Vector—the important details 17-7
Analog Demodulation—another view of the details 17-7
Instrument Mode? Measurement Data? Data Format? 17-8
Instrument modes 17-8
Measurement data 17-8
Data format 17-8
Unique Capabilities of the Instrument Modes 17-9
18 What Makes this Analyzer Different?
Time Domain and Frequency Domain Measurements 18-2
The Y-axis (amplitude) 18-3
The X-axis (frequency) 18-3
What are the Different Types of Spectrum Analyzers? 18-4
Swept-tuned spectrum analyzers 18-4
Real-time spectrum analyzers 18-5
Parallel-filter analyzers 18-5
FFT analyzers 18-6
The Difference 18-8
Vector mode and zoom measurements 18-8
Stepped FFT measurements in Scalar mode 18-9
19 Fundamental Measurement Interactions
Measurement Resolution and Measurement Speed 19-2
Resolution bandwidth 19-2
Video filtering 19-3
Frequency span 19-3
Bandwidth coupling 19-4
Flexible bandwidth mode 19-4
Display resolution and frequency span 19-5
Windowing 19-6
General 19-6
Windows used with this analyzer 19-6
Enhancing the Measurement Speed 19-8
Digital storage 19-9
Zero response and DC measurements 19-9
Special Considerations in Scalar Mode 19-10
Sweep time limitations 19-10
Stepped measurements 19-10
The relationship between frequency resolution and display resolution
19-11
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