To calibrate a transducer
This task uses a calibrator, the FFT instrument mode, and the
[
CAL VALUE AT MARKER
] softkey to calibrate a transducer. If you don’t have a
calibrator, you should enter the nominal transducer sensitivity as described in the
previous task.
1 Initialize the analyzer.
Press [
Preset
][
DO PRESET
].
Press [
Inst Mode
][
FFT ANALYSIS
].
Press [
CHANNELS 1 2
] (or [
CHANNELS 1 2 4
]) to highlight the number of channels you
want activated.
Press [
Meas Data
], then press [
CHANNEL 1 2
](or[
CHANNEL 1 2 3 4
]) to highlight the
channel whose transducer you will calibrate.
Press [
PWR SPEC CHANNEL x
].
2 Match the active trace’s display unit to the calibrator’s output unit.
Press [
Input
], then press [
CHANNEL 1 2
] (or [
CHANNEL 1 2 3 4
]) to highlight the channel
whose transducer you will calibrate.
Press [
XDCR UNIT CHx SETUP
][
XDCR UNIT LABEL
], then press the softkey
corresponding to your calibrator’s output unit. (Additional units are displayed when
you press [
MORE CHOICES
].)
Press [
Input
][
XDCR UNIT CHx SETUP
], then press [
XDCR UNIT ON OFF
] to highlight ON.
Press [
Trace Coord
][
Y UNITS
][
EU
].
Press [
AMPLITUDE PK PP RMS
] to highlight one of the following: PK if your
calibrator’s output amplitude is specified as a peak value, PP if it is specified as a
peak-to-peak value, or RMS if it is specified as a root-mean-square value.
Option AY6
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