

EMI-BICON-ANT (ABF-900A biconical antenna)...............................................................................................................325

EMI-TRIPOD (AT-812 antenna tripod)............................................................................................................................... 327

EMI-CLP-ANT (ALC-100 Log Periodic Dipole Array (antenna)..........................................................................................328

EMI-PREAMP (PAM-103 preamplifier).............................................................................................................................. 328

Radiated pre-compliance test setup (30 MHz to 300 MHz)............................................................................................... 329

Radiated pre-compliance test setup (300 MHz to 1 GHz)..................................................................................................332

Conducted tests introduction............................................................................................................................................. 334

EMI-LISN50UH (TBLC08 Line Impedance Stabilization Network).....................................................................................335

CABLE (coaxial Type N to Type N)....................................................................................................................................336

EMI-LISN5UH (TBOH01 Line Impedance Stabilization Network)......................................................................................336

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EMI-TRANS-LIMIT (LIT-153A transient limiter)..................................................................................................................336

EMI-NF-AMP (TBWA2 amplifier)

....................................................................................................................................... 337

EMI-NF-PROBE (TBPS01 near field probe set)................................................................................................................ 338

Accounting for accessories contributions in EMCVu software...........................................................................................338

EMC Analysis............................................................................................................................................................................339

Introduction to EMC Analysis.............................................................................................................................................339

Pre-compliance.................................................................................................................................................................. 342

How to perform an EMC pre-compliance test.................................................................................................................... 343

EMC Project Setup Wizard................................................................................................................................................ 346

Accessories tab..................................................................................................................................................................347

Ranges and Limits tab....................................................................................................................................................... 351

Reports.............................................................................................................................................................................. 356

Measure ambient............................................................................................................................................................... 357

Re-measure spot............................................................................................................................................................... 358

Generating and saving reports...........................................................................................................................................359

EMC Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................................ 363

Harmonic Markers..............................................................................................................................................................364

Inspect............................................................................................................................................................................... 364

Level Target....................................................................................................................................................................... 367

Compare Traces................................................................................................................................................................ 368

Persistence Display........................................................................................................................................................... 370

EMC-EMI display............................................................................................................................................................... 371

EMC-EMI settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 376

Parameters tab - EMC....................................................................................................................................................... 376

Emission Type tab - EMC.................................................................................................................................................. 377

Accessories tab - EMC...................................................................................................................................................... 378

Accessories setup..............................................................................................................................................................378

Available accessories in the drop-down lists......................................................................................................................379

Edit accessory contributions.............................................................................................................................................. 380

Changing accessory details............................................................................................................................................... 381

Loading accessories from a file......................................................................................................................................... 382

Two types of mismatch issues when recalling the .csv file................................................................................................ 382

Sorting the Freq column in the Loss Table.........................................................................................................................383

Combined impact of gains/losses...................................................................................................................................... 384

Calculation of combined impact of accessories gains/losses............................................................................................ 386

Warning when frequency range of scan does not match...................................................................................................389

External correction in DPX.................................................................................................................................................389

Ranges & Limits tab - EMC................................................................................................................................................389

Change range Start and Stop frequencies.........................................................................................................................391

Specify Spot requirements.................................................................................................................................................392

Set limits............................................................................................................................................................................ 392

Perform Pass/Fail testing...................................................................................................................................................392

Measurement Type tab - EMC...........................................................................................................................................393

Traces tab — EMC.............................................................................................................................................................396

Ambient tab - EMC.............................................................................................................................................................400

Scale tab — EMC.............................................................................................................................................................. 401

Prefs tab — EMC............................................................................................................................................................... 402

APCO P25 Analysis.................................................................................................................................................................. 404

P25 Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................404

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P25 Constellation Display.................................................................................................................................................. 415

P25 Constellation Settings.................................................................................................................................................416

P25 Eye Diagram Display

.................................................................................................................................................. 417

P25 Eye Diagram Settings.................................................................................................................................................419

P25 Power vs Time Display............................................................................................................................................... 419

P25 Power vs Time Settings..............................................................................................................................................421

P25 Summary Display....................................................................................................................................................... 421

P25 Summary Settings...................................................................................................................................................... 424

P25 Symbol Table Display................................................................................................................................................. 424

P25 Symbol Table Settings................................................................................................................................................ 426

P25 Frequency Dev vs Time Display.................................................................................................................................427

P25 Frequency Dev Vs Time Settings............................................................................................................................... 428

P25 Analysis Shared Measurement Settings.....................................................................................................................429

Modulation Params Tab - P25............................................................................................................................................430

Analysis Params Tab - P25................................................................................................................................................431

Analysis Time Tab - P25.................................................................................................................................................... 432

Test Patterns Tab - P25......................................................................................................................................................433

Trace Tab - P25..................................................................................................................................................................433

