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General Power Meter Functions
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N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters User’s Guide
• Press ,
and toggle the
to On.
The
Zeroing
pop- up is displayed when a zero occurs.
Manual Zeroing
To manually zero the power meter and sensor:
• Press
and the channel
softkey.
The
Zeroing
pop- up is displayed.
Calibration
Calibration sets the gain of each power meter channel and P- Series sensor
combination. This is achieved without the need to connect it to the
1.0 mW Power Reference. The power meter can be set to automatically
calibrate
on- the- fly
while you are using it. Alternatively, you can perform
the calibration manually. The reference calibration factor is automatically
set for all P- Series power sensors.
During calibration, the wait symbol is displayed.
Figure 2-88
Calibration wait pop-up
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Auto Zero A
N O T E
When you are performing measurements, this may cause delays in obtaining results.
During this time, it is recommended to disable the automatic zeroing.
Zero
N O T E
On dual channel meters you can zero each channel independently or both channels
sequentially by pressing the
softkey - choosing
,
or
Zero
Zero A Zero B
Zero Both
