Boonton 4530 Peak Power Meter Service Manual - Manual (Page 9)

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b. Plug in the CW sensor cable into the 4530 Sensor 2 connector and connect a model 51075 CW
sensor to the 4530 Calibrator.
Set Main Menu > Chan 2 > MeasMode to “CW”.
Set Main Menu > Chan 2 > Params > dB Offset to 0.00dB.
Set Main Menu > Chan 2 > Params > Frequency to 0.05GHz.
Set Main Menu > Chan 2 > Params > Filter to “Auto”.
Set Main Menu > Chan 1 > Params > Range to “Auto”.
c. Zero the sensor:
Press the Zero/CAL key.
Select “Zero Chan”. Press Enter.
The 4530 will perform a sensor fine zero adjustment operation.
Check for any error messages.
d. Perform a Fixed Calibration:
Press the Zero/CAL key.
Select “Fixed Cal”, and press Enter.
The 4530 will perform a fixed 0dBm calibration.
Check for any error messages, then press the Text key.
Channel 2 should display 0.000 dBm +/-0.002dBm.
e. Perform an Auto Calibration:
Press the Zero/CAL key.
Select “Auto Cal”. Press Enter.
The 4530 will perform an automatic sensor power sweep calibration.
Check for any error messages, then press the Text key.
Channel 2 should display 0.000 dBm +-0.002dBm.
11) CHANNEL 1 PEAK ACQUISITION TESTS
a. Select internal calibrator and turn on at 0dBm:
Display the Main Menu > Calibratr menu to determine which calibrator is currently selected.
If the bottom line indicates “SelectInt”, then highlight that line and press Enter to select the
internal calibrator. If the bottom line indicates “SelectExt”, then the internal calibrator is
already selected.
Set Main Menu > Calibratr > Int Level to 0.0dBm.
Set Main Menu > Calibratr > Int Signal to “On”.
b. Connect a model 57318, 57518, 56218 to the 4530 “Sensor 1” connector using a peak sensor
cable, and connect the sensor to the instrument’s 50MHz calibrator connector.
Set Main Menu > Chan 1 > MeasMode to “Modulated”.
Set Main Menu > Chan 1 > Params > dB Offset to 0.00dB.
Set Main Menu > Chan 2 > Params > Video BW to “Low”.
Set Main Menu > Chan 1 > Params > Frequency to 0.05GHz.
Set Main Menu > Chan 1 > Params > Filter to “Auto”.
c. Perform an Auto Calibration:
Press the Zero/CAL key.
Select “Auto Cal”. Press Enter.
The 4530 will perform an automatic sensor power sweep calibration.
Check for any error messages, then press the Text key.
Channel 1 should display 0.000 dBm +-0.005dBm.