Scale Tab - P25..................................................................................................................................................................434

Trig MeasTab - P25............................................................................................................................................................435

Prefs Tab - P25.................................................................................................................................................................. 436

Limits Tab - P25................................................................................................................................................................. 436

LTE Analysis..............................................................................................................................................................................438

LTE Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................438

LTE ACLR display..............................................................................................................................................................450

LTE ACLR Settings............................................................................................................................................................452

LTE Channel Spectrum display..........................................................................................................................................453

LTE Channel Spectrum Settings........................................................................................................................................455

LTE Constellation display...................................................................................................................................................455

LTE Constellation Settings.................................................................................................................................................456

LTE Power vs Time display................................................................................................................................................457

LTE Power vs Time Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 458

LTE Analysis Measurement Settings................................................................................................................................. 459

Channels tab - LTE............................................................................................................................................................ 460

Parameters tab - LTE.........................................................................................................................................................461

Processing tab - LTE..........................................................................................................................................................462

Offsets and Limits Table tab - LTE..................................................................................................................................... 463

Scale tab - LTE...................................................................................................................................................................465

Prefs tab - LTE...................................................................................................................................................................467

Freq and RBW tab - LTE....................................................................................................................................................468

Measurement Params tab - LTE........................................................................................................................................469

Modulation Params tab - LTE.............................................................................................................................................469

Analysis Params tab - LTE.................................................................................................................................................470

Analysis Time tab - LTE..................................................................................................................................................... 471

Trace tab - LTE.................................................................................................................................................................. 472

Limit tab - LTE....................................................................................................................................................................472

5GNR Analysis..........................................................................................................................................................................474

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 474

Supported 5GNR Measurements.......................................................................................................................................475

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How to avoid false triggering of 5G NR signals on RSA5100B instrument........................................................................475

5GNR Standards Preset Test Setups................................................................................................................................ 476

5GNR Displays

.................................................................................................................................................................. 483

5GNR Status Messages.................................................................................................................................................... 483

NR Adjacent Channel Power Display................................................................................................................................ 484

NR Adjacent Channel Power Display Settings...................................................................................................................486

NR Channel Power Display............................................................................................................................................... 486

NR Channel Power Display Settings................................................................................................................................. 487

NR Constellation Display................................................................................................................................................... 488

NR Constellation Display Settings..................................................................................................................................... 489

NR Spectral Emission Mask display.................................................................................................................................. 489

NR Spectral Emission Mask Display Settings....................................................................................................................491

NR Occupied Bandwidth Display ...................................................................................................................................... 491

NR Occupied Bandwidth Display Settings ........................................................................................................................ 493

NR EVM Display ............................................................................................................................................................... 493

NR EVM Settings .............................................................................................................................................................. 495

NR Power vs Time Display ............................................................................................................................................... 495

NR Power vs Time Settings .............................................................................................................................................. 496

NR Summary Display.........................................................................................................................................................497

NR Summary Display Settings...........................................................................................................................................501

NR Analysis Measurement Settings.................................................................................................................................. 502

ACP Tab ............................................................................................................................................................................503

Signal Configuration Tab....................................................................................................................................................503

Subblock Configuration Tab............................................................................................................................................... 504

Carrier Configuration Tab...................................................................................................................................................506

Physical Uplink Shared Channel for Component Carrier 1 Window...........................................................................508

Physical Downlink Shared Channel for Component Carrier 1 Window...................................................................... 512

Averaging Tab.................................................................................................................................................................... 515

Prefs Tab............................................................................................................................................................................516

OBW Tab............................................................................................................................................................................517

PVT Tab............................................................................................................................................................................. 518

CHP Tab.............................................................................................................................................................................519

SEM Tab............................................................................................................................................................................ 520

Modulation Accuracy Tab...................................................................................................................................................521

Estimation Tab................................................................................................................................................................... 523

Traces Tab......................................................................................................................................................................... 523

Bluetooth Analysis.....................................................................................................................................................................525

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 525

Bluetooth Constellation display..........................................................................................................................................534

BT Constellation Settings...................................................................................................................................................535

Bluetooth Eye Diagram display..........................................................................................................................................536

BT Eye Diagram Settings...................................................................................................................................................538

Bluetooth Carrier Frequency Offset and Drift display.........................................................................................................539

BT CF Offset and Drift Settings..........................................................................................................................................541

Bluetooth Summary display............................................................................................................................................... 541

BT Summary Settings........................................................................................................................................................ 545

Bluetooth Symbol Table display......................................................................................................................................... 545

BT Symbol Table Settings..................................................................................................................................................548

Bluetooth Frequency Dev vs Time display.........................................................................................................................549

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BT Frequency Dev Vs Time Settings.................................................................................................................................552

Bluetooth 20dB Bandwidth display.................................................................................................................................... 552

