HP 8590 EM Series User manual

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Title & Document Type: 8590 EM Series EMC Quick Reference Guide
Manual Part Number: 5963-2929
Revision Date: August 1995
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Quick Reference Guide
HP 8590 EM Series EMC Analyzer
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Introduction
This guide provides aquick reference for experienced analyzer users.
Chapter 1summarizes the front-panel features
,and tells how to make a basic
measurement and how to perform the self-calibration routines.
Chapter 2contains brief descriptions of the EMC analyzer functions.
Chapter 3contains the remote programming commands.
Appendixes A, B
, C, and D contain helpful charts and tables.
Appendix E contains diagrams of the key menus for the HP 8590 EM Series
EMC analyzers
.
F
or additional instrument information, consult the
HP 8590 EM Series EMC
Analyzer User's Guide
for your specic instrument.
Guide Terms and Conventions
The six keys along the right side of the display are called softkeys. Their labels
are displayed on the screen. The softkeys appear in shaded boxes in this guide.
An example of asoftkey is
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
REF LVL
.The labeled keys that are on the front
panel of the analyzer are called front-panel keys. Pressing a front panel key
changes the softkey labels or initiates functions. The front-panel keys appear in
unshaded boxes in this guide. An example of a front-panel key is 4
FREQUENCY
5 .
Caution
The input of the EMC analyzer can be damaged easily.When
using aline impedance stabilization network (LISN) device with
the EMC analyzer, disconnect the analyzer from the LISN device
before changing either the switch position on, or the voltage to,
the LISN device.
iii

NOTES
iv

Contents
1. Getting Acquainted with the EMC Analyzer
Front-Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
EMC Analyzer Screen Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Making a Basic Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Performing Self-Calibration Routines .... .. .. .. .. .. 1-11
Warm-Up Time ....................... 1-11
Self-Calibration Routines ............ .. .. .. . 1-11
Self-Calibration Routine Problems ............... 1-12
P
erforming the Tracking Generator Self-Calibration Routine
(Option 010) ............ .. .. .. .. .. . 1-13
Spectrum Analyzer Mode Screen Annotation ........ .. 1-14
2. EMC Analyzer Functions
Analyzer Functions ...................... 2-1
3. Programming Commands
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
How to Use This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Notation Conventions .................... 3-2
Syntax Conventions .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3-2
Functional Index ....................... 3-6
AMPLITUDE .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-6
AUTO COUPLING ...................... 3-7
AUXILIARY CONTROL .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-7
BANDWIDTH .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-8
CALIBRATION... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3-8
COMMAND TRIGGER .................... 3-9
CONFIGURATION .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-9
DISPLAY .......................... 3-10
EMC MEASUREMENTS ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 3-10
EMCOUTPUT.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3-11
FREQUENCY ........................ 3-11
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GRAPHICS .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3-12
INFORMATION ....................... 3-12
INPUT and OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
LIMIT LINES ... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-14
MARKER .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 3-15
MATH... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 3-16
MEASURE/USER ...................... 3-17
MODE............................ 3-17
OPERATOR ENTRY ..................... 3-17
PLOTTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
PRESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
PRINTER .......................... 3-18
PROGRAM FLOW ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 3-18
RECALL or SA
VE ...................... 3-19
SIGNAL LIST ........................ 3-19
SP
AN ...... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3-20
SWEEP ........................... 3-20
SYNCHRONIZATION ..................... 3-21
TRACE ........................... 3-21
TRACE MATH .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-22
TRIGGER ... .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-23
USER-DEFINED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
WINDOWS ............... .. .. .. .. .. 3-24
Programming Codes ............. .. .. .. .. . 3-25
Characters and Secondary Keywords (Reserved Words) Summary . 3-78
A. EMC Analyzer Error Messages
Error Messages ........................ A-1
Nonrecoverable System Errors ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. . A-15
B
.AM, FM, and Pulsed RF Reference Charts
C. Cross Reference of Programming Command to Key Function
D. Locating a Softkey
E. Key Menus
Index
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Figures
1-1. Front-Panel Feature Overview ................ 1-2
1-2. EMC Analyzer Screen Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1-3. Placing the Marker on a Signal ................ 1-8
1-4. Displaying a List on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
1-5. Displaying the List as a Log Graph .............. 1-10
1-6. Spectrum Analyzer Mode Screen Annotation .........1-14
B-1. P
ercent Modulation ..................... B-2
B-2. Bessel Null Graph .............. .. .. .. .. B-4
B-3. Loss in Sensitivity (Pulsed RF versus CW) .......... . B-5
B-4. IF BW Setting for Pulsed RF Computed from t
o
B=0.1 .....B-6
Tables
1-1. EMC Analyzer Screen Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1-2. Screen Annotation for Trace, Trigger, and Sweep Modes .... 1-6
1-3. Spectrum Analyzer Mode Screen Annotation ......... 1-15
1-4. Screen Annotation for Trace, Trigger, and Sweep Modes .... 1-16
B-1. Determining Amplitude Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
B-2. Carrier and First Sideband Charts for Calibrating Deviation . . . B-3
C-1. Cross Reference of Programming Command to Key Function .. C-1
D-1. Softkey Locations ...................... D-1
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