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About Getting Started

Welcome to the 89600-series of products. If you're new to these products, there are several resources available to help you quickly learn what you need to know to make your first set of measurements. This topic will help you figure out where to begin based on your experience with the product and your measurement needs.

To learn about this:	See…
Where to start…	Where to Start
The documentation supplied with your 89600 VSA product…	Documentation Supplied with Your 89600 VSA Software
How to access the online documentation…	Accessing the Online Documentation
How to use the online documentation…	Using the Online Documentation
How to print the online documentation…	Printing the Online Documentation
How to run the online tutorial…	Running the Online Tutorial
How to access the 89600 web page…	Accessing the 89600 web page
How to make measurements in a Windows environment…	About the Windows Interface
How to access the Installation and Service Guide .PDF file.	Open the Installation and Service Guide Now!


Where to Start

If you're new to 89600-series products, here's a suggested path to bring you up-to-speed quickly:

Tip

Click the Browse button ( [image] above ) to view the following topics in the order shown.

1.	Install your 89600-series hardware and software (see Installing 89600-series Products)

2.	View the Getting Started Videos (see Running the Getting Started Videos).

3.	Review these online-help topics:

−	Documentation Supplied with Your 89600 VSA Software

−	Accessing the Online Documentation

−	How to Use the Online Documentation

−	Viewing Summary Information

4.	Run the online Tutorial (see Running the Online Tutorial).

5.	Read the online-help topic that teaches you how the 89600 VSA software interacts with the Windows interface.


Installing 89600-Series Products

All the information you need to install and license your Agilent 89600 analyzer is included in the Agilent 89600-Series Vector Signal Analyzer Installation and Service Guide. This guide was shipped with your product.

A PDF version of the Installation and Service Guide is also available after you install the 89600-series VSA software. You can access the online guide by clicking here.

You also can access the Installation and Licensing online help from the Documentation Roadmap, from the online table of contents, or from the convenient link provided below.

 Go To Installation and Licensing online help…


Running the Getting Started Video
Running the Getting Started Videos

If you are new to the Agilent 89600-Series products, a good place to begin is the Getting Started online videos. Here you will learn:

•	An overview of the analyzer: what it is and what it can do.

•	Procedures that demonstrate how to use the analyzer's basic features.

•	Where to go for additional information.

•	How to troubleshooting OFDM measurements using the analyzer's wireless LAN test and demodulation capabilities.

To run the videos

1.	Insert the CD-ROM that contains the 89600 VSA software into your computer's CD-ROM drive.

Inserting the CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM drive automatically runs the CD's autoplay.exe program, which displays the setup screen for the 89600 VSA software.

2.	Select Launch Getting Started Videos from the setup screen.

   OR

Select Run from the Start menu on the taskbar, type: D:\Agilent\89600 VSA\Help\Videos\GETSTART.AVI (if your CD-ROM drive is drive D:), and click OK.

3.	Select the video you want to view from the list.


Documentation Supplied with Your 89600 VSA Software
Documentation Supplied with 89600 VSA Software

The following table summarizes the documentation supplied with your 89600 VSA software.

Documentation	Description
Installation  Guide	The Installation Guide is a hardcopy manual that tells you how to install, license, and troubleshoot 89600 products. This manual is also available online as a PDF file (you can access the PDF file from the Documentation Roadmap or from the Installation book in the online help−for details, see Accessing the Online Documentation).
Documentation  Roadmap	The Documentation Roadmap contains links to all online documentation for the 89600-family of products. In addition, it contains links to the 89600 web page.  Accessing the Online Documentation shows you several ways to view the Documentation Roadmap.
Getting Started  Videos	These videos introducs you to the 89600-series products and show you key concepts for working in the Microsoft Windows environment, how to use the Spectrum Analyzer and Vector Signal Analyzer applications, how to share data with other Microsoft Office applications, how to use the analyzer's comprehensive built-in help facility, and how to use the analyzer's wireless LAN capabilities. To learn how to run these videos, see Running the Getting Started Video.
Online Help  Files	Installing the 89600 VSA software also installs the complete set of 89600-series online help files. Opening online help displays a Contents tab that lets you access all of the online help files. For details, see Accessing the Online Documentation.
Technical Specifications	You can access a PDF containing the technical specifications sheet or performance guide for your software/hardware combination. See Technical Specifications for a list of available specifications.
Agilent 89600  Web Page	The Agilent 89600 web page contains timely information, such as new product information, last-minute updates to product documentation, frequently asked questions, and configuration information. You can access the web page directly by pointing your web browser at http://www.agilent.com/find/89600. You can also access the web page from the Documentation Roadmap. To learn how to display the Roadmap, see Accessing the Online Documentation.


