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Continuous, single, and manual sweep operation, Continuous, and manual operation single, Sweep – HP 8360 User Manual

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Continuous,

and Manual

Operation

Single,

Continuous sweep is the operation mode set when the synthesizer is

Sweep

preset. It simply means that when the synthesizer is performing a
swept operation, the sweeps will continuously
retrace until a different sweep mode is selected. To choose this sweep
mode, press

To change from continuous sweep to single sweep operation, press

This causes the synthesizer to abort the sweep in progress

and switch to the single sweep mode. This initial keystroke cause’s
the synthesizer to switch sweep modes, but it does not initiate a
single sweep. A second keystroke (press

initiates a single

sweep. When the synthesizer is in single sweep operation, the
amber LED above the key lights. When the synthesizer is actually
performing a sweep in single sweep mode, the green SWEEP LED
lights.

The manual sweep mode lets you use the rotary knob to either sweep

from the start frequency to the stop frequency or to sweep power.

Refer to menu map 8, SYSTEM.

Press (PRESET).

Press SWEEP

Select

Manual

The active entry area displays:

SWEPT MANUAL: XXXXXXXXX MHz

Use the rotary knob to sweep from the start to the stop frequency.
The green SWEEP LED is off in manual sweep mode because the
sweeps are synthesized.

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