Boonton PIM 31 User Manual - Manual (Page 58)

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7.4.3 Sweep Mode
IM products in linear environment are frequency independent. Many passive
components show a frequency response that is less linear or strongly frequency
dependent. The sweep mode increments / decrements carrier signals by 1 MHz.
covering a Tx range that results in a sweep of the complete Rx frequency range.
Any deviations of PIM measurements that are frequency dependent are
immediately visible.
Element Name Description / Display
A Pull-Down menu Allows Screenshots, data logging, and self test. For
more information refer to chapter “Pull-Down
menus”.
B Carrier display Carrier signal information: Frequencies, Power
levels
C Graphical display Shows two traces (red / yellow) of an IM product
that are generated by
a) sweeping the lowest frequency upwards – red
trace and after that
b) sweeping highest frequency carrier signal