Accessing the Online Documentation

There are four primary ways to access the online documentation, as shown below.

1.	After installing the 89600 VSA software, you can click the Start button (on the Windows desktop), Programs, Agilent 89600 VSA, Help to display the Documentation Roadmap, as shown below.

2.	While an application is running, click Help from the main menu. From here, you can:

•	display the Documentation Roadmap.

•	jump directly into the Getting Started or Tutorial online help.

•	display the online table of contents (which shows topics from all of the 89600-series online help files).

•	get more information on using Windows help.

•	get version information about the 89600 software.

3.	You can access help for any dialog box by clicking the Help button in the dialog box. In the following illustration, clicking the Help button displays online help for the Format tab.

4.	You can access context-sensitive help by pressing the F1 key. If you're viewing a dialog box, as in the example above, pressing F1 displays the same information as clicking the Help button. F1 help also works on menus (as shown below) or on any area on the analyzer's display.

Pressing F1 while a menu item is highlighted:

Displays context-sensitive help for that menu item, as follows:


Using the Online Documentation

The online documentation makes use of several advanced features that let you:

•	View the Table of Contents, which shows the topics from all of the 89600-series online-help files.

•	View the online-help Index, which shows index entries from all of the 89600-series online-help files.

•	Enter a search string (a single word) and display a list of all topics, from all 89600-series online-help files, that contain the search string. Search finds only words that begin with the string. For example, if you enter "4406," search will not find "E4406."

To learn how to use features such as these, display any online help topic. Then, from the main menu, click Help > How to Use This Help File, as shown in the following illustration.

Bookmarks

If you use bookmarks with help, be aware that the bookmarks are stored separately for each help category listed in the roadmap. For example, bookmarks you create in "Getting Started" are not available from the "Product Overview" help.


Printing the Online Documentation

From the 89600 online help, you can:

•	Print any book from the online table of contents

•	Print a single topic

Note

If you are printing help, do not use Microsoft Windows "high contrast" or "high color" color schemes. With these color schemes, the help topic titles do not print.

To print a book

You can also print groups of topics from the online table of contents. In the online table of contents, the first entry under a book is Print this book. Clicking Print this book prints all topics in that book. If the book contains other books, the topics in those books are printed as well.

Note

Online help sends each topic to your printer as a separate print job. If your printer has banner pages enabled, you will get a separate banner page for each topic, which is usually undesirable. To disable banner pages, see the documentation shipped with your printer.

To print a single topic

You can print any online-help topic. Simply display the topic, then click the Print button from the online-help menu bar, as shown in the following illustration.


Viewing Summary Information

The Documentation Roadmap provides a summary of each online document. Clicking a document displays the summary. For example, clicking Agilent 89600 Web Page on the Documentation Roadmap displays information about the 89600 web page, as shown below.

Tip

See Accessing the Online Documentation to learn how to display the Documentation Roadmap.


Running the Online Tutorial

Included in the online help is an online Tutorial. The Tutorial begins with a high-level look at 89600-series products and ends by showing you how to analyze measurement results and link them to other design tools. The Tutorial is, in effect, an online training course−it consists of selected information from the entire 89600-series documentation set.

While running the 89600 VSA software, you can launch the Tutorial by clicking Help > Tutorial from the main menu, as shown in the following illustration.

Tip

You can also launch the Tutorial from the Documentation Roadmap or by clicking the Tutorial book [image] from the online-help's Contents tab. If you'd like, the link below will take you to the Tutorial now.

 Run Tutorial now…


How To Use This Help File

To do this...	Click...
Display or hide the navigation pane (Contents, Index, and Search tabs)...
Display the documentation roadmap...
Browse through the online topics...
View the Table of Contents…
Display the online help index...
Search for a word...
Display a history of topics that you’ve visited…
To print a single topic...
To print an entire Book…	(in the Table of Contents)
To change the displayed font size…


Acknowledgements

The following products are mentioned in one or more places in the Agilent 89600-series documentation.

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About the Windows Interface

A major advantage of using the 89600 VSA software is that it uses the Microsoft Windows operating system and follows standard Windows practices in its menus and dialog boxes.