BT 20dB BW settings

.........................................................................................................................................................554

Bluetooth InBand Emission display....................................................................................................................................555

Bluetooth Analysis Measurement Settings........................................................................................................................ 557

Standard Params tab - BT................................................................................................................................................. 558

Analysis Params tab - Bluetooth........................................................................................................................................559

Analysis Time tab - Bluetooth............................................................................................................................................ 560

Limits tab - Bluetooth......................................................................................................................................................... 561

Scale tab - Bluetooth..........................................................................................................................................................562

Traces tab - Bluetooth........................................................................................................................................................563

Prefs tab - Bluetooth.......................................................................................................................................................... 565

Parameters tab - Bluetooth................................................................................................................................................ 566

Freq & RBW tab - Bluetooth.............................................................................................................................................. 567

Measurement Params tab - Bluetooth............................................................................................................................... 568

Audio Analysis and Demodulation............................................................................................................................................ 569

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 569

Audio Spectrum Display.....................................................................................................................................................569

Audio Spectrum Settings................................................................................................................................................... 570

Audio Summary Display.....................................................................................................................................................571

Audio Summary Settings................................................................................................................................................... 572

Audio Analysis Measurement Settings.............................................................................................................................. 572

Params1 Tab......................................................................................................................................................................573

Params2 Tab......................................................................................................................................................................574

Audio Filters Tab................................................................................................................................................................ 575

Scale Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 578

Hum & Noise Tab............................................................................................................................................................... 578

Prefs Tab............................................................................................................................................................................579

GP Digital Modulation............................................................................................................................................................... 581

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 581

Constellation Display......................................................................................................................................................... 582

Constellation Settings........................................................................................................................................................ 583

Demod I & Q vs Time Display............................................................................................................................................583

Demod I & Q vs Time Settings...........................................................................................................................................585

EVM vs Time Display.........................................................................................................................................................586

EVM vs Time Settings........................................................................................................................................................586

Eye Diagram Display......................................................................................................................................................... 587

Eye Diagram Settings........................................................................................................................................................ 589

Frequency Deviation vs Time Display................................................................................................................................589

Frequency Deviation vs Time Settings...............................................................................................................................591

Magnitude Error vs Time Display.......................................................................................................................................591

Magnitude Error vs Time Settings......................................................................................................................................592

Phase Error vs Time Display..............................................................................................................................................593

Phase Error vs. Time Settings........................................................................................................................................... 594

Signal Quality Display........................................................................................................................................................ 595

Signal Quality Settings.......................................................................................................................................................599

Symbol Table Display.........................................................................................................................................................600

Symbol Table Settings....................................................................................................................................................... 600

Trellis Diagram Display...................................................................................................................................................... 601

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Trellis Diagram Settings.....................................................................................................................................................602

GP Digital Modulation Shared Measurement Settings.......................................................................................................603

Standard Settings Button

................................................................................................................................................... 604

Modulation Params Tab..................................................................................................................................................... 604

Freq & BW Tab...................................................................................................................................................................609

Equalizer Tab..................................................................................................................................................................... 610

Advanced Params Tab....................................................................................................................................................... 611

Find Tab............................................................................................................................................................................. 614

Analysis Time Tab..............................................................................................................................................................615

Trace Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 616

Scale Tab........................................................................................................................................................................... 618

Prefs Tab............................................................................................................................................................................619

Symbol Maps..................................................................................................................................................................... 620

Overview: User Defined Measurement and Reference Filters...........................................................................................625

User Filter File Format....................................................................................................................................................... 625

Marker measurements.............................................................................................................................................................. 628

Using markers....................................................................................................................................................................628

Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................628

Controlling markers with the touchscreen actions menu............................................................................................ 629

Measuring signal density frequency and power on a DPX bitmap trace.....................................................................629

Measuring frequency and power in the spectrum display...........................................................................................630

Common marker actions....................................................................................................................................................631

Marker action controls.................................................................................................................................................631

Peak............................................................................................................................................................................631

Next peak....................................................................................................................................................................631

Marker to center frequency.........................................................................................................................................631

Define markers control panel............................................................................................................................................. 631

Enabling markers and setting marker properties........................................................................................................ 631

Markers toolbar.................................................................................................................................................................. 633

Using the markers toolbar...........................................................................................................................................633

Noise markers in the spectrum display.............................................................................................................................. 634

Measuring noise using delta markers in the spectrum display................................................................................... 634

Mask Testing............................................................................................................................................................................. 636

The Mask Test Tool............................................................................................................................................................ 636

Mask Test Settings.............................................................................................................................................................636

Define Tab (Mask Test)...................................................................................................................................................... 636

Actions Tab........................................................................................................................................................................ 641

Analyzing Data.......................................................................................................................................................................... 643

Analysis Settings................................................................................................................................................................643

