Anritsu Site Master S331P-0704 User manual

User Guide
Site Master™ S331P
Ultraportable Cable and Antenna Analyzer
Featuring Classic and Advanced Modes
150 kHz to 4 GHz (S331P-0704 Option)
150 kHz to 6 GHz (S331P-0706 Option)
Anritsu Company
490 Jarvis Drive
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-2809
USA
http://www.anritsu.com
Part Number: 10580-00426
Revision: D
Published: January 2018
Copyright 2018 Anritsu Company

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1—General Information
1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Additional Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Contacting Anritsu for Sales and Service . . . . . . . 1-2
1-2 Instrument Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Available Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Chapter 2—Overview
2-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-2 Software Installation and Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-3 User Interface Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Virtual Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Menu Shortcut Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Function Menus and Tool Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Dual Display Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Display Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Chapter 3—Cable and Antenna Measurements
3-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3-2 Common RF Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Line Sweeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3-4 Line Sweep Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Return Loss/VSWR Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Cable Loss Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
DTF Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

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3-5 Advanced Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Smith Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
1-Port Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Transmission (Ext. Sensor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
3-6 Measurement Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Limit Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
3-7 Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Trace Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Trace Math Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
3-8 Measurement Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
3-9 C&A Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
3-10 Measurement Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
3-11 Freq/Dist Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
Windowing Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
3-12 Amplitude Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
3-13 Calibration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
3-14 Marker Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
3-15 Limit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60
3-16 Sweep Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
3-17 Trace Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
3-18 Other Menus Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
Chapter 4—Classic Mode Operation
4-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-2 Calibration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4-3 Marker Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4-4 Limit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

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Chapter 5—Calibration
5-1 Factory Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5-2 Calibration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
OSL (Open-Short-Load). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Transmission (Ext Sensor). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
OSL + Transmission (Ext Sensor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-3 Calibration Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5-4 Calibration Status Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5-5 Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
OSL Calibration Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Transmission (Ext Sensor) Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
OSL + Transmission (Ext Sensor) Setup . . . . . . . 5-10
5-6 Cal Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5-7 Temperature Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5-8 Save and Recall Calibration Coefficients . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5-9 Calibration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Chapter 6—File Management
6-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6-2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6-3 File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6-4 Save File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
File Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
File Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Save Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6-5 Recall File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Recall a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Recall a Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Recall/Preview a Screen Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
6-6 Rename File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
6-7 Copy and Paste File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
6-8 Delete File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16

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6-9 Create Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
6-10 File Menu Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
6-11 File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Save Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Recall Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
File Mgmnt Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Chapter 7—System Operations
7-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7-2 Screen Shot Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7-3 Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7-4 Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
7-5 System Menu Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7-6 System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Status Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7-7 Preset Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Chapter 8—Anritsu Tool Box
8-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8-2 Line Sweep Tools (LST). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8-3 easyTest Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Appendix A—Glossary of Terms
A-1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
A-2 Glossary Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
Index

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Chapter 1 — General Information
1-1 Introduction
The Site Master S331P User Guide describes the instrument’s system
and file management functions and explains how to perform Cable and
Antenna measurements.
About this Manual
This chapter provides an overview of the Site Master S331P Cable and
Antenna Analyzer and a description of manual conventions and
additional documentation.
Chapter 2, “Overview” contains information on software installation
and an overview of the graphical user interface.
Chapter 3, “Cable and Antenna Measurements” gives an overview of
line sweeping and describes instrument functions in Cable and Antenna
Analyzer Advanced Mode.
Chapter 4, “Classic Mode Operation” describes the menus available in
the Classic Cable and Antenna Analyzer measurement mode, which
emulates the user interface from the Anritsu “D” series Site Master
instruments.
Chapter 5, “Calibration” describes instrument calibration methods and
procedures.
Chapter 6, “File Management” reviews the file management features of
the Site Master using the File menu and the Save menu. These menus
allow the user to save, recall, copy, and delete files on the external
computer or storage device.
Chapter 7, “System Operations” reviews various instrument
management features of the Site Master including: System menu,
Preset menu, and Help menu.
Chapter 8, “Anritsu Tool Box” provides an overview of the Anritsu Line
Sweep Tools (LST) and easyTest Tools.

