Keysight E4980A/AL User’s Guide                                                                                           -517
Scanner Interface
How to Use the Scanner Interface Board
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Step 17. Use the numeric entry keys or softkeys on the front panel to enter the 
measurement point number to perform a LOAD measurement.
Step 18. Connect the standard for test frequency correction of a specified 
measurement point number to the measurement contacts of the selected 
scanner channel.
Step 19. Use the cursor arrow keys on the front panel to move the cursor to the FREQ 
field.
Step 20. Press the MEAS LOAD softkey to measure the standard at a specified 
frequency.
Step 21. If necessary, repeat steps 16 to 20 for other measurement points (other 
frequencies).
Step 22. Change the scanner’s and the E4980A/AL’s channel number and repeat steps 
4 to 21 until this procedure has been performed for all scanner channels.
Activating the Correction Function
Set the correction function to ON in the following procedure in order to perform 
the correction using the correction data.
Step 1. Press the [Meas Setup] - CORRECTION to display the CORRECTION page.
Step 2. Use the cursor arrow keys on the front panel to move the cursor to the SPOT 
No. field.
Step 3. Use the numeric entry keys or the softkeys on the front panel to enter the 
measurement point number, and confirm that the correction frequencies to 
be used (test frequencies of the measurement point number entered) are set 
to ON (test frequency and reference values are displayed and OFF is not 
displayed).
Step 4. Use the cursor arrow keys on the front panel to move the cursor to the OPEN 
field.
Step 5. Press the “ON” softkey to set the OPEN correction function to ON.
Step 6. Use the cursor arrow keys on the front panel to move the cursor to the SHORT 
field.
Step 7. Press the “ON” softkey to set the SHORT correction function to ON.
Step 8. Use the cursor arrow keys on the front panel to move the cursor to the LOAD 
field.
Step 9. Press the “ON” softkey to set the LOAD correction function to ON.
Correction Data Confirmation
There are two ways to confirm the measurement data for each channel 
correction: Use the front panel, and read the data using a query via GPIB.