Analysis Time Tab..............................................................................................................................................................643

Spectrum Time Tab............................................................................................................................................................644

Frequency Tab................................................................................................................................................................... 645

Units Tab............................................................................................................................................................................ 647

Replay Overview................................................................................................................................................................647

Replay Menu......................................................................................................................................................................649

Acq Data............................................................................................................................................................................ 650

DPX Spectra...................................................................................................................................................................... 650

Replay All Selected Records............................................................................................................................................. 650

Replay Current Record...................................................................................................................................................... 650

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Replay from Selected.........................................................................................................................................................650

Pause.................................................................................................................................................................................650

Stop....................................................................................................................................................................................650

Select All

............................................................................................................................................................................ 651

Select Records from History.............................................................................................................................................. 651

Replay Toolbar................................................................................................................................................................... 651

Amplitude Corrections...............................................................................................................................................................653

Amplitude Settings............................................................................................................................................................. 653

Internal Settings Tab.......................................................................................................................................................... 653

External Gain/Loss Correction Tab.................................................................................................................................... 655

Controlling the acquisition of data............................................................................................................................................. 659

Acquisition controls in the run menu.................................................................................................................................. 659

Continuous versus single sequence........................................................................................................................... 659

Run............................................................................................................................................................................. 659

Resume...................................................................................................................................................................... 659

Abort........................................................................................................................................................................... 659

Acquisition controls in the acquire control panel................................................................................................................659

The acquire control panel........................................................................................................................................... 659

Sampling parameters tab............................................................................................................................................660

Advanced tab (Acquire).............................................................................................................................................. 661

FastSave.....................................................................................................................................................................662

FastSave tab...............................................................................................................................................................664

Using triggers to capture just what you want..................................................................................................................... 665

Triggering....................................................................................................................................................................665

Frequency mask trigger.............................................................................................................................................. 667

Mask editor (Frequency mask trigger)........................................................................................................................ 668

Trigger settings........................................................................................................................................................... 670

Event tab.....................................................................................................................................................................670

Time qualified tab........................................................................................................................................................679

Advanced tab (Triggering).......................................................................................................................................... 680

Actions tab (Triggering)...............................................................................................................................................681

Signal Database and Channel Navigation................................................................................................................................ 682

How to use the Signal Database........................................................................................................................................682

Channel Navigation toolbar................................................................................................................................................684

Signal Classification.................................................................................................................................................................. 687

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 687

Signal Survey toolbar.........................................................................................................................................................694

Managing Data, Settings, and Pictures.....................................................................................................................................699

Managing data settings and pictures................................................................................................................................. 699

Saving and recalling data settings and pictures..........................................................................................................699

Data settings and picture file formats..........................................................................................................................701

Printing screen shots.................................................................................................................................................. 704

Reference..................................................................................................................................................................................705

Online help.........................................................................................................................................................................705

About the Tektronix RTSA..................................................................................................................................................705

Connecting signals.............................................................................................................................................................706

Configure In-Out settings............................................................................................................................................706

Connecting an RF signal.............................................................................................................................................706

Connecting a signal using a TekConnect probe..........................................................................................................707

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Connecting external trigger signals.............................................................................................................................708

Digital I and Q outputs................................................................................................................................................ 708

Other outputs.............................................................................................................................................................. 708

Zero span....................................................................................................................................................................709

Mapping measurements

.................................................................................................................................................... 710

Menus.................................................................................................................................................................................711

Menu overview............................................................................................................................................................711

File menu.................................................................................................................................................................... 712

Recall..........................................................................................................................................................................712

Save - save as............................................................................................................................................................ 713

Measurement data info............................................................................................................................................... 714

Print............................................................................................................................................................................ 715

Print preview............................................................................................................................................................... 715

View menu.................................................................................................................................................................. 715

Full screen.................................................................................................................................................................. 715

Status bar................................................................................................................................................................... 716

Run menu................................................................................................................................................................... 717

Single sequence acquisition mode............................................................................................................................. 717

Continuous acquisition mode......................................................................................................................................717

Replay menu...............................................................................................................................................................717

Markers menu.............................................................................................................................................................718

Setup menu................................................................................................................................................................ 718

Presets menu..............................................................................................................................................................718

Tools menu................................................................................................................................................................. 719

Alignments dialog....................................................................................................................................................... 719

Diagnostics................................................................................................................................................................. 720

Install upgrades.......................................................................................................................................................... 720

Window menu............................................................................................................................................................. 720

Help menu.................................................................................................................................................................. 721

Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................................................. 721

Error and information messages.................................................................................................................................721

Displaying the windows event viewer......................................................................................................................... 728

Dealing with sluggish instrument operation................................................................................................................ 729

On-Standby switch.............................................................................................................................................................729

How to find out if software upgrades are available............................................................................................................ 729

