Aeroflex 3412 - Chapter 3 Local Operation; Local Operation

3-1
Introduction
Chapter 3
LOCAL OPERATION
Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3-3
How to use the manual ............................................................................................................. 3-3
Conventions............................................................................................................................ 3-3
Headers................................................................................................................................... 3-3
References to remote operation commands............................................................................ 3-3
Index....................................................................................................................................... 3-3
Controls, connectors and display.............................................................................................. 3-4
Front-panel connectors and standby/on switch....................................................................... 3-5
Keyboard ................................................................................................................................ 3-6
Rear-panel connectors .............................................................................................................. 3-9
GETTING STARTED.......................................................................................................... 3-11
Switching on........................................................................................................................... 3-11
How to select functions .......................................................................................................... 3-12
Main functions...................................................................................................................... 3-12
Sub-menus............................................................................................................................ 3-12
Soft tabs................................................................................................................................ 3-13
Soft boxes............................................................................................................................. 3-13
An example ............................................................................................................................ 3-14
The starting point.................................................................................................................. 3-14
Setting the carrier frequency................................................................................................. 3-14
Setting RF level .................................................................................................................... 3-15
Setting analog modulation .................................................................................................... 3-15
Using the
x10
and
10
¸
keys................................................................................................. 3-18
Using rotary control.............................................................................................................. 3-18
Using steps ........................................................................................................................... 3-19
DETAILED OPERATION .................................................................................................. 3-21
Carrier frequency and RF level .............................................................................................. 3-21
Carrier frequency menu — <Freq> ...................................................................................... 3-21
The RF ON/OFF key............................................................................................................ 3-22
Carrier frequency menu — <Phase> .................................................................................... 3-23
The key ......................................................................................................................... 3-24
RF level menu — <Lev>...................................................................................................... 3-25
RF level menu — <ALC> .................................................................................................... 3-28
RF level menu — <Offsets>................................................................................................. 3-30
Modulation summary ............................................................................................................. 3-33
Internal IQ modulation — ARB option .................................................................................. 3-35
Internal IQ set-up (ARB operation)...................................................................................... 3-36
ARB waveform set-up .......................................................................................................... 3-39
Internal (ARB) and external burst modulation set-up........................................................... 3-46
Internal IQ modulation — real-time baseband option ............................................................ 3-53
Configure internal IQ — format........................................................................................... 3-54
Internal IQ set-up.................................................................................................................. 3-55
Generic modulation set-up.................................................................................................... 3-57
Tones set-up ......................................................................................................................... 3-62
Internal (RTBB) and external burst modulation set-up ........................................................ 3-64
Frequency hopping ...............................................................................................................3-72
Differential IQ outputs ........................................................................................................... 3-77
Differential IQ waveform set-up .......................................................................................... 3-81
External IQ modulation — analog or digital .......................................................................... 3-83
External IQ set-up — analog................................................................................................ 3-84
External IQ set-up — digital (real-time baseband Option 008 only).................................... 3-87