Running the 89600 VSA software creates a "window", or "display", on the Windows desktop. This display is fully interactive, permitting you to view and change the various settings directly by the mouse and keyboard. You can usually accomplish the same task in one of several ways; for example, you can change trace data by clicking the Trace menu or by selecting the trace data hotspot directly on the display.

The display can appear differently depending on the current settings. For example, some settings change the size, color, or even the presence of various display features.

Tip

The next topic, Areas of the Display, lets you click on the display for a short description of important areas on the display.

For details about customizing the appearance of the display, see:

•	Display (Screen) Appearance dialog box

•	Menu Customization

•	Saving and Recalling Instrument Setups

•	Toolbars.


Areas of the Display

Click anywhere on the illustration below for a short description of areas on the display. The descriptions assume that you are using default settings.


Display Hotspots

As you move the pointer over the display, it changes from an arrow to a hand. The hand indicates that the parameter you are passing over is editable.

	The range value is one example of an editable parameter (as indicated by the hand).
	Click the parameter once to enter a value directly from the keyboard. The pointer shape changes to indicate a numeric entry pad. You can use the mouse wheel or the up/down arrow keys to change the value in stepped increments. Or you can start typing in a new value. A data-entry dialog box allows you to enter the value and select units.
	Double click the parameter to display a data-entry dialog box. Then you can either paste or type in a new value and select units.
	Right click the parameter to display the Edit popup menu. From this menu you can choose to copy the parameter text or paste the contents of the clipboard. For details, see Edit popup menu.


Keyboard shortcuts

You can change the value of many display hotspot parameters using keyboard shortcuts. First, click the parameter. When the parameter is highlighted, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:

Parameter	Keyboard key	Result
Y Top	Home	Y auto scale
Y/Div	Home	Y auto scale
Y Bottom	Home	Y auto scale
X Center	Home	Full span
X Span	Home	Full span
X Start	Home	Full span
X Stop	Home	Full span
Trigger Delay	Home	Delay = 0
Trigger Level	Home	Level = 0
Any of the above	↑ or →	Increases the setting to the next valid value
Any of the above	↓ or ←	Decreases the setting to the next valid value
Marker value	Home	Marker to first point
Marker value	End	Marker to last point
Marker value	←	Marker one point to the left
Marker value	→	Marker one point to the right
Marker value	↑	Marker to next larger peak
Marker value	↓	Marker to next smaller peak
Marker value	Page Up	Marker to peak
Marker value	Page Down	Marker to minimum
Marker value	Ctrl  ←	Marker to next peak to the left
Marker value	Ctrl  →	Marker to next peak to the right
OFDM keyboard shortcuts

Marker shortcuts behave slightly differently for three-dimensional OFDM data traces. See OFDM Marker Shortcuts for details.


Dialog Box Features

Interaction between a user and the analyzer is mostly accomplished through industry-standard dialog boxes. Most dialog boxes are non-modal; that is, they do not require you to close them before continuing.

However, the dialog boxes in these applications operate slightly different from the norm, and you should take note of these differences:

On Top

Normally, Windows dialog boxes stay on top of the main application window until they are specifically closed by clicking an Enter or Close button. The dialog boxes in the Spectrum Analyzer and the Vector Signal Analyzer applications do NOT overlay the application except when they are first invoked.

Because dialog boxes are not automatically placed on top, remember that they still may be active, behind the application window. Make it a practice to move dialog boxes away from the application window to keep a clear picture of what you have going on. In this way, a portion of each dialog box will always be visible, even when the focus shifts to the main application window. Remember, too, that you can check the Windows task bar at the bottom of your display to see what dialog boxes are open.

Keep Open

You can open as many dialog boxes as you wish at one time, or you can choose to have each new dialog box replace one that is currently open. Every dialog box has a Keep Open check box at the bottom. ( [image] ) When Keep Open is selected, the dialog box remains open even if you open another one. When Keep Open is cleared, any subsequent dialog boxes you open replace this one.

Note

When you open or activate another dialog box or window, the current dialog box drops to the back. The dialog box may be hidden by the 89600 window (or other windows or dialog boxes), but it is still open. You can bring the dialog box to the front by clicking its title in the task bar or by pressing Alt-Tab to scroll through the open windows and dialog boxes.

