186                                                                                                                     Keysight N9938-90003 User’s Guide
SA (Spectrum Analyzer) Mode (Option 233–Mixed Analyzers)
Spectrum Emission Mask (SEM) — (SA Mode Only)
— More - optional to set Radio Standard controls. Refer to “Radio 
Standard” on page 112.
4. Setting the Limit Lines
Two Limit traces are available, an Absolute Limit and a Relative Limit. Both 
are defined and applied only over the Offset measurement regions. There 
is no Limit definition or application for the Reference Channel itself. The 
final Limit Trace displayed is a concatenation of all the individual Offset 
Limit segments, just as the final measurement trace is. Success or Failure 
is determined by Fail Mask per offset, to be based on either Relative or 
Absolute limits, Both (Abs AND Rel), or Either (Abs OR Rel).
Press Limit 8
 then
— Offset
 - selects the offset region to be edited. 
The Limits per offset are determined by Start/Stop Amplitude level 
endpoints, which correspond exactly to the user specified 
Start/Stop frequency locations in the Offsets sub-menu. So each 
offset segment is a LINE defined by its two endpoints. In the Limit 
menu  "Auto" means to match the Start limit value, hence creating a 
FLAT (horizontal) Limit Line segment. But the Stop value can be 
manually set as well, creating sloped Limit segments.
— Abs Start
 - Sets the start of an absolute limit line segment.
— Abs Stop
 - Sets the stop of an absolute limit line segment.
— Rel Start
 - Sets the amplitude limit at the start frequency of the 
offset, relative to the reference power level.
— Rel Stop - Sets the amplitude limit at the stop frequency of the 
offset, relative to the reference power level. 
— Fail Mask
 - Sets the Fail Mask offset parameters for the 
measurement. Then choose:
— Absolute
 - The absolute mask is tested for all offsets.
— Relative
 - The relative mask is tested for all offsets.
— Abs OR Rel
 - Either Absolute or Relative data failure 
generates a fail message.
The reference power level is displayed in green. The reference power level 
type can be selected through Measure 1
 > Meas Type, and the reference 
power settings defined through Meas Setup
 > Ref Channel.
Example: If the reference power level reads -15 dBm, and Rel Start
 is set 
to -10 dB, the level is -25 dBm. Since this limit line type is relative, it 
moves with the reference power reading.