Settings.............................................................................................................................................................................. 729

Remote login......................................................................................................................................................................731

Glossary.................................................................................................................................................................................... 733

Accuracy............................................................................................................................................................................ 733

ACLR................................................................................................................................................................................. 733

ACPR Measurement.......................................................................................................................................................... 733

Acquisition..........................................................................................................................................................................733

Analysis Length..................................................................................................................................................................733

Analysis Time.....................................................................................................................................................................733

ASK....................................................................................................................................................................................733

Block.................................................................................................................................................................................. 733

Calibrator........................................................................................................................................................................... 733

Carrier................................................................................................................................................................................ 733

Carrier Frequency.............................................................................................................................................................. 733

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Carrier Signal..................................................................................................................................................................... 734

Carrier-to-Noise Ratio (C/N)...............................................................................................................................................734

CCDF - Complimentary Cumulative Distribution Function

.................................................................................................734

CDMA................................................................................................................................................................................ 734

Center Frequency.............................................................................................................................................................. 734

Check Mark Indicator......................................................................................................................................................... 734

CISPR................................................................................................................................................................................ 734

CW..................................................................................................................................................................................... 734

CW Signal.......................................................................................................................................................................... 734

DANL................................................................................................................................................................................. 734

dBfs....................................................................................................................................................................................735

dBm....................................................................................................................................................................................735

dBmV................................................................................................................................................................................. 735

dBuV.................................................................................................................................................................................. 735

Decibel............................................................................................................................................................................... 735

Detection............................................................................................................................................................................735

Display Reference Level.................................................................................................................................................... 735

Distortion............................................................................................................................................................................735

Dynamic Range................................................................................................................................................................. 735

EVM................................................................................................................................................................................... 735

Export.................................................................................................................................................................................735

FastFrame..........................................................................................................................................................................735

FFT.................................................................................................................................................................................... 736

Filter................................................................................................................................................................................... 736

FM......................................................................................................................................................................................736

Frame.................................................................................................................................................................................736

Frequency.......................................................................................................................................................................... 736

Frequency Band.................................................................................................................................................................736

Frequency Domain View....................................................................................................................................................736

Frequency Drift.................................................................................................................................................................. 736

Frequency Range.............................................................................................................................................................. 736

Frequency Span.................................................................................................................................................................736

Frequency Settling Time.................................................................................................................................................... 736

GPIB.................................................................................................................................................................................. 736

Graticule.............................................................................................................................................................................737

Grayed Out........................................................................................................................................................................ 737

I/Q...................................................................................................................................................................................... 737

IF........................................................................................................................................................................................737

Import.................................................................................................................................................................................737

Impulse Response............................................................................................................................................................. 737

Input Impedance................................................................................................................................................................ 737

LISN................................................................................................................................................................................... 737

Local Oscillator (LO).......................................................................................................................................................... 737

Marker................................................................................................................................................................................737

Max Hold............................................................................................................................................................................737

MCPR (Multiple Carrier Power Ratio)................................................................................................................................ 737

Min Hold.............................................................................................................................................................................738

Modulate............................................................................................................................................................................ 738

Modulating Signal.............................................................................................................................................................. 738

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Modulation......................................................................................................................................................................... 738

Noise..................................................................................................................................................................................738

Noise Bandwidth (NBW).................................................................................................................................................... 738

Noise Floor

.........................................................................................................................................................................738

Open (Recall).....................................................................................................................................................................738

OQPSK.............................................................................................................................................................................. 738

Phase Settling Time...........................................................................................................................................................738

PM......................................................................................................................................................................................738

Primary Marker.................................................................................................................................................................. 738

PSK....................................................................................................................................................................................739

QAM...................................................................................................................................................................................739

Real-Time Analysis............................................................................................................................................................ 739

Real-Time Bandwidth.........................................................................................................................................................739

Real-Time Seamless Capture............................................................................................................................................739

Reference Level.................................................................................................................................................................739

Residual FM (Incidental FM)..............................................................................................................................................739

Residual Response............................................................................................................................................................739

RBW...................................................................................................................................................................................739

Ripple.................................................................................................................................................................................739

Secondary Marker..............................................................................................................................................................740

Sensitivity...........................................................................................................................................................................740

Shape Factor (Skirt Selectivity)..........................................................................................................................................740

Signal................................................................................................................................................................................. 740

Signal Strength.................................................................................................................................................................. 740

Span...................................................................................................................................................................................740

Span Per Division (Span/Div)............................................................................................................................................ 740

Spectrogram...................................................................................................................................................................... 740

Spectrum............................................................................................................................................................................741

Spectrum Analysis............................................................................................................................................................. 741

Spectrum Analyzer.............................................................................................................................................................741

Spectrum Time...................................................................................................................................................................741

Spur/Spot........................................................................................................................................................................... 741

Index......................................................................................................................................................................................... 742

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Welcome

Welcome

This Help provides in-depth information on how to use the RSA5100B Series Real-Time Signal Analyzers. For a shorter introduction to the
Signal Analyzer, refer to the RSA5100B Series Real-Time Signal Analyzer Quick Start User Manual. To see tutorial examples of how to use
your analyzer to take measurements in different application areas, refer to the RSA5100B Series Real-Time Signal Analyzer Application
Examples Reference.

