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Front-Panel Key Reference
AMPLITUDE Y Scale
AMPLITUDE Y Scale
Activates the reference level function and accesses the amplitude menu 
keys. Amplitude menu keys allow you to set functions that affect the 
way data on the vertical axis is displayed or corrected.
Ref Level Allows the reference level to be changed. This function is activated 
when 
AMPLITUDE Y Scale is pressed. The reference level is the 
amplitude power or voltage represented by the top graticule on the 
display. Changing the value of the reference level changes the absolute 
amplitude level (in the selected amplitude units) of the top graticule 
line. The reference level can be changed using the step keys, the knob, 
or the numeric keypad. Pressing any digit (0 through 9) on the numeric 
keypad brings up the terminator menu. 
Key Access: 
AMPLITUDE / Y Scale
Attenuation 
Auto Man
Sets the input attenuation to manual or automatic and allows you to set 
the attenuation level in 5 dB increments when 
Attenuation (Man) is 
selected. The analyzer input attenuator, which is normally coupled to 
the reference level control, reduces the power level of the analyzer input 
signal at the input mixer. The attenuator is recoupled when 
Attenuation 
(Auto) is selected. Attenuation can be changed using the step keys, the 
knob, or the numeric keypad. To select 0 dB, the numeric keypad must 
be used (except for E4401B or E4411B.)
Key Access: 
AMPLITUDE / Y Scale
CAUTION To prevent damage to the input mixer, do not exceed a power level of 
+30 dBm at the input. To prevent signal compression, keep the power at 
the input mixer below 0 dBm. With the attenuator set to Auto, a signal 
at or below the reference level will result in a mixer level at or below 
the Max Mixer Lvl.
Scale/Div Sets the logarithmic units per vertical graticule division on the display. 
The 
Scale/Div function is only available when the Scale Type key is set to 
Log. Scale/Div values may range from 0.1 to 20 dB per division With 
FM Demod (Option BAA) installed and 
Demod View (On) selected, the 
range is 1 kHz to 240 kHz/div. With Bluetooth™ FM Demodulation 
(Option 106) installed and 
Demod View (On) selected, the scale/division 
is fixed at approximately 40 kHz/division. 
Key Access: 
AMPLITUDE / Y Scale