Agilent Technologies 8560 E-Series User manual

Quick Reference Guide
Agilent Technologies
8560 E-Series and EC-Series
Spectrum Analyzers
Manufacturing Part Number: 08560-90159
Printed in USA November 2000
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Introduction
This Quick Reference Guide is a convenient reference for b oth manual and
automated measurements. It is provided for the exp erienced spectrum analyzer
user.
Chapter 1 gives an overview of front-panel keys and connectors, rear-panel
connectors, and display annotation.
Chapter 2 leads you through a simple measurement procedure.
Chapter 3 diagrams the front-panel key lo cation menus.
Chapter 4 do cuments front-panel key and softkey functions.
Chapter 5 do cuments programming commands and information.
Chapter 6 do cuments the error messages.
Appendix A provides simplied blo ck diagrams of the instruments.
For additional instrument information, consult the:
Agilent Technologies 8560 E-Series and EC-Series Spectrum Analyzers User's
Guide
Agilent Technologies 8560 E-Series and EC-Series Spectrum Analyzers
Calibration Guide
iii

Contents
1. InstrumentOverview
The FrontPanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Display Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
2. Making a Basic Measurement
Reference Level Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
3. MenuTrees
4. FrontPanel Key Functions
Finding the FrontPanel Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Key Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
5. Programming Reference
Programming Commands (functional index) . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Key versus Programming Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Mass Memory Mo dule Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Programming Commands (alphab etical index) . . . . . . . . 5-42
Notation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
Syntax Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
Secondary Key Word Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90
6. Error Messages
A. Blo ck Diagrams
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Figures
1-1. 8560 E-Series and EC-Series FrontPanel . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1-2. Display Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1-3. 8560 E-Series Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1-4. 8560 EC-Series Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
2-1. 300 MHz Center Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-2. 20 MHz Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2-3. Activated Normal Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2-4. 0 10 dBm Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2-5. Peaked Signal to Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Tables
1-1. Front-Panel Connector Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
4-1. FrontPanel Softkey Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4-2. Conversion-Loss Flatness Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
4-3. External Mixing Frequency Bands and Recommended
Harmonics (For Unpreselected External Mixers) . . . . . 4-25
5-1. FrontPanel Key Versus Command . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
5-2. Mass Memory Mo dule Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
6-1. Remote Operation Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6-2. Data and Other User-Generated Errors . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
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1
Instrument Overview
This chapter introduces the front-panel and rear-panel keys and connectors on
the 8560 E-Series and EC-Series spectrum analyzers. Complete descriptions
of each front-panel function are in Chapter 5 of the 8560 E-Series and 8560
EC-Series User's Guide.
Instrument Overview 1-1

The Front Panel
Figure 1-1. 8560 E-Series and EC-Series Front Panel
1. FREQUENCY, SPAN, and AMPLITUDE are the fundamental functions for
most measurements. The HOLD key freezes the active function and holds it
at a set value until a function key is pressed again. HOLD also blanks the
softkey menu and expands the graticule display horizontally to ll the full
CRT.
2. INSTRUMENT STATE functions generally aect the state of the entire
spectrum analyzer, not just the state of a single function.
3. MARKER functions read out frequencies and amplitudes along the
spectrum analyzer trace, let you make relative measurements, automatically
lo cate the signal of highest amplitude on a trace, and tune the analyzer to
track a signal automatically.
4. CONTROL functions allowyou to adjust the resolution and video
bandwidths, the sweep time, and the display, and let you vary other
functions that control spectrum analyzer measurement capabilities.
1-2 Instrument Overview