If you will be working with a particular dialog box quite a bit, select the Keep Open box. That way you save the step of re-opening it from the menus to make a change. This also allows you to keep two or more dialog boxes open simultaneously. If the box is left cleared, opening a second dialog box replaces the first.

Numerical Input

Numerical input frequently requires both a numerical value and a unit. In these applications, a secondary dialog box opens when you click into a field that sets a numerical value. For example, to set the Center, Stop, Start, and Span Frequencies, you click MeasSetup and select Frequency. This opens the Measure Properties dialog box. A double click in the Center or Span fields opens a second dialog box allowing you to input a number and a unit.

This is similar to the action of the interactive display. The first click on a field value (e.g., Center Frequency) highlights the field and displays an input pad to indicate editing is about to begin. You can either start typing or click the field again. In either case, an input dialog opens, ready to receive the value and units you wish to change.

Note

If the number you enter is not a valid for the parameter, the analyzer will use the closest valid setting.

You can change the value of some fields by using the keyboard arrow keys or the mouse wheel. Press ↑ or → to increase the value, ↓ or ← to decrease the value. Likewise, turning the mouse wheel up or to the right increases the value, while turning it down or to the left decreases the value. The step sizes vary for each field.

Greyed Fields and Items

Drop down list items and other dialog box fields are greyed if they item cannot currently be selected or changed. This happens if the item is not supported by the current hardware or because of conflict with other measurement settings. On the Average tab shown here, the Average parameters are greyed because Average  Type is set to Off.


Display Layout

Path:  Display > Layout

From the Display Layout menu you can chose one of four possible layouts for the trace area. Note that the active trace is always displayed in any layout. You can also change the layout by clicking the layout box in the Active Trace Toolbar.

•	Single:  One grid fills the trace area. You can display any of the four traces in the grid by activating the trace of interest. You can also overlay any 2, 3, or all 4 traces by selecting the traces from the View Trace list.

•	Stacked 2:  The trace area is divided into 2 grids—one in the upper half and the other in the lower half of the trace area. You can display traces A, C, or A and C overlaid in the upper grid. You can display traces B, D, or B and D overlaid in the lower grid.

•	Stacked 4:  The trace area is divided horizontally into 4 grids, each displaying one trace. The traces are always displayed in this order:
   Trace A
   Trace B
   Trace C
   Trace D

•	Quad 4:  The trace area is divided once vertically and once horizontally, resulting in 4 grids, each displaying one trace (upper and lower left, upper and lower right). The traces are always displayed in this order:
   Trace A      Trace C
   Trace B      Trace D

You can control which traces are displayed in the Single and Stacked 2 layouts by selecting from the Active Trace and View Trace menus.


Activating Traces

Path:  Display > Active Trace

Only one trace at a time can be active. You activate a trace in one of three ways:

•	If the trace is displayed, you can click in the grid for that trace.

•	You can click Display, Active Trace, and the letter of the trace you want to activate.

•	If the trace letters are displayed in the tool bar, you can click on the trace letter.

Any trace data, trace format, save, scale, or marker selections you make apply only to the active trace.

You can see which trace is active by looking at the Active Trace toolbar. In this illustration Trace A is active.


Viewing Traces

Path:  Display > View Trace

Select from this list to specify which traces to display in the measurement grid. If the trace letter on the left is highlighted, the trace will be displayed. In the following illustration, for example, traces A and B will be displayed.

The following restrictions apply to interaction between the View Trace, Active Trace, and Display Layout settings:

•	If the display layout is Single, you can display any single trace or overlay two, three, or four traces. The active trace is always displayed, so if you don't want to display the active trace you must activate another trace.

•	If the display layout is Stacked 2, you can display trace A, C, or overlay traces A and C in the upper grid and trace B, D, or overlay traces B and D in the lower grid.

•	If the display layout is Stacked 4 or Quad 4, all traces are automatically displayed.

You can also specify which traces to display by clicking the trace letter in the tool bar. Note that this also activates the trace that you click.


Title Bar

The title bar is always visible. Located on the top of the application window, the title bar shows the VSA icon and program name on the left. However, if the menus are not being displayed, the title bar has the added notation "Press ESC for menu" as a reminder of how to redisplay the menu. On the right, the title bar contains the standard Windows buttons to minimize and maximize the window and to close the application.


Menu Bar

The menu bar is directly beneath the title bar, but it can be made invisible.

When menus are invisible, so are the Tool bar and the Macro icon bar.