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About the Tektronix signal analyzer

About the Tektronix signal analyzer

Product software

The instrument includes the following software:

• System software: The RSA5100B Series product software runs on a specially configured version of Windows 10. As with standard
Windows 10 installations, you can install other compatible applications, but the installation and use of non-T
supported by Tektronix. Do not substitute any version of Windows that is not specifically provided by Tektronix for use with your
instrument.

• Product software: The product software is the instrument application. It provides the user interface (UI) and all other instrument
control functions. You can minimize or even exit/restart the instrument application as your needs dictate.

Occasionally, new versions of software for your instrument may become available at our Web site. Visit www.tektronix.com/software for
information.

Software and hardware upgrades

Tektronix may offer software or hardware upgrade kits for this instrument. Contact your local Tektronix distributor or sales office for more
information.

Software upgrades

ektronix software is not

Tektronix may offer upgrade kits for this software. Contact your local Tektronix distributor or sales office for more information.

Accessories

Standard accessories

The standard accessories for the instruments are shown below. For the latest information on available accessories, see the Tektronix Web

site.

Quick Start User Manual

• English - Option L0, Tektronix part number 071-3224-XX

• Japanese - Option L5, Tektronix part number 071-3225-XX

• Simplified Chinese - Option L7, Tektronix part number 071-3226-XX

• Russian, Option L10, Tektronix part number 071-3227-XX

Application Examples Reference

• English – Tektronix part number 071-3283-XX

• Japanese - Option L5, Tektronix part number 071-3284-XX

• Simplified Chinese - Option L7, Tektronix part number 071-3285-XX

• Russian, Option L10, Tektronix part number 071-3286-XX

Product Documentation CD-ROM

The Product Documentation CD-ROM contains a collection documentation available for your product, in PDF format. See Documentation
for a list of the documents included on the CD-ROM.

Note: To check for updates to the instrument documentation, browse to www
instrument's model number.

.tektronix.com/manuals and search by your

Important documents folder

• Certificate of Calibration documenting NIST traceability

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, 2540-1 compliance, and ISO9001 registration

Power cords

About the Tektronix signal analyzer

• North America - Option A0, T

• Universal Euro - Option A1, Tektronix part number 161-0104-06

• United Kingdom - Option A2, Tektronix part number 161-0104-07

• Australia - Option A3, Tektronix part number 161-0104-05

• 240V North America - Option A4, Tektronix part number 161-0104-08

• Switzerland - Option A5, Tektronix part number 161-0167-00

• Japan - Option A6, Tektronix part number 161-A005-00

• China - Option A10, Tektronix part number 161-0306-00

• India - Option A11, Tektronix part number 161-0324-00

• No power cord or AC adapter - Option A99

ektronix part number 161-0104-00

Optical wheel mouse

Options

To view a listing of the optional application licenses (options) installed on your instrument, select Help > About Your Tektronix Real-Time
Analyzer. There is a label on the rear-panel of the instrument that lists installed hardware options.

Application licenses can be added to your instrument. For the latest information on available licenses, see the Tektronix Web site.

Documentation and support

Documentation

In addition to the instrument Help, the following documents are available. For the most current product documentation, application, and
solutions information, visit the Tektronix Web site www.tektronix.com/downloads.

• Quick Start User Manual (071-3224-XX - English). This manual has information about installing and operating your instrument. This
manual is also available in Japanese (071-3225-XX), Simplified Chinese (071-3226-XX), and Russian (071-3227-XX). These manuals
are available in both print and a printable PDF file.

• Application Examples Reference (071-3283-XX). This manual provides examples of how to solve problems using an RSA5100B
Series Signal Analyzer. This manual is also available in Japanese (071-3284-XX), Simplified Chinese (071-3285-XX), and Russian
(071-3286-XX). These are available in both print and a printable PDF file.

• Programmer Manual (077-00901-XX). This manual provides information to use commands for remotely controlling your instrument.
This is available as a printable PDF file.

• Service Manual (077-0903-XX). This manual includes procedures to service the instrument to the module level. This is available as a
printable PDF file.

• Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference Manual (077-0900-XX). This manual includes both the
specifications and the performance verification procedures. This is available as a printable PDF file.

• Declassification and Security Instructions (077-0902-XX). This document helps customers with data security concerns to sanitize or
remove memory devices from the instrument. This is available as a printable PDF file.

