R&S FSL  Setting the Frequency Span – SPAN Key 
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Setting the Frequency Span – SPAN Key 
The SPAN key is used to set the frequency span to be analyzed.  
To open the span menu 
 Press the SPAN key. 
The span menu is displayed. For span > 0 an edit dialog box to enter the frequency is displayed. 
For zero span, an edit dialog box to enter the sweep time is displayed. 
Menu and softkey description 
– "Softkeys of the span menu" on page 4.11 
To display help to a softkey, press the HELP key and then the softkey for which you want to display 
help. To close the help window, press the ESC key. For further information refer to section "How to use 
the Help System". 
Task 
– To specify the span (alternatives) 
To specify the span (alternatives) 
1.  To set the span, use the Span Manual, Full Span, Zero Span and Last Span softkeys. 
2.  To define a frequency range, use the Start and Stop softkeys. 
3.  For zero span, press the Sweeptime Manual softkey and enter a sweep time. 
Softkeys of the span menu 
The following table shows all softkeys available in the span menu. It is possible that your instrument 
configuration does not provide all softkeys. If a softkey is only available with a special option, model or 
(measurement) mode, this information is delivered in the corresponding softkey description. 
Command 
Span Manual 
Sweeptime Manual 
Start 
Stop 
Full Span 
Zero Span 
Last Span