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VNA Master
User Guide
MS2024A/MS2026A and
MS2034A/MS2036A
Vector Network Analyzer
2 MHz to 6 GHz
Spectrum Analyzer
9 kHz to 7.1 GHz
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User Guide
VNA Master™
Model MS2024A, MS2026A,
MS2034A, MS2036A
Vector Network Analyzer 2 MHz to 6 GHz
Spectrum Analyzer 9 kHz to 7.1 GHz
Anritsu Company
490 Jarvis Drive
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-2809
USA
P/N: 10580-00166
Revision: C
Printed: February 2008
Copyright 2007-2008 Anritsu Company
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WARRANTY
The Anritsu product(s) listed on the title page is (are) warranted against defects in materials
and workmanship for one year from the date of shipment.
Anritsu’s obligation covers repairing or replacing products which prove to be defective during
the warranty period. Buyers shall prepay transportation charges for equipment returned to
Anritsu for warranty repairs. Obligation is limited to the original purchaser. Anritsu is not liable
for consequential damages.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY
The foregoing warranty does not apply to Anritsu connectors that have failed due to normal
wear. Also, the warranty does not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate
maintenance by the Buyer, unauthorized modification or misuse, or operation outside of the
environmental specifications of the product. No other warranty is expressed or implied, and
the remedies provided herein are the Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedies.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANRITSU COMPANY AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. THE USER ASSUMES THE
ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF PROVIDER OR
MANUFACTURER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT.
NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANRITSU COMPANY OR ITS
SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF
BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE
USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, EVEN IF ANRITSU
COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE
SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Windows, Windows 2000, and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Acrobat Reader is a registered trademark of Adobe Corporation. MATLAB is a
registered trademark of The MathWords Corporation. Intel Pentium is a trademark of the
Intel Corporation. VxWorks, WindML Target, and Wind USB Runtime are registered
trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. NI is a trademark of National Instruments
Corporation. Master Software Tools (MST), FlexCal, and VNA Master are registered
trademarks of Anritsu Company.
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NOTICE
Anritsu Company has prepared this manual for use by Anritsu Company personnel and
customers as a guide for the proper installation, operation and maintenance of Anritsu
Company equipment and computer programs. The drawings, specifications, and information
contained herein are the property of Anritsu Company, and any unauthorized use or
disclosure of these drawings, specifications, and information is prohibited; they shall not be
reproduced, copied, or used in whole or in part as the basis for manufacture or sale of the
equipment or software programs without the prior written consent of Anritsu Company.
UPDATES
Updates, if any, can be downloaded from the Documents area of the Anritsu web site at
http://www.us.anritsu.com.
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CHINESE RoHS STATEMENT
EPCD DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC PRODUCT DISPOSAL
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CE CONFORMITY MARKING
Anritsu affixes the CE Conformity marking onto its conforming products in accordance with
Council Directives of The Council Of The European Communities in order to indicate that
these products conform to the EMC and LVD directive of the European Union (EU).
C-tick CONFORMITY MARKING
Anritsu affixes the C-tick marking onto its conforming products in accordance with the
electromagnetic compliance regulations of Australia and New Zealand in order to indicate
that these products conform to the EMC regulations of Australia and New Zealand.
NOTES ON EXPORT MANAGEMENT
This product and its manuals may require an Export License or approval by the government
of the product country of origin for re-export from your country.
Before you export this product or any of its manuals, please contact Anritsu Company to
confirm whether or not these items are export-controlled.
When disposing of export-controlled items, the products and manuals need to be broken or
shredded to such a degree that they cannot be unlawfully used for military purposes.
MERCURY NOTIFICATION
This product uses an LCD backlight lamp that contains mercury. Disposal may be regulated
due to environmental considerations. Please contact your local authorities or, within the
United States, the Electronics Industries Alliance (www.eiae.org) for disposal or recycling
information.
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SOFTWARE LICENSES
VxWorks Runtime WindML Target License
NI Device License 2000-1421
License 2000-1189
2000-1486 WindRiver USB Runtime License
2000-1372
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MS20xxA VNA Master UG 10580-00166 Rev. C Safety-1
Safety Symbols
To prevent the risk of personal injury or loss related to equipment malfunction, Anritsu
Company uses the following symbols to indicate safety-related information. For your own
safety, please read the information carefully before operating the equipment.
Symbols Used in Manuals
Safety Symbols Used on Equipment and in Manuals
The following safety symbols are used inside or on the equipment near operation locations to
provide information about safety items and operation precautions. Ensure that you clearly
understand the meanings of the symbols and take the necessary precautions before operating
the equipment. Some or all of the following five symbols may or may not be used on all
Anritsu equipment. In addition, there may be other labels attached to products that are not
shown in the diagrams in this manual.