The most recent versions of the product documentation, in PDF format, can be downloaded from www.tektronix.com/manuals. You can find
the manuals by searching on the product name.

Where to find more information

You can find all product related documentation on the Tektronix Web site at www.tek.com/manuals. Browse www.tek.com for additional
information related to applications and solutions.

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Video tutorials

About the Tektronix signal analyzer

You can browse the T
your product. You can also subscribe to the Tektronix YouTube channel to keep up with new postings.

ektronix YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/tektronix) to find video tutorials about various topics related to

Searching for topics

For example, you can watch a video tutorial about using the WLAN Presets. To find a video on this topic, do the following. The following
image shows you what the Tektronix YouTube Channel looks like.

1. Click on the search icon located just above the video you see when the page first loads.

Note: This icon allows you to search the Tektronix Y

page allows you to search all of YouTube .

2. Type in the keyword “WLAN” in the search field.

3. Click the search icon to start the search.

4. V

ideos related to the topic will appear. Click a video to view it.

ouTube channel specifically. The search icon located at the top of the

How to manage the 5GNR analysis license

After installing the T
activation code which is 20 digit alphanumeric characters separated by a hyphen between every four characters. The following topics give
procedure to activate or deactivate the 5GNR Analysis.

5GNR Analysis activation

1. Start the Tek RSA5100B application.

2. On the Tools menu, click Manage 5GNR Analysis Activation…. The Manage 5GNR Analysis Activation dialog box appears.

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ek RSA5100B 5GNR Analysis plugin, it needs to be activated on that instrument/PC/laptop. The activation requires an

About the T

3. If you do not have the activation code, under Activation, click Copy, and then close the Manage 5GNR Analysis Activation dialog
box.

ektronix signal analyzer

Note: Share the Computer ID and API Version
activation code generated for this system.

4. If you have the activation code, under Activation, in the Activation code box, enter the activation code that you received from
Tektronix, and then click the Activate

5. If you receive the “5GNR Analysis activation failed. Please enter a valid activation code.” message, click OK, and then contact your
local T

ektronix support or Account Manager to get the correct activation code.

.

that you have copied with your local Tektronix account manager to get the

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6. If you receive the “5GNR Analysis activation successful” message, click OK.

About the Tektronix signal analyzer

7. Close the Manage 5GNR Analysis Activation dialog box and restart the T

ek RSA5100B application.

5GNR Analysis de-activation

1. Start the Tek RSA5100B application.

2. On the Tools menu, click Manage 5GNR Analysis Activation…. The Manage 5GNR Analysis Activation dialog box appears.

3. Under Deactivation, click Deactivate 5GNR Analysis.

4. Click OK and continue with 5GNR Analysis de-activation.

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About the Tektronix signal analyzer

5. If you receive the “5GNR Analysis deactivation successful” message, click OK, and then restart the T

ek RSA5100B application.

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Orientation

Orientation

Front panel connectors

Item Connector Description

1 Trig Out Trigger output connector. 50 Ω, BNC, High > 2.0 V, Low < 0.4 V, (output current 1 mA).

2 Trig In External Trigger input connector, –2.5 V to +2.5 V (user settable).

3 USB 2.0 USB 2.0 connector.

4 USB 2.0 USB 2.0 connector.

5 RF Input RF input connector 50 Ω.

Front-Panel controls

Reference Item Function Menu Equivalent

1 Media Removable hard disk drive (optional).

Table continued…

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Reference Item Function Menu Equivalent

Orientation

2 Displays Opens the Displays dialog box enabling

you to select which displays to open.

3 Settings Opens/closes the Settings control panel

for the selected display

4 T

5 Acquire Opens/closes the Acquire control panel. Setup > Acquire

6 Analysis Opens/closes the Analysis control panel. Setup > Analysis

7 Freq Press to adjust the measurement

8 Span (Spectrum) Press to adjust the span or press and hold

9 Amplitude Opens/closes the Amplitude control panel. Setup > Amplitude

10 BW (Spectrum) Press to adjust the bandwidth or press

rigger Opens/closes the Trigger control panel. Setup > Trigger

frequency.

to display the Freq & Span control panel
for the General Signal Viewing displays.

and hold to display the BW control panel
for the General Signal Viewing displays.

.

Setup > Displays

Setup > Settings

Setup > Analysis > Frequency

Reference Item Function Menu Equivalent

11 Run/Stop Starts and stops acquisitions. Run > Start Run > Stop

12 Peak (Markers section) Moves the active marker to the maximum

peak of the trace in the selected display
markers are turned of
(MR) will appear at the maximum peak.

Table continued…

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f, the marker reference

Markers > Peak

. If

Reference Item Function Menu Equivalent

13 Select (Markers section) Selects the next marker. If markers

are turned of
reference) will appear

14 Define (Markers section) Opens the Markers control panel. If markers

are turned off, the MR marker (reference)
will appear.

