Amber 5500 - Page 42

1)
Connect
output
of
device
under
test
to
either
BAIANCED
or
UNBALanced
input
connector.
Balancedjack
B
telephone
style
tip/ring/sleeve
and
requires
mating-WE310
or
PJ051
type
plug.
GROUND
post
B
chassis;
connectto
chassis
of
device
under
test.
2)
Connectdualtraceoscilloscopetoli‘lPU‘l‘andMEASURED
FUNCTION
outputs
to
monitor
signal.
INPUT
is
auto-ranged
input
signal;
MESURED
FUNCTION
is
input
signal
after
any
weighting
filters
in
WIDE
BAND
LEVEL,
input
signal
after
weightingandtunablefilterinNARROWBANDLEVELand
distortion
residual
products
(i.e.
signal
with
fundamental
removed)
after
weighting
filters
in
all
DISTORTION
modes.
3)
Selectoneoftwoinputsoroneoftwooutputsasfireinput
signaltofiremeter/analyzer.
4)
Select
input
temrination
impedance
on
both
A
and
B
inputs.
Selecting
600
or
150
ohms
also
sets
dBm
reference
impedance
for
dBm
measurements
(may
be
changed
using
SPCL
FNCT
26).
Do
not
exceed
power
rating
of
termination
resistors.
(See
Section
2.1.9
of
user’s
manual.)
Note:
terminations
only
apply
to
EXTERNAL
inputs,
not
internal
oscillator
connection.
5)
Select
measurement
function.
WIDE
BAND
LEVELmeasures
signalsandnoise
from
10H:
tooverSOOkHzand
+40dBm/
dBV/100V
to
below
-120
dBm/dBV/l
V.
NARROW
BAND
LEVELsameasWIDEBANDbuthl-lzto
100kstetby
FREQUENCY
command
(see
11
below).
THD
requires
fun-
damentalbetweenlOHzand
IOOkI-Izandsignallevelbetween
+40
dBm/dBV/IOOV
and
-30
dBm/dBV/
30
mV.
IMD
same
exceptlower
frequency
limitfor
HF
componentBZ
kHz.
SMPTE
ismixofahighandalowfrequencysignalwifirmeasurernentof
AMproductsofHFsignaLWFismixoftwol-II-‘signalswifit
measurement
of
difference
frequency
component.
Note:
IMD
functionrequires
option
002.
6)
Select
weighting
or
band
limiting
filters.
Permissible
selection
includes
HP
filter
plus
one
ofrernainirrg
7
filters.
Four
auxiliary
filters
require
option
005
or
006.
Avoid
selection
of
a
filter
that
would
eliminate
a
frequency
band
of
interest.
7)
Select
DETECTOR
characteristic.
TRUE
RMS
accepts
crest
factors
AVERAGE
B
fastest
and
yields
avenge
of
absolute
value.
QUASl-PEAK
measures
to
CCIR
4683
spec.
All
detectors
are
rrns
calibrated
(will
indicate
same
value
on
a
pure
sine
wave).
8)
SHIFT
key.
All
front
panel
functions
labelledin
green
require
pushingandholdingSl-IIFl'keywhileselectingthegreen,
shifted
function.
9)
Select
display
units.
LEVEL
modes
have
a
choice
of
four
units,
two
in
log
(dBV,
dBm)
and
two
in
linear
(V,
W).
DISTOR-
TIONmodeshaveachoiceoftwounitsdeinlogand‘zin linear.
LIN/LOG
choice
is
a
shifted
function.
(see
SPCL
FNCT
25
for
Watts
and
SPCL
FNCT
26
for
dBm
impedance
reference)
C
10)
Relative
mode
shows
current
measured
value
in
com-
parison
to
a
previously
stored
reference
(see
15
below).
In
log,
units
are
dB,
in
linear
units
are
%.
First
push
enables
relative
mode
(using
pieviously
stored
reference),
second
push
disables
relative
mode
and
returns
to
absolute
mode
(without
altering
stored
reference).
If
in
the
absolute
rrrode,
pushing
SHIFT
and
REIATIVE
simultaneously
modifies
the
stored
reference
to
be
the
currently
measured
value
and
enables
the
relative
mode
-
displaywillshow
OdBor
100%
until
rneasuredvalue
changes.
1
l)
FREQUENCY
prefix
is
used
to
enter
a
generator
(and
filter)
frequency.
SHIFT
of
FREQUENCY
is
the
FREQUENCY
INCRE-
MENTprefix.
NextentryBDATA
(see
l3below)
follotnedbya
UNITS
terminator
(see
18
below).
Example,
FREQUENCY
100
Hz.
12)
AMPLITUDE
prefix
is
used
to
enter
a
generator
output
amplitude.
SHIFT
of
AMPLITUDE
B
fire
AMPLITUDE
INCRE-
MENT
prefix.
Next
entry
is
DATA
(see
13
below)
followed
by
a
UNITS
terminator
(see
18
below).
Example,
AMPLITUDE
2
0.
0
dBm.
AmplitudeBalwaysintouserspecifiedademalloadkee
SPCL
FNCT
4
and
5).
13)
DATA
keys.