This indicates a prohibited operation. The prohibited operation is indicated
symbolically in or near the barred circle.
This indicates a compulsory safety precaution. The required operation is indicated
symbolically in or near the circle.
This indicates a warning or caution. The contents are indicated symbolically in or
near the triangle.
This indicates a note. The contents are described in the box.
These indicate that the marked part should be recycled.
Danger
This indicates a very dangerous procedure that could result in serious injury
or death, or loss related to equipment malfunction, if not performed properly.
WARNING This indicates a hazardous procedure that could result in light-to-severe
injury or loss related to equipment malfunction, if proper precautions are not
taken.
CAUTION:
This indicates a hazardous procedure that could result in loss related to
equipment malfunction if proper precautions are not taken.
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Safety-2 MS20xxA VNA Master UG 10580-00166 Rev. C
For Safety
WARNING Always refer to the operation manual when working near locations at
which the alert mark, shown on the left, is attached. If the operation,
etc., is performed without heeding the advice in the operation
manual, there is a risk of personal injury. In addition, the equipment
performance may be reduced. Moreover, this alert mark is sometimes
used with other marks and descriptions indicating other dangers.
WARNING
When supplying power to this equipment, connect the accessory 3-
pin power cord to a 3-pin grounded power outlet. If a grounded 3-pin
outlet is not available, use a conversion adapter and ground the
green wire, or connect the frame ground on the rear panel of the
equipment to ground. If power is supplied without grounding the
equipment, there is a risk of receiving a severe or fatal electric shock.
WARNING This equipment can not be repaired by theoperator. Do not attemptto
remove the equipment covers or to disassemble internal
components. Only qualified service technicians with a knowledge of
electrical fire and shock hazards should service this equipment.
There are high-voltage parts in this equipment presenting a risk of
severe injury or fatal electric shock to untrained personnel. In
addition, there is a risk of damage to precision components.
WARNING
Use two or more people to lift and move this equipment, or use an
equipment cart. There is a risk of back injury if this equipment is lifted
by one person.
CAUTION: Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage the highly sensitive
circuits in the instrument. ESD is most likely to occur as test devices
are being connected to, or disconnected from, the instrument’s front
and rear panel ports and connectors. You can protect the instrument
and test devices by wearing a static-discharge wristband.
Alternatively, you can ground yourself to discharge any static charge
by touching the outer chassis of the grounded instrument before
touching the instrument’s front and rear panel ports and connectors.
Avoid touching the test port center conductors unless you are
properly grounded and have eliminated the possibility of static
discharge.
Repair of damage that is found to be caused by electrostatic
discharge is not covered under warranty.
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MS20xxA VNA Master UG 10580-00166 Rev. C Contents-1
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 — General Information
1-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1-2 Identifying the Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1-3 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1-4 MS2024A Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1-5 MS2026A Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1-6 MS2034A Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1-7 MS2036A Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1-8 Standard and Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1-9 Soft Carrying Cases and Tilt Bails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
VNA Master Soft Carrying Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
VNA Master Tilt Bail Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
1-10 Preventive Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1-11 Calibration Requirements – Vector Network Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1-12 Calibration Requirements – Spectrum Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1-13 Annual Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1-14 ESD Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1-15 Battery Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Chapter 2 — Quick Start Guide
2-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-2 Turning the VNA Master On for the First Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-3 Front Panel Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Battery Charge LED (green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Charge Fault LED (red). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Fan Inlet and Exhaust Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2-4 Typical Vector Network Analyzer Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2-5 Typical Spectrum Analyzer Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
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Table of Contents (Continued)
2-6 Front Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Esc Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Enter Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Arrow Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Shift Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Back Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Code (+/-) Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Number Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Rotary Knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Function Hard Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2-7 Soft Key Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2-8 Parameter Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2-9 Text Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2-10 Test Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
MS202xA Test Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
MS203xA Test Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
External Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
LAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
USB Interface - USB Type Mini-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
USB Interface - USB Type A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Headset Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Ext Trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Ext Freq Ref. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
RF Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
SPA RF In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
VNA Reflection/RF Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
VNA RF In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
GPS Antenna Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Compact Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Symbols and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Cal Status On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Cal Status Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Cal Status Flex On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Battery Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Single Sweep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
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Table of Contents (Continued)
Chapter 3 — Vector Network Analyzer
3-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3-2 VNA First Time Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Selecting the Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Setting the Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Setting the Start and Stop Frequencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Setting a Signal Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-3 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Standard Calibrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
FlexCal Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
1-Port Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
2-Port Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
1-Port Calibration Procedure (OSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
2-Port Calibration Procedure (OSLT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3-4 Using Trace Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Comparing Return Loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3-5 Using Limit Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Setting up Non-segmented Limit Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Setting up Segmented Limit Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3-6 VNA Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Return Loss/VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Cable Loss (Field Menus Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Distance-To-Fault (DTF)/Fault Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
2-Port Gain Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Phase Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
1-Port Phase Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
2-Port Phase Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Smith Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Group Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
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Contents-4 MS20xxA VNA Master UG 10580-00166 Rev. C
Table of Contents (Continued)
3-7 VNA Key Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Amplitude Menu (Field Menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Calibration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
File Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Freq/Dist Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Limit Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Marker Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Measurement Menus (Field and VNA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Measurement Menu (VNA Menus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Measurement Menu (Field Menus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Mode Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Preset Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Save/Recall Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Scale Menu (VNA Menus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Sweep Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
System Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Trace Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Chapter 4 — Spectrum Analyzer
4-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Spectrum Analyzer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Hard Keys and Soft Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-3 Making Spectrum Analyzer Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Making a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Selecting a Signal Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Setting Bandwidth Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4-4 Resolution Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4-5 Video Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4-6 Sweep Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4-7 Attenuator Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4-8 Preamplifier Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Preamplifier Measurement Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4-9 Field Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4-10 Occupied Bandwidth Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
% Down Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
dBc Down Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
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4-11 Channel Power Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4-12 GSM Channel Power Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Required Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4-13 GSM Adjacent Channel Power Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
4-14 Out-of-Band Spurious Emission Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4-15 In-Band/Out-of-Channel Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4-16 In-Band Spurious Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4-17 Field Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Antenna Calculations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
4-18 AM/FM/SSB Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Demodulation Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
4-19 Carrier to Interference Ratio Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
4-20 SPA Function Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
4-21 Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
4-22 BW (Bandwidth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
4-23 File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
4-24 Freq (Frequency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
4-25 Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
4-26 Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
4-27 Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
4-28 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
4-29 Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
4-30 Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
4-31 Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
4-32 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
4-33 Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
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Chapter 5 — Power Meter
5-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5-2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Changing the Display Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Displaying Relative Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Set the Limit Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-3 Power Meter Mode Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-4 Amplitude Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-5 Average Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5-6 Freq (Frequency) Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5-7 Limit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Chapter 6 — Power Monitor, Option 5
6-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6-2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Zeroing the Power Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Measuring High Input Power Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Display Power in dBm or in Watts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Relative Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Chapter 7 — Built-In Bias Tee, Option 10
7-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7-2 2-Port Gain Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7-3 Bias Tee Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Bias Tee Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Bias Tee Menu Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Chapter 8 — Vector Voltmeter, Option 15
8-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8-2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8-3 Using Vector Voltmeter Mode for the First Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8-4 Simple Measurement Using CW Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8-5 Simple Relative Measurements using CW Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8-6 Vector Voltmeter Measurements Using Table Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8-7 Vector Voltmeter Mode Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
CW Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Table Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Save/Recall Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Calibration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
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Chapter 9 — Interference Analyzer, Option 25
9-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9-2 Spectrogram Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9-3 Signal Strength. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
9-4 RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
9-5 Freq (Frequency) Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
9-6 Amplitude Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
9-7 BW (Bandwidth) Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
9-8 Measurements Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
9-9 Spectrum Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
9-10 Spectrogram Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
9-11 Signal Strength Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
9-12 RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
9-13 Marker Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Chapter 10 — Channel Scanner, Option 27
10-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10-2 Sample Channel Scanner Setup Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
10-3 Custom Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Custom Setup Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
10-4 Scanner Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
10-5 Amplitude Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
10-6 Custom Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
10-7 Measurements Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Chapter 11 — High Accuracy Power Meter
11-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
11-2 Getting Started with HAPM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
11-3 HAPM Operation Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
11-4 HAMP Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
Zero/Cal Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
Amplitude Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
Averages Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
Limits Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Mode Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11
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Chapter 12 — GPS Receiver, Option 31
12-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12-2 Activating the GPS Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12-3 GPS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
12-4 GPS Info Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Tracked Satellites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Latitude and Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Altitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
UTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Fix Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Almanac Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Antenna Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
12-5 Saving and Recalling Traces with GSP Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Saving Traces with GPS Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Recalling GPS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Chapter 13 — Master Software Tools
13-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13-2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13-3 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2
13-4 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2
Appendix A — Signal Standards
A-1 Signal Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
Appendix B — Error Messages
B-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
B-2 Self Test or Application Self Test Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
B-3 Operation Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-3
B-4 Interference Analyzer Information Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-10
B-5 Interference Analyzer Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-12
B-6 Channel Scanner Information Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-14
B-7 Channel Scanner Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-15
Appendix C — Windowing
C-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1
C-2 Windowing Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1
Appendix D — Tower Mounted Amplifiers
D-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-1
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