Agilent Technologies Agilent E6474A - Manual (Page 106)

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Verifying your System
Overview
There are five tests you can use to verify your system, as listed
in
Table 2 on page 106.
Table 2 Methods to verify your system
• If your system includes an Agilent digital receiver, perform
tests 1, 2, or 3 and test 4.
• Tests 1 and 2 provide the highest level of confidence.
• Test 3 should only be used for testing the receiver if you do
not have a signal generator and there is no known channel in
the system.
• If your system includes a phone, perform test 5.
Test 1 - Receiver testing using a signal generator
Preparing the hardware
1 Connect the system as shown in Figure 50 on page 107, but
do not connect the signal generator output. The Agilent
Test Description and Page
“Test 1 - Receiver testing using a signal generator" on page 106
“Test 2 - Receiver testing by measuring a known channel" on page 112
“Test 3 - Receiver testing by measuring the noise floor" on page 114
“Test 4 - GPS receiver testing" on page 116
“Test 5 - Phone testing using a test call" on page 117
NOTE
The verification tests are only used to alert you to possible non-operating
conditions. To measure actual receiver specifications, the unit must be
measured in a controlled environment, using Agilent Technologies’
prescribed measurement techniques.