Agilent Technologies 8163A - How to Measure Power; The Power Value; How to Set the Number of Digits; How to Set the Power Unit

How to Measure Power Power Measurement
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave
Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
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How to Measure Power
The Power Value
The <P> parameter displays the power measurement value. In MinMax mode,
this parameter changes to <
∆P>, the difference between minimum and maximum
power, see “How to Choose the MinMax Mode” on page 84.
How to Set the Number of Digits
You can set the maximum number of digits that are used in power measurement.
This is the maximum number of digits after the decimal point.
To change the number of digits to two:
1 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the [Menu] softkey.
2 Move to <Number of Digits> option and press Enter. You will see the screen in
Figure 42.
3 Move to 2 and press Enter.
4 Press the [Close] softkey to exit the menu.
How to Set the Power Unit
Pressing the Power Unit softkey allows you to select either W, dB, or dBm as the
units in which power is displayed. The Power Unit softkey is visible when you
Figure 42 The Number of Digits Menu