15 Control knob Changes values in numeric and list controls.

Pressing the knob (clicking it) is the same as
pressing the Enter key on a keyboard.

16 Arrow keys Move the Markers. The Up arrow moves the

selected marker to the next highest peak.
The down arrow moves the selected marker
to the next lower peak value. The right and
left arrows move the selected marker to the
next peak.

f, the MR marker (marker

.

Orientation

17 Increment/decrement keys Increments or decrements the selected

value

18 Delete, (Markers section) Deletes the selected marker

19 Add, (Markers section) Add a marker to the selected trace

20 Replay Replays the current acquisition record

21 Single Sets the Run mode to Single Sequence

Reference Item Function Menu Equivalent

22 Keypad Enters values in numeric controls.

23 Enter Completes data entry in controls. Same

as pressing the Enter key on an external
keyboard.

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Reference Item Function Menu Equivalent

24 Recall Opens the Recall dialog box. File > Recall

25 Save Opens the Save As dialog box. File > Save As

26 Touch Screen Off Turns the touch screen on and off. It is off

when lighted.

27 Help Displays the help. Help > Online Manual

Orientation

28 Applic Sets the instrument to the selected

Application Preset values.

29 DPX Sets the instrument to the selected DPX

Preset values.

30 User Sets the instrument to the selected User

Preset values.

31 Preset Returns the instrument to the default or

preset values.

Presets > Application

Presets > DPX

Presets > User

Preset

Touch screen

You can use touch to control the instrument in addition to the front-panel controls, mouse, or extended keyboard. Generally, touch can be
used anywhere that click is mentioned in this help.

o disable the touch screen, push the front-panel Touch Screen Off button. When the touch screen is off, the button is lighted. You can

T
still access the on-screen controls with a mouse or keyboard.

You can adjust the touch screen operation to your personal preferences. To adjust the touch screen settings, from Windows, select Start >

Control Panel > Touch Screen Calibrator.

Note: If the instrument is powered on in Windows Safe Mode, the touch screen is inoperative. You will need to use a mouse or

keyboard to restore normal operation.

ouch-Screen actions

T

You can use the touch screen to change marker settings and how waveforms are displayed by using the Touch-screen Actions menu.

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Orientation

To use the Touch-screen Actions menu, touch the display in a graph area and hold for one second, then remove your finger. You can also
use a mouse to display the Touch-screen Action menu by clicking the right mouse button.

Icon Menu

Select Selects markers and adjusts their position.

Span Zoom Zooms the graph area about the selected point. Touch

CF Pan Adjusts the Center Frequency according to horizontal

Zoom

Pan Adjusts horizontal and vertical position of the

- Reset Scale Returns the horizontal and vertical scale and position

- Marker to peak Moves the selected marker to the highest peak. If no

T

able continued…

Description

the graph display at a point of interest and drag to
increase or decrease the span about the point of
interest. Span Zoom adjusts the span control and can
affect the acquisition bandwidth.

movement.

Adjusts horizontal and vertical scale of the graph.
The first direction with enough movement becomes
the primary scale of adjustment. Adjustment in the
secondary direction does not occur until a threshold of
30 pixels of movement is crossed.

Dragging to the left or down zooms out and displays
a smaller waveform (increases the scale value).
Dragging to the right or up zooms in and displays
a larger waveform (decreases the scale value).

waveform. The first direction with enough movement
becomes the primary direction of movement.
Movement in the secondary direction does not occur
until a threshold of 30 pixels of movement is crossed.

settings to their default values.

marker is turned on, this control automatically adds a
marker.

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Orientation

Icon Menu

- Next Peak Moves the selected marker to the next peak. Choices

- Add marker Defines a new marker located at the horizontal center

- Delete marker Removes the last added marker.

- All markers off Removes all markers.

Trigger On This

Description

are Next left, Next right, Next lower (absolute), and
Next higher (absolute).

of the graph.

Use to visually define trigger parameters in the DPX
display (present only in the DPX Spectrum display).

Touch-Screen Menu for Spurious Display

The Touch-screen actions menu in the Spurious display has some minor changes compared to the standard version used in other displays.

Icon Menu Description

- Single-range Changes the current multi-range display to a single range display.
The displayed range is the range in which you display the
touchscreen-actions menu. Selecting Single-range from the menu
is equivalent to selecting Single on the Settings > Parameters tab.

- Multi-range Changes the current single-range display to a multi-range display.
Selecting Multi-range from the menu is equivalent to selecting Multi
on the Settings > Parameters tab.

- Marker -> Sel Spur Moves the selected marker to the selected spur.

Elements of the display

General application window areas. The main areas of the application window are shown in the following figure.

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