Rigol DSA1000A Series User manual

RIGOL
Quick Guide
DSA1000A Series
Spectrum Analyzer
Nov. 2011
RIGOL Technologies, Inc

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Copyright
© 2010 RIGOL Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Trademark Information
RIGOL is registered trademark of RIGOL Technologies, Inc.
Publication Number
QGD01103-1110
Notices
RIGOL products are protected by patent law in and outside
of P.R.C.
RIGOL Technologies, Inc. reserves the right to modify or
change parts of or all the specifications and pricing policies at
company’s sole decision.
Information in this publication replaces all previously
corresponding material.
RIGOL shall not be liable for losses caused by either
incidental or consequential in connection with the furnishing,
use or performance of this manual as well as any information
contained.
Any part of this document is forbidden to be copied or
photocopied or rearranged without prior written approval of
RIGOL.
Product Certification
RIGOL guarantees this product conforms to the national and
industrial standards in China. Internationational standard
conformance certification is in progress, e.g. ISO. At present the
analyzer has passed CE, PictBridge, LXI and cTUVus certification.

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Safety Notices
Please review the following
safety precautions carefully
before putting the instrument
into operation so as to avoid
any personal injuries or
damages to the instrument
and any product connected to
it. To prevent potential
hazards, please use the
instrument only specified by
this manual.
Use Proper Power Cord
Only the power cord designed
for the instrument and
authorized by local country
could be used.
Ground the Instrument
The instrument is grounded
through the Protective Earth
lead of the power cord. To
avoid electric shock, it is
essential to connect the earth
terminal of power cord to the
Protective Earth terminal
before any inputs or outputs.
Observe all Terminal
Ratings
To avoid fire or shock hazard,
observe all ratings and
markers on the instrument
and check your manual for
more information about
ratings before connecting.
Use Proper Overvoltage
Protection
Make sure that no
overvoltage (such as that
caused by a thunderstorm)
can reach the product, or else
the operator might expose to
danger of electrical shock.
Do Not Operate Without
Covers
Do not operate the
instrument with covers or
panels removed.
Use Proper Fuse
Please use the specified
fuses.
Avoid Circuit or Wire
Exposure
Do not touch exposed

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junctions and components
when the unit is powered.
Do Not Operate With
Suspected Failures
If you suspect damage occurs
to the instrument, have it
inspected by qualified service
personnel before further
operations. Any maintenance,
adjustment or replacement
especially to circuits or
accessories must be
performed by RIGOL
authorized personnel.
Keep Well Ventilation
Inadequate ventilation may
cause increasing of
temperature or damages to
the device. So please keep
well ventilated and inspect
the intake and fan regularly.
Do Not Operate in Wet
Conditions
In order to avoid short
circuiting to the interior of the
device or electric shock,
please do not operate in a
humid environment.
Do Not Operate in an
Explosive Atmosphere
In order to avoid damages to
the device or personal
injuries, it is important to
operate the device away from
an explosive atmosphere.
Keep Product Surfaces
Clean and Dry
To avoid the influence of dust
and/or moisture in air, please
keep the surface of device
clean and dry.
Electrostatic Prevention
Operate in an electrostatic
discharge protective area
environment to avoid
damages induced by static
discharges. Always ground
both the internal and external
conductors of the cable to
release static before
connecting.
Protect the Input
Terminals of Instrument
Do not exert excessive
deformative physical and
mechanical stress on the
input terminals and the
connected devices, (such as

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filter, attenuator, etc.) as such
stress may cause damages to
devices and the instrument.
Do not mix the use of 50Ω
and 75Ω connectors and/or
cables.
Do Not Overload the
Input
To avoid damaging the
instrument, make sure the
signals at input terminal must
be less than 50V DC voltage
components and 30 dBm (1W)
AC (RF) components.
Appropriate Use of Power
Meter
If you are not sure of the
characteristics of signal under
measure, follow these
recommendations to ensure
safe operations: if a RF power
meter is available, use it to
measure the power level of
this signal first; or add a
rated external attenuator
between signal cable and
input terminal of the
instrument. Maximum
attenuation, reference level
and maximum span
frequency should be selected,
so as to make the signals
displayed within the screen.
Know About the
Specification Conditions
of the Instrument
For maximum performance of
the instrument, use the
analyzer under specified
conditions.
Handling Safety
Please handle with care
during transportation to avoid
damages to buttons, knob,
interfaces and other parts on
the panels.

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Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING
Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices
that could result in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION
Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices
that could result in damage to this product or other
property.
Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the
product:
DANGER indicates an injury or hazard may immediately
happen.
WARNING indicates an injury or hazard may be accessible
potentially.
CAUTION indicates a potential damage to the instrument or
other property might occur.
Symbols on the Product. These symbols may appear on the
product:
!
!
Protective
Earth
Terminal
Hazardous
Voltage
Refer to
Instructions
Test
Ground
Chassis
Ground
!

