Limit testing for return loss (port off) – Agilent Technologies Option H48 Multiport Test Set Z5623A User Manual

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Agilent Technologies Z5623A Option H48

Performance Verification

Setting Up Limit Testing

Limit Testing for Return Loss (Port Off)

The limit test for return loss (port off) is identical to the limit test for
return loss (port active) with the following exceptions:

• The title

• The limit table

Recalling the “Port Active” Limit Test File

Recall the limit test file for return loss (port active). It should be
recorded in

Table 5-3 on page 5-7

.

Specifying the Title

Step 1. Click View on the menu bar. When the View menu appears, scroll down

to the Meas Display button and pause momentarily. When the Meas
Display menu appears, scroll down to the Title... button and click it.
See

Figure 5-2

.

Step 2. The Title Entry window is shown in

Figure 5-3

. When this window pops

up, click in the Entry field.

Step 3. Type “Return Loss (Port Off)” in the Entry field, then press the Enter

key on the USB keyboard (or the OK button in the Title Entry window)
to close the window and display the new title.

Setting Up the Limit Table

Step 1. Click Trace on the menu bar. When the Trace menu appears, scroll

down to the Limit Test... button and click it. See

Figure 5-8

.

Step 2. When the Limit Test window pops up as shown in

Figure 5-9

, click the

Show Table button, then click the OK button.

Step 3. When the Limit Table pops up, transfer entries from

Table 5-6

to the

Limit Table on the network analyzer. (Consult the shortcuts listed on

page 5-13

.) The result is shown in

Figure 5-24

.

Table 5-6

Limit Table Entries for Return Loss (Port Off)

Segment

Number

Segment

Type

Begin

Stimulus

End

Stimulus

Begin

Response

End

Response

1

Max

300 kHz

1.3 GHz

−27.5 dB

−27.5 dB

2

Max

1.3 GHz

3 GHz

−21.5 dB

−21.5 dB

3

Max

3 GHz

6 GHz

−17 dB

−17 dB

4

Max

6 GHz

9 GHz

−14.5 dB

−14.5 dB

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