Boonton 9240 series rf voltmeter, Getting started 3-10 – Boonton 9240 RF Voltmeter User Manual

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Boonton 9240 Series RF Voltmeter

Table 3-2 CHANNEL MENU Functions


Function Description

Parameters

Defaults


RTN

Returns the instrument to the

n/a

previous

menu.


UNITS

Units used for measurement

dBm, WATTS

dBm

display.


RES

Display resolution

X.X, X.XX, X.XXX dBm or/

X.XX

XXX, XXXX, XXXXX Watts


BAR

Enables the bar graph on the

ON, OFF

ON

measurement

display.


MODE

Sets the display mode for

CH2,CH1+2, CH1/2

CH2

channel 2; only available when

OFF

two channels are installed. The

units for sum and ratio modes

track the units selected for

channel

2.


RANGE

Selects and hols the instrument’s

AUTO, 0,1,2,3,4,5,7

AUTO

measurement range. If

repetitive measurements are to

be made over a narrow range of

levels, selecting the appropriate

instrument range may speed

measurements.

ALARM

Enables alarm mode; the

∨ or

ON, OFF

OFF

∧ symbol is displayed before

the channel mode designator on

the measurement display to

indicate when the upper or

lower threshold limit is

Exceeded.

HI LIMIT

Upper threshold limit for the

-99.99 to 99.99

99.99

alarm function.


LO LIMIT

Lower threshold limit for the

-99.99 to 99.99

-99.99

alarm

function.


Characteristic impedance used to

5 to 2500 Ohms

50 Ohms

calculate

power.


PEAK

Displays sinewave peak instead of ON, OFF

OFF

RMS.

Equal to a factor of 1.414 or +3dB.


X100

Used with 100:1 divider accessory

ON, OFF

OFF

Getting Started

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