Trigger menu 4-15, Operation channel menu – Anritsu ML2430A User Manual

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CHANNEL MENU

The

Channel menu controls the operation of a display channel. There are two

display channels, Channel 1 and Channel 2. Channel 1 appears at the top of the
readout display and channel 2 at the bottom. If a channel input configuration is
turned off, the remaining channel appears in the center of the screen.

NOTE

When editing an entry in a menu, pressing the

CLR key

clears the digits. If in a menu screen, pressing the

CLR key

returns to the previous menu level.

The Channel submenus are as follows:

Setup

The setup menu allows the user to set up the configuration of the display chan-
nels. The setup parameters are:

CHANNEL

Selects the channel to be configured. Toggles between Channel 1
and Channel 2.

INPUT
[CHCFG]

This is the sensor, combination of sensors, or rear panel BNC input
that is used to calculate the measured and processed value for this
channel. For the Model ML2437A (single input) power meter, the
available options are A, External Volts, or OFF. For the ML2438A
(dual input) power meter, the options are A, B,
A – B, B – A, A/B, B/A, External Volts, or OFF.

UNITS
[CHUNIT]

The units can be dB(m), Watts, dB

µV, or dBmV. If the External Volts

input is selected, the units are fixed to Volts.

RESO-
LUTION
[CHRES]

The number of decimal places in which the results are displayed in
Readout mode, with certain limitations. If the units selected are in
Watts or Volts, and the value goes down to pW or

µV, the number

of decimal places is forced to zero. If the number to be displayed is
too large for the number of decimal places selected, the decimal
places displayed will be reduced.

MIN/MAX
[MNMXS
GMNMX]

This selection turns on the Min/Max Tracking for the display chan-
nel selected. On the top line of the data display, when not in menu
mode, the min and max of the channel data (after combination and
unit conversion calculations) is displayed. The left hand set of data
is for display channel 1 and the right hand set for display channel 2.

In Profile mode, the Min/Max is between cursors only, as controlled
by selecting

SINGLE or INFINITE through the

System|Graphics|TRACKING menu. SINGLE (default) is the most
useful as it provides a continuously updated readout of the Min/
Max points within the cursor window. The

INFINITE setting is used

when the results needs to be collated over a large number of
samples.

ML2430A OM

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OPERATION

CHANNEL MENU

NOTE

Use MIN/MAX to track
variations in a mea-
surement over time, or
while adjusting exter-
nal devices or tuning
over frequency.

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