Agilent Technologies E8247C PSG CW - Manual (Page 67)

Chapter 2 57
Basic Operation
Enabling Options
Enabling Options
You can retrofit your signal generator after purchase to add new capabilities. Some new optional features are
implemented in hardware that you must install. Some options are implemented in software, but require the
presence of optional hardware in the instrument. This example shows you how to enable software options.
Enabling a Software Option
A license key (provided on the license key certificate) is required to enable each software option.
1. Access the Software Options menu:
Utility
>
Instrument Adjustments
>
Instrument Options
>
Software Options
.
The following is an example of the signal generator display, which lists any enabled software options,
and any software options that can be enabled:
2. Verify that the host ID shown on the display matches the host ID on the license key certificate. The host
ID is a unique number for every instrument. If the host ID on the license key certificate does not match
your instrument, the license key cannot enable the software option.
3. Verify that any required hardware is installed. Because some software options are linked to specific
hardware options, before the software option can be enabled, the appropriate hardware option must be
installed. For example, Option 420 (radar simulation modulation format) requires that Option 002/602
(internal baseband generator) be installed. If the software option that you intend to install is listed in a
grey font, the required hardware may not be installed (look for an X in the “Selected” column of the
appropriate hardware option in the Hardware Options menu).