3 Using the Scope Functions  
78 Agilent U1602B/U1604B User’s and Service Guide 
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Window
Press F4 to select any of the four FFT windows with respective trade- off 
between frequency resolution and amplitude accuracy. Refer to the 
following guidelines to select the best window based on your source 
waveform characteristics and your measurement priorities. 
•Rectangle
This window provides good frequency resolution and amplitude 
accuracy. This window is best for measuring pseudo- random noise, 
impulses, sine bursts and decaying sinusoids. 
• Hamming
This window provides better frequency resolution but less amplitude 
accuracy compare to Rectangle. The Hamming window has a slightly 
better frequency resolution than Hanning, and is suitable for measuring 
sine, periodic and asymmetric transients or bursts. 
• Hanning
This window is similar to the Hamming window, used for making 
accurate frequency measurement or resolving two frequencies that are 
close together and performs similar applications to the Hamming.
•Blackman-Harris
This window provides the best amplitude resolution, but less frequency 
resolution compared to the other three windows. This window is 
normally used for measuring single frequency waveforms to obtain 
higher order harmonics. 
To reduce the DC component that potentially affects the FFT waveform magnitude values, 
choose AC coupling on the source waveform.