ESG Family Signal Generators Using Functions
Setting Up Internally Generated Frequency Modulation
User’s Guide 2-7
Setting Up Internally Generated Frequency
Modulation
Using this procedure you will configure the signal generator to output a
frequency-modulated signal with the following characteristics:
• carrier frequency set to 104.9 MHz
• power level set to 0 dBm
• FM deviation set to 75 kHz
• FM rate set to 10 kHz
Setting the Carrier Frequency
1. Preset the signal generator to the factory-defined instrument state.
2. Press the front panel
Frequency key. Frequency becomes the active function and the
normal preset value for frequency is displayed in the active entry area.
3. Enter 104.9 MHz using the numeric keypad and pressing the
MHz terminator softkey.
The new carrier frequency is shown in the frequency area of the display. You should see
104.900 000 00 MHz.
Setting the Power Level
1. Press the front panel Amplitude key. Amplitude becomes the active function and the
normal preset value for amplitude is displayed in the active entry area.
2. Enter 0 dBm using the numeric keypad and pressing the
dBm terminator softkey. The
new power level is shown in the amplitude area of the display. You should see
0.00 dBm.
Setting the FM Deviation
1. Press the front panel FM/ΦM key. The first level menu of FM softkeys is displayed.
2. Press the
FM Dev softkey. FM deviation becomes the active function and the normal
preset value for FM deviation is displayed in the active entry area.
3. Enter 75 kHz using the numeric keypad and pressing the
kHz terminator softkey. The
new FM deviation is displayed below the
FM Dev softkey. You should see 75.0000 kHz in the
second line of the softkey.