Quick Start Guide 3-3 Spectrum Analyzer
MS2712E/13E User Guide PN: 10580-00251 Rev. T 3-3
4. Offset will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. The Center Freq, Start Freq, and
Stop Freq keys will also indicate that a frequency offset has been turned on.
5. Set the Freq Offset to 0 Hz to remove the frequency offset.
Set the Measurement Frequency Bandwidth
1. Press the BW main menu key to display the BW menu.
• Press the RBW and/or the VBW submenu key to manually change the values.
• Set RBW and VBW automatically by pressing the Auto RBW submenu key or the
Auto VBW submenu key.
2. Press the RBW/VBW submenu key to change the resolution bandwidth and video
bandwidth ratio.
3. Press the Span/RBW submenu key to change the span width to resolution bandwidth
ratio.
Set the Amplitude
Press the Amplitude main menu key to display the Amplitude menu.
Set Amplitude Reference Level and Scale
1. Press the Reference Level submenu key and use the arrow keys, rotary knob, or the
keypad to change the reference level. Press Enter to set the reference level value.
2. Press the Scale submenu key and use the arrow keys, rotary knob, or the keypad to
enter the desired scale. Press Enter to set the scale value.
Set Amplitude Range and Scale
1. Press the Auto Atten submenu key to set an optimal reference level based on the
measured signal.
2. Press the Scale submenu key.
3. Enter the desired scale units by using the keypad, the arrow keys, or the rotary knob.
Press Enter to set. The y-axis scale is automatically renumbered.
Note
The Freq Offset will affect the displayed values of frequencies, Markers and Limits.
The currently frequency offset value is displayed on the Freq Offset submenu key,
located under the Freq main menu > Step Size & Offset submenu.