To customize the menus, it is possible to drag items to other locations or to drag them completely off the menu bar. See Menu Customization for more information.

The items that are available for inclusion on menus appear in the following list. Details of the selections available in each menu appear in the individual topics covering them:

File	Trace
Edit	Markers
Control	Display
Source	Utilities
Input	Help
MeasSetup


Tool Bar

The tool bar is just below the menu bar, and may contain any combination of the available tools. The tool bar is visible only if the menu bar is also set as visible. This is done by selecting Appearance from the Display menu.

To customize the selections on the tool bar, it is possible to drag items to other locations or to drag them completely off the menu bar. See Menu customization for details.

For information on the default toolbars, click on the appropriate topic below:

Control	Markers
Active Trace	Spectrogram


Macro Icon Bar

Macros written in VBScript can be accessed from a special tool bar called the macro icon tool bar that appears just above the Trace Window. The macros can be individually included on the macro icon bar, or in menus, but if there is no associated picture (a bitmap icon), the program uses a generic Windows icon.

Macros are added to the macro icon bar as a group; however they can be removed individually. For information about including macros in menus and the tool bar, see Menu customization.

For details about wring macros, refer to the topic About Macros.


Trace Display

The Trace area can be arranged to display a single trace, two traces stacked, or four traces, either stacked or in quadrants. Clicking any trace element in this illustration displays information about that element.

The message "Simulated Hardware" is displayed in the upper left segment of each trace display if the current measurement was done with simulated hardware. The analyzer uses simulated hardware if you specify Simulate Hardware in the Select Hardware dialog box or if the software cannot locate your measurement hardware.

A trace indicator may be displayed in the upper right area of each trace. The indicator provides information about the currently displayed trace data. In this example, the message is "DATA?"

The upper trace includes a marker at the peak signal and band power markers to the left.


Data Label

Located just above the upper left corner of the grid, following the trace identifier (Trace A, B, C, or D), the label identifies the type of data that the trace is displaying. The software provides a default listing. Any math functions you create are automatically included on the list. Click the label once to select it. The pointer changes to a small input pad. Click again to open the pad and change the selection.

The available selections are mathematical functions that can be applied to the waveform present at the input. The resulting trace is displayed.


Range

The value displayed is the current range setting.

The ranges available depend on the measurement hardware. For more information, see Selecting the Optimum Range Value.

You can change the Range by clicking to highlight the Range area. Then either click again or start typing to open the dialog box that lets you change the value. You can also change the range by clicking Range, then using the mouse wheel or the keyboard arrow keys to increment or decrement the value.


Y Top

The value of the highest point on the Y-axis (magnitude). You can change Y Top by clicking the value one time to select it, then double-click to input a new value. Or you can just start typing or use the mouse wheel or the keyboard arrow keys to change the value. The grid always has 10 vertical divisions, so changing either Y top or Y bottom also changes the Y/Div value.


Format

Trace Format is always indicated to the left of the trace, just above center. Click once to select the annotation, then a second time to change it. A selection list appears with all available formats listed. The format of the trace can be changed even if it is paused.

For complete details about all the different formats available, refer to the Trace Properties dialog box x Format tab.


Y / Div

The Y / Div value defines the spacing between vertical divisions (denoted by graticule lines when the graticule is on). Increasing the value of Y / Div reduces the height of the trace; decreasing it increases the height of the trace. Note that doing so also changes the values of Y Top and Y Bottom, because there are always 10 vertical divisions, whether the grid is currently visible or not. You can turn the grid on and off from the Display Appearance dialog box.


Y Bottom

The value of the lowest point on the Y-axis (magnitude). You can change Y Bottom by clicking the value one time to select it, then either double-click, start typing, or use the mouse wheel or the keyboard arrow keys to change the value. The grid always has 10 vertical divisions, so changing either Y Top or Y Bottom also changes the Y / Div value.


Center/Start

For spectrum trace data, this area displays either the Center Frequency or the Start Frequency for the measurement, depending on the status of the "Show Center/Span" check box in the Measurement Frequency tab.

For other trace data, this area displays the start value, such as time or dB. You cannot edit the setting from this area for data other than spectrum.


Span/Stop

For spectrum trace data, this area displays either the Frequency Span or the Stop Frequency for the measurement, depending on the status of the "Show Center/Span" check box in the Measurement Frequency tab.

