Using P-Series Power Sensor 3
N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters User’s Guide 119
Step 1. Connecting the Power Sensor
When you initially connect a P- Series wideband power sensor to the
power meter, the sensor’s calibration data is automatically read by the
power meter. After the sensor’s data is read, the power meter
automatically performs a zero and calibration, see “Zeroing and Calibrating
the P- Series Sensor” on page 107 for further information.
Connect the sensor to the power source.
Step 2. Setting the Channel Frequency
• Press . The Channel Setup screen is displayed. If using an
N1912A, select the channel you want to configure.
Use the , , , and keys to highlight the frequency field. Press
to configure the setting. See “Setting the Measurement
Frequency” on page 32 for further information.
Figure 3-92 P-Series sensor default channel setup
When you have completed the procedure you can return to this menu later
to add more accuracy to the measurement.
By default the sensor mode is set to Normal, users are allowed to change to AVG only
mode whereby all the peak power measurement functions will be disabled.