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E4418B Power Meter
User’s Guide
Agilent Technologies
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Power Meter Operation
Introduction 22
Battery Operation (Option 001) 24
Zeroing and Calibrating the Power Meter 29
Making Measurements with the Agilent E-Series Power Sensors and
N8480 Series Power Sensors (excluding Option CFT) 39
Making Measurements with the Agilent 8480 Series Power Sensors and
N8480 Series Power Sensors with Option CFT 41
Making Measurements using Sensor Calibration Tables 44
Making Measurements using Frequency Dependent Offset Tables 53
Setting the Units of Measurement 59
Selecting Units of Measurement from the Softkeys 60
Making Relative Measurements 61
Setting the Resolution 62
Setting Offsets 63
Setting Averaging 65
Measuring Pulsed Signals 68
Setting Measurement Limits 70
Selecting a Digital or Analog Display 76
Setting the Range 79
Configuring the Remote Interface 80
Recorder Output 86
Saving and Recalling Power Meter Configurations 88
How Measurements are Calculated 90
Presetting the Power Meter 91
Self Test 94
Operator Maintenance 101
Contacting Agilent Technologies 103