For other trace data, this area displays the stop value, such as time or dB. You cannot edit the setting from this area for data other than spectrum.


RBW

For spectrum trace data, this area displays the Resolution Bandwidth for the measurement.


TimeLen

For spectrum trace data, this area displays the time length for the measurement.

For Spectrum Analyzer application, this area displays the Sweep Time for the measurement.


Trace

The appearance of the trace can be changed dynamically by manipulating any of the parameters that affect it. To concentrate on only a portion of a waveform, click the Area Selection tool, [image] and click and drag over the portion of the trace of interest. When you stop dragging, a dialog box opens allowing you copy the selected area to some other function, for example Scale X, Scale Y, Scale both X and Y, or to place a Band Power Marker onto the display at that location.

Trace colors are independently alterable, and the trace notations are the same color as the traces.

For an introduction to the many ways you can manipulate traces, refer to the Trace menu.


Markers

Near the bottom of the display, just above the Status Message line, an area opens anytime the trace has a marker. The marker area continuously updates to display the current marker location on both axes. Because this can change rapidly, pause the display, and select the Marker tool [image] from the Marker Tools toolbar. With the trace paused, click the marker and drag along the X axis, or simply click at the point of interest in the trace. The marker location can be seen with precision for any location on the waveform.

You can move a marker in a trace by clicking on the marker display and entering a new x-axis value. This works only for the main marker, not for band or offset markers.

For some marker values, you can double click on the value and enter a new value to move the marker. You can also point to the value, then use the keyboard arrow keys or the mouse wheel to change the value. Marker values that can be edited in this way are highlighted when the trace is active. Marker values that cannot be edited are not highlighted.


Grid

Each trace is displayed within a 10 by 10 grid. The size of the grid depends on the size of the entire application window, and on how many grids are  being displayed. The grid color and visibility are the same for all traces, they cannot be independently controlled.


Status Line

If visible, a status line is at the very bottom of the display. Simple status messages appear here while the application is open, such as "Measurement running", "Measurement paused", and, "Acquisition stopped". You can turn the status line on and off from the Display Appearance dialog box.

For a complete description of status messages and other display indicators, see the discussion in Error and Status Messages.


Calibration Status

CAL:	This area lists the status of calibration. The possible calibration states are: • OK:  The calibration data is current. • Needed:  The hardware has not been calibrated, or the calibration data is out of date. • Warmup:  The temperature of the measurement hardware is changing. (This probably means the hardware was recently turned on.)  When the temperature stabilizes, this state will change to either OK or Needed. • None:  The current hardware configuration does not support calibration (for example, simulated hardware or ADS interface). You can initiate a single calibration or extended calibration by right clicking in this area, then selecting from the list.
A	External amplitude calibration status. Double-click this area to open the Amplitude calibration dialog box. When any of the checkboxes in the dialog box are selected, the A is dark to indicate that one or more amplitude calibration parameters is active. If all the checkboxes are cleared, the A is greyed to indicate that all amplitude calibration parameters are inactive.
F	External frequency calibration status. Double-click this area to open the Frequency calibration dialog box. When the Use External Down Converter checkbox in the dialog box is selected, the F is dark to indicate that the parameter is active. If the Use External Down Converter checkbox is cleared, the F is greyed to indicate that the parameter is inactive.
E (abs or rel)	Fixed equalization status. Double-click this area to open the Fixed calibration dialog box. When the Fixed Equalization checkbox in the dialog box is selected, the E is dark to indicate that the parameter is active. If the Fixed Equalization checkbox is cleared, the E is greyed to indicate that the parameter is inactive. The letters following the E indicate whether equalization is absolute or relative.


System Reference Lock State

This area lists the system reference state. If the analyzer is locked to a signal at the external reference in connector, this area displays the message EXT REF. If the Lock Reference parameter for any hardware has been changed from True to False, this area displays the message UNLOCKED. Otherwise the area displays the message INT REF and the analyzer uses the reference signal generated internally by the master module.

You can double click in this area to open the Reference Frequency dialog box.

 If you right click in this area, a menu allows you to open the Reference Frequency or the Reference Details dialog box.


Average Status

If averaging is on, this area displays the average type and the number of averages completed.


Trigger Channel

This area lists which channel is accepting the trigger signal.


Trigger Delay

This area lists the trigger delay setting if it applies to the current trigger setup.


Trigger Level

This area lists the trigger level setting if it applies to the current trigger setup.