Used
to
enter
a
numeric
quantity
for
FRE-
QUENCY,
AMPLITUDE,
REFERENCE,
MEMORY
or
SPCL
FNCT.
14)
Prefix
for
entering
IMD
low
frequency.
Data
entrywill
define
fireSMP'l'ELFfrequencyandfireCGFOffsetfrequency
(one
half
of
difference
frequency).
Choices
are
40,
50,
60,
80,
100,
125,250and500Hz.
Ofirerentrleswillberoundedtoclosest
available
value.
(RequireslMDoptiorr
002.)
.
15)
Prefix
for
relative
reference.
Next
entries
should
be
data
followedbydBm,
dBV,
dB,Vor%
terminator
(alsosee
10and
17).
16)
CLFARkey.
Usedtocancelanuncompleteddataentry,
correct
enors,
etc.
Also
cancels
SPCL
FNCT
10.
17)
CURRENTVALUE.
Canbeusedwithany
prefnckeyinlieu
of
manual
data
entry
(13
above).
Uses
current
measured
value
as
data.
Does
not
require
a
terminator.
18)
Terminator
keys.
Used
to
terminate
a
data
entry
begun
by
pressing
a
prefix
key.
Note:
when
terminating
an
AMPLITUDE
entry,
the
dBmunits
terrninatorusesuserspecifiedelctemalload
impedanceselectedbySPClFNCI'll;
dBVanqunitster-
minators
firat
of
SPCL
FNCT
5.
19)
06C
indicator
in
FREQUENCY
display.
When
lit,
SPCL
FNCT
37
is
enabbd.
Means
indicated
frequency
and
auto-tuning
B
referenced
to
the
internal
oscillator
rather
than
the
(external)
signal
on
the
INPUT.
20)
MEMORY
terminator.
To
store
an
instrument
setup,
select
amernoryfrom2to
11
usingfiredataentrykeysfirenpush
SHIFT
and
MEMORY
(store)
as
a
terminator.
To
partially
recall
‘
(frequency
and
amplitude
of
generator
only),
select
the
memory
location
using
the
DATA
key
(2
to
11)
then
push
fire
RECALL
button.
AfullstaterecallisN.1followedby
RECALLwhereN
is
the
memory
number.
'
21)
SPCL
FUNCTION
terminator
(see
the
SPCL
FNCT
code
summary).
Toerrteraspecialfirncfiorykeyinfirerequireddigits
andterminatewifirtheSET
key.
22)
MODlI-Y
keys.
Pushing
UP
(or
DOWN)
will
increment
(or
decrement)
the
FREQUENCY
or
AMPLITUDE
by
the
previously
user
stored
INCREMENT
value.
Push
FREQUENCY
or
AMPLITUDE
prefix
key
first
firen
UP
or
DOWN.
23)
Enables
data
output
from
serial
port
(if
option
232
B
.
provided).
When
enabled,
output
data
can
be
viewed
on
an
extemalsuitablyconfigureddatatenninaLAddsatimehrrden
toinstrumentwhenenabled.(Ser-ialportinputBalwaysenabled toacceptcommands.)
24)
GPIB
INTERFACE.
If
instrument
in
REMOTE
mode
and
notLOCALLOCKOUT,pushingfiereywiIlretmnfireinstru- menttol..0CAL.
PushingSl-IlFI‘andfierey(lD?)displaysfire
instrument’s
GPIB
address
andstatus.
25)
OUTPUT
status.
Push
on,
push
of
button
enables
sdected
output(s)
or
provides
quiet
termination.
SHIT-TED
mode
of
buttonsdects
outputs
:
Aonly,
B
only,
AandB
in-phase
andA
and
B
out-of-phase.
(Note
B
output
only
present
ifoption
007
is
installed.)
26)
OUTPUT
CONFIGURATION.
This
key
determines
the
style
oftheoutput.
'l'heprimaryrnodeselectséOOolunbalanced,
150
ohmbalancedor50
ohmunbalanced.
IMPEDANCES
referto
the
generator
source
impedance
(as
opposed
to
the
user
specifiedextemalloadimpedance).
Besuretotakethesignal
from
the
appropriate
output
connector.
Pushing
SHIFT
and
firls
key
alternately
selects
GND
(generator
common
or
balanced
centertapoonnectedviaapproximatelySOOOlmrstoanalyzer ground)
or
FLOA'l'ing.
Correct
selection
will
avoid
ground
loops
or
ungrounded,
floating
circuits.
Note:
Balanced
Output
modes
require
option
001.
27)
Connect
INPUT
of
device
under
test
to
either
the
BALANCED
or
UNBALanced
OUTPUT
connector.
Balanced
jackis
telephone
style
tip/ring/sleeve
and
requires
mating
WE310
or
PJ051
type
plug.
28)
SWEEP
enable
key.
(Requires
option
054.)Whenpushed,
placesSSOOinSWEEPmodefreaingallauto—rangingand measurement
activity.
Pushing
any
frontpanelkeyorsending
anycomrnandtotheGPlB
orSERlALportswillcancelfire
SWEEPmodeandretumfireSSOOtorionnaloperafions.