Agilent Technologies 8720ES User Manual

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Operating Concepts
Modifying Calibration Kits
class menu and the label standard menu previously described. It allows definition of a label up to eight
characters long.
After a new calibration kit has been defined, be sure to specify a label for it. Choose a label that describes
the connector type of the calibration devices. This label will then appear in the
softkey label
in the correction menu and the label in the select cal kit menu. It will be saved with
calibration sets.
Verify Performance
Once a measurement calibration has been generated with a user-defined calibration kit, its performance
should be checked before making device measurements. To check the accuracy that can be obtained using
the new calibration kit, a device with a well-defined frequency response (preferably unlike any of the
standards used) should be measured. The verification device must not be one of the calibration standards:
measurement of one of these standards is merely a measure of repeatability.
To achieve more complete verification of a particular measurement calibration, accurately known
verification standards with a diverse magnitude and phase response should be used. National standard
traceable or Agilent standards are recommended to achieve verifiable measurement accuracy.
NOTE The published specifications for this network analyzer system include accuracy
enhancement with compatible calibration kits. Measurement calibrations made with
user-defined or modified calibration kits are not subject to the analyzer specifications,
although a procedure similar to the system verification procedure may be used.
Saving Modified Calibration Kits to a Disk
The calibration kit, along with any calibration data and other instrument state information, can be saved to
an ISTATE file on a floppy disk. To save a modified calibration kit with an instrument state, press:
Modifying and Saving a Calibration Kit from the Calibration Kit Selection Menu
To modify a calibration kit from the calibration kit selection menu, press:
To save the modified calibration kit, press:
or
.
Ensure that is underlined before saving the modified user kit.
CAL KIT [ ]
MODIFY [ ]
Cal
CAL KIT
SELECT CAL KIT
USER KIT
Save/Recall
SAVE STATE
Cal
CAL KIT
SELECT CAL KIT
MODIFY
KIT DONE (MODIFIED)
Cal
CAL KIT
SELECT CAL KIT
USER KIT
SAVE USER KIT
Save/Recall
SAVE STATE
USER KIT

Agilent Technologies 8720ES Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	8720ES
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English