ML248xA / ML249xA Common Procedures
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September 2005
Selecting the Measurement Type
1. Press the Channel hard key to display the [Channel] group of commands.
2. Press the Set Up soft key to display the [Channel Set Up] dialog.
3. Make sure that the “Channel” item in the dialog is displaying the channel for which
the settings are required. If the channel is incorrect, press the Ch1/Ch2 hard key to
change the active channel.
4. Press the down arrow on the numeric keypad to select the “Measurement” item and
then select the required measurement mode using the soft keys. Refer to the table
below.
Item Meaning
Avg The ML248xA / ML249xA extracts the average power from each
enabled gating pattern or from the data captured during the
trigger capture time.
Avg & Peak The ML248xA / ML249xA extracts the average power, along with
the peak power value, from each enabled gating pattern or from
the data captured during the trigger capture time.
Avg, Peak &
Crest
The ML248xA / ML249xA extracts the average power, along with
the peak power value and the crest factor, from each enabled
gating pattern or from the data captured during the trigger
capture time.
Avg, Min &
Max
The ML248xA / ML249xA extracts the average power, along with
the minimum and maximum power values, from each enabled
gating pattern or from the data captured during the trigger
capture time. When averaging is applied, the maximum values
are derived from the averaged trace data.