Agilent Technologies E4419B - Calibration Procedure Using Agilent 8480 Series Power Sensors

Power Meter Operation
Zeroing and Calibrating the Power Meter
Agilent E4419B User’s Guide 2-9
Note The following procedure details the calibration for channel A. To
calibrate channel B use the same procedure using the equivalent
channel B softkeys.
1. Press .
2. Connect the power sensor to the POWER REF output.
3. Press , to calibrate the power meter. During
calibration the wait symbol is displayed. (The power meter
automatically turns on the POWER REF output.)
Example
To calibrate both channels of the power meter with Agilent E-series power
sensors connected to both channels.
• Press , .
• Connect the channel A power sensor to the POWER REF output.
• Press then wait till the calibration is completed.
• Remove the channel A power sensor from the POWER REF
output.
• Connect the channel B power sensor to the POWER REF output.
• Press then wait till the calibration is completed.
Calibration Procedure using Agilent 8480 Series Power
Sensors
The following procedure describes how you calibrate the power meter with
the Agilent 8480 series power sensors.
Note V8486A and W8486A sensors
For most 8480 series sensors the correct (A type or D type)
linearity correction table is automatically selected. However, for
the V8486A and W8486A sensors the automatic selection must be
overriden and the D type correction selected. Subsequent
connection of another A type sensor will result in a warning
message stating that “Linearity Override May be Required”.
To select the linearity type to be applied:
Zero
Cal
Cal
Cal A
Zero
Cal
Cal
Cal A
Cal B
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