RIGOL  Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 
User’s Guide for DSA800/E Series 
Units   
 
Set the unit of the Y-axis to dBm, dBmV, dBuV, Volts or Watts. Wherein, dBm, 
dBmV and dBuV are for Log scale; Volts and Watts are for Linear scale. The default 
is dBm.  
 
Key Points: 
 
The conversion relationships between units are as follows.  
×=
W
R
Volts
B
001.0
1
log10md
2
                    (2-4) 
=
V
Volts
VB
µ
µ
1
log20d
                        (2-5) 
                        (2-6) 
                           (2-7) 
Wherein, 
 denotes the reference resistance.  
 
 
Ref Offset   
 
Assign an offset to the reference level to compensate for gains or losses generated 
between the device under measurement and the analyzer. 
 
Key Points: 
  The change of this value changes both the reference level readout and the 
amplitude readout of the marker; but does not impact the position of the 
curve on the screen. 
  You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys. For more details, 
please refer to “Parameter Setting”.