Table
2-27. Synthesizer
Frequencies
Syn
thesizer F
requencies
(GHz)
External
FM
Error
(%)
In
ternal FM
Error
(%)
1.0
1
5.0
10.0
16.0
22.0
1
1
Disregard
if
b
ey
ond
y
our
synthesizer's
capability
.
4.
On
the
function
generator,
set:
Function:
Sine
wave
Frequency:
1
MHz
Amplitude:
480.8
mV p-p
(169.96 mV
rms)
DC
Offset:
0
V
5.
On
the
sp
ectrum
analyzer,
set:
Reference
Level:
0
dBm
Attenuator:
Auto
Center
Frequency:
Same
frequency
as
in
step
3
Frequency
Span:
50
kHz
Resolution
Bandwidth:
3
kHz
Video
Bandwidth:
1
kHz
Sweep
Time:
Auto
Sweep:
Continuous
6.
Cen
ter
the
signal
on
the
sp
ectrum
analyzer
displa
y
using
the
center
frequency function.
7. T
urn on
the
syn
thesizer
mo
dulation.
Press:
4
MOD
5
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
NN
NN
NN
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
NN
NN
NN
N
N
N
N
N
N
FM
On/Off
100
kHz
(asterisk on)
or
for
syn
thesizers
with
Option
002,
press:
4
MOD
5
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
NN
NN
NN
NN
N
N
N
N
FM
Menu
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
NN
NN
NN
NN
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
NN
NN
N
FM
On/Off Ext
(asterisk on)
8.
Adjust
the
function
generator amplitude
to
minimize
the
amplitude
of
the
signal
on
the
spectrum analyzer.
9. Calculate the percen
tage of error as follo
ws:
Error (%) = [(480.8 mV p-p
0
New Amplitude)/480.8
mV p-p] x 100.
10. Record the error in T
able 2-27.
11. T
urn o the syn
thesizer FM mo dulation. Press:
NNNNNNNNN
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
FM On/Off 100 kHz
(asterisk o )
or for synthesizers with Option 002, press:
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
FM On/Off Ext
(asterisk o )
12. Repeat steps 6 through 11 at the synthesizer (and spectrum analyzer) frequencies in
Table 2-27.
13. Record the worst case value from Table 2-27 on the test record.
Agilent 8360 Performance Tests
FM Accuracy
2-93