152                                                                                                                     Keysight N9938-90003 User’s Guide
SA (Spectrum Analyzer) Mode (Option 233–Mixed Analyzers)
SA Mode Settings
Figure 7-9 Detection using One Bucket 
In the graphic above there is one bucket showing Positive peak, Sample, and 
Negative peak Detection methods.
How to set Detection Method
The current Detection method is labeled on the left edge of the screen. When a 
method is selected manually, a # precedes the label. For example: # Nrm 
means that Normal was selected from the softkeys.
—Press Trace_6 
—Then Detector
— Then choose from the following:
—Auto
 Displays the most appropriate Detection method based on other 
settings. [# is NOT shown]
—Normal
 [#Nrm] Provides a better visual display of random noise than 
Positive peak and avoids the missed-signal problem of the Sample 
Mode. Should the signal both rise and fall within the bucket interval, 
then the algorithm classifies the signal as noise. An odd-numbered 
data point displays the maximum value encountered during its 
bucket. An even-numbered data point displays the minimum value 
encountered during its bucket. If the signal is NOT classified as noise 
(does NOT rise and fall) then Normal is equivalent to Positive Peak.
—Positive Peak
 [#Pk] Displays the maximum value of all the 
measurements in each bucket. This setting ensures that no signal is 
missed. However, it is not a good representation of the random noise 
in each bucket.