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Document Conventions
Main menu and keypad keys are shown in the User Guide in a
Sans Serif Bold typeface. Main menu keys are the six buttons displayed
at the bottom of the interface screen. Submenus and submenu keys are
located on the right side of the trace window and some dialog boxes.
They are shown in this manual in Sans Serif Regular typeface.
Key sequences to access specific Site Master functions are represented
in a manner similar to the following:
Freq/Dist > DTF Setup > Cable List
Because the S331P is controlled via a Graphical User Interface that
runs on a tablet or PC, key actions may be described with the
interchangeable terms press, touch, tap, or click.
Additional Documents
The following documents provide additional information about the Site
Master S331P Ultraportable Cable and Antenna Analyzer.
•Handheld Instruments Product Information, Compliance, and
Safety Guide (10100-00065). Provides important safety, legal, and
regulatory notices. Read this guide before operating the
equipment.
•Site Master S331P Technical Data Sheet (11410-00964). Includes
general specifications, detailed measurement specifications for all
available measurement modes, ordering information, and
available accessories.
•Site Master S331P Product Brochure (11410-00978). Includes an
overview of the of the Site Master instrument, ordering
information, and accessories information.
For additional information and literature covering your product, visit
the product page of your instrument and select the Library tab:
http://www.anritsu.com/en-US/test-measurement/products/s331p
Contacting Anritsu for Sales and Service
To contact Anritsu, visit anritsu.com/contact-us and select the services
in your region.

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General Information 1-2 Instrument Description
1-2 Instrument Description
The Site Master S331P is a one-port, 150 kHz to 4 GHz (Option 704) or
150 kHz to 6 GHz (Option 706) ultraportable cable and antenna
analyzer designed to make Return Loss, VSWR, Cable Loss, and
Distance-To-Fault (DTF) measurements in the field. The analyzer is an
integrated multi-functional test instrument that eliminates the need to
carry multiple test sets.
The S331P has no external power supply. It is powered via USB and
controlled from a Windows-based tablet or PC running the instrument
software. Windows 7 or higher is required. The Site Master S331P
software installer is downloaded from the Anritsu website. Refer to
“Software Installation and Update” on page 2-2.
Measurement files, setup files, and interface screen captures can be
saved to and recalled from the controller device (tablet or PC) or
removable disk. A user-editable EZ Name Matrix allows users to
configure complex sweep names quickly, saving hours of valuable time
daily.
Anritsu Line Sweep Tools (LST) can be used with the Site Master to
create reports, view and organize data, edit markers and limit lines,
and perform trace analysis. LST is available for download on the
Anritsu website. Refer to “Line Sweep Tools (LST)” on page 8-1 for a
brief overview.
Anritsu easyTest Tools provides a library of commands and a drag &
drop interface for creating test sequences. The software is available on
the Anritsu website.
•A developer creates an easyTest test sequence (.ett) file.
•To recall a test script, press the easyTest icon on the Menu
Shortcut screen and select the file. Step-by-step instructions
contained in the script will be displayed, simplifying the process
of operating the instrument and completing the assigned tasks.
A Quick Start Guide, full use instructions, and sample .ett files are
included with the easyTest Tools software. After installation, start the
application and choose Help for additional information. Refer to
“easyTest Tools” on page 8-2 for an overview.
A complete suite of software applications are available for download at:
anritsu.com/en-US/test-measurement/support/technical-support/handh
eld-tools-tool-box

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Available Options
The Site Master S331P Technical Data Sheet (part number
11410-00964) contains a list and description of available options. The
data sheet is available at www.anritsu.com.
Accessories
The Technical Data Sheet also provides a list and description of
standard and optional accessories.