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Contents
Front Panel.....................................................................1
Function Keys on Front Panel .......................................2
Backlight of Front Panel Keys .......................................5
Front Panel Connectors................................................6
Rear Panel......................................................................9
Preparations before Using...........................................13
General Inspection ....................................................13
Disassemble the Front Panel Cover .............................15
Adjust the Supporting Legs ........................................15
Power Supply............................................................16
Power-on Check........................................................17
Self Calibration .........................................................17
Use the Lock ............................................................17
Replace Fuse ............................................................18
User Interface..............................................................19
Menu Operation ...........................................................24
Parameter Input ..........................................................26
Numerical Keyboard ..................................................26
Knob........................................................................28
Directional Keys ........................................................28
Basic Measurement......................................................29
On-line Help System ....................................................32
Troubleshooting...........................................................34
Contact Us....................................................................37

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Front Panel
Figure 1 Front panel overview
Table 1 Front panel legend
No.
Explanation
No.
Explanation
①
LCD
⑪
Full screen
②
Menu keys
⑫
Zoom window
③
Page up
⑬
Switch window
④
Numeric keyboard
⑭
One-button help
⑤
Function keys area
⑮
Back
⑥
knob
⑯
Page down
⑦
Down
⑰
Tracking generator output
⑧
Up
⑱
Probe power output
⑨
Power key
⑲
Battery status indicator*
⑩
USB Host interface
⑳
RF input
Note*: the battery is only supplied in China.
⑨⑩⑪⑫⑬⑭⑮⑯⑰⑱⑲⑳
①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧

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Function Keys on Front Panel
Figure 2 Function keys
Table 2 Function keys description
Keys
Function description
Sweep keys
Sets the center, start and stop frequency, as well as
the signal tracking function.
Sets the frequency sweep span.
Sets the reference level, RF attenuator, scale and the
unit of Y-axis, etc.
Sets the resolution bandwidth and video bandwidth of
the analyzer.
Sets the sweep time, sweep mode, sweep numbers in
single mode and the sweep points.
Basic keys Sweep keys System keys
Function setup Advanced measure Marker measure

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Function keys description (Continued)
Keys
Function description
Searches signals automatically within full frequency
range.
Sets the trigger mode and corresponding parameters.
Sets the sweep mode to Single.
Sets the sweep mode to Continue.
Function setup
Sets the detection mode of the analyzer.
Sets the parameters relate to sweep trace.
Sets the demodulation.
Sets the tracking generator.
Advanced measure
Select a desired advanced measurement function.
Sets the parameters for the selected measurement
function.
Marker measure
Reads the amplitude, frequency and sweep time of a
certain point on the trace.
Sets other system parameters based on the current
marker value.

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Function keys description (Continued)
Keys
Function description
Special function such as noise marker, N dB
bandwidth measure and frequency counting.
Searches the peak and opens the Peak menu
immediately.
Measures the left peak directly.
Measures the right peak directly.
System keys
Sets the system parameters.
Sets the display parameters.
Executes the selected preset function; resets the
system into specified status; modifies all sweep
parameters, measurement settings and system
parameters for following measure.
Enter the storage interface.
Sets the print parameters.
Print or save current screen.

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Backlight of Front Panel Keys
The backlight status of some keys at the front panel, off, bright or
different color indicates different working mode.
1．Auto Tune
When Auto Tune is pressed, the backlight turns on, which
indicates that the instrument starts sweeping at full range,
searching the signal of maximum amplitude, and moves it to
the center of the screen. Then the backlight turns off.
2．Single, Continue
When backlights of Single or Continue are on, it indicates the
current sweep mode is Single or Continue, respectively.
3．Meas
The backlight of Meas will be automatically turned on once any
measurements are active, and stay on until all measurement
functions are disabled.
4．Source
When backlight of Source is on, it indicates that the tracking
generator is enabled, and vice versa.
5．Power light
Flashes on and off alternatively: indicating the unit is in
stand-by state.
Constant on: indicating the unit is in normal operating
condition.

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Front Panel Connectors
Figure 3 Front Panel Connectors
1．USB Host
The analyzer may serve as a “host”device to connect to
external USB devices. This interface is available for USB flash
device and the USB-GPIB module. See the following
connections:
USB flash device connection GPIB extended connection
Figure 4 USB Host interface connections
2．GEN OUTPUT 50Ω
The output of the tracking generator can be connected to a
receiver through an N male connector, see figure below.

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Note the tracking generator is an option that you can order it
when required.
Figure 5 Tracking generator output connection
CAUTION
Reverse power or voltage mustn’t be higher than 1W or
50V DC to avoid damages to the tracking generator.
3．PROBE POWER
This connector provides two lines of power supply to a RF
probe: 15 V, 150 mA, and -12.6 V, 150 mA.
4．RF INPUT 50Ω
The RF input may be connected to a device under measure
via an N male connector, see figure below.
!

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Figure 6 RF input connection
CAUTION
To avoid damages to the instrument, signals at the input
terminal must be less than 50 V DC voltage components
and 30 dBm (1W) AC (RF) components.
!

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Rear Panel
Figure 7 Rear panel overview
1．AC power connector
Available AC power supply types:
AC: 100 V –120 V, 45 Hz –440 Hz
AC: 200 V –240 V, 45 Hz –65 Hz
2．Rechargeable battery*
An optional power source of 10 V –18 V, a fully charged
battery* can provide 3 hours of continuous operation.
Note*: the battery is only supplied in China.
TRIGGER IN 10MHz IN/OUT VGA port Battery* AC Power connector
Lock hole LAN interface USB Device interface

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3．TRIGGER IN
A BNC external trigger signal input port, see figure below.
Figure 8 TRIGGER IN connection
4．10 MHz IN/OUT
The BNC input or output of the 10 MHz reference clock, see
figure below.
Figure 9 10 MHz IN/OUT connection

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5．VGA port
This port provides a VGA signal output which is used through
a VGA cable, see figure below.
Figure 10 VGA port connection
6．USB Device Interface
This configurable USB port permits interface external USB
devices. It supports PictBridge printer and remote control
connection.
Figure 11 PictBridge printer connection

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Figure 12 USB connection
7．LAN interface
Through this interface, the analyzer can be connected to your
local network for remote control. An integrated testing system
may be built, as the analyzer conforms to the LXI-class C
standard of LAN-based instrument control.
Figure 13 LAN connection