Using 8480 Series Power Sensors 5
N1913/1914A EPM Series Power Meters User’s Guide 135
Example
To make a measurement on channel A with a power sensor which has a
reference calibration factor of 99.8% and a calibration factor of 97.6% at
the measurement frequency.
1 Disconnect the power sensor from any signal source.
2 Press ,
and the channel softkey.
3 Use the numeric keypad to enter 99.8 in the Ref Cal Factor pop- up
window.
4 Press
to complete the entry.
5 Press and the channel softkey. The Zeroing pop- up is
displayed.
6 Connect the power sensor to the POWER REF output.
7 Press and the channel softkey to start the calibration
routine. The Calibrating pop- up is then displayed.
8 Press , . The value is displayed on the Cal Fac field.
9 Use the and keys to highlight the Cal Fac value field and press
to display the Cal Factor pop- up. Use the numeric keypad to enter
97.6 in the Cal Factor pop- up window.
10 Press
to complete the entry.
11 Connect the power sensor to the signal to be measured.
12 The corrected measurement result is displayed.
When no sensor tables are selected and display mode is chosen, the
calibration factor used for the measurement is displayed in the upper window as shown in
Figure 5-5.