How to Measure Power Power Measurement
Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Sixth Edition 95
How to Set the Range
If you choose <Auto> from the Range mode menu, this parameter can not
be set. The Range parameter, [Range], is displayed in light grey text, see
Figure 47 , in automatic ranging mode and displays the automatically-
determined range.
Figure 47 Auto-Range Mode
If you choose <Manual> from the Range mode menu, you must choose a
range setting from the Range menu.
To choose a range setting, follow the following steps:
1 Setup the instrument.
2 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the [Details] softkey.
3 Move to the [P] parameter and press the [Power Unit] softkey. You will see the
menu in Figure 42 .
4 Move to <dBm>, by using the cursor key, and press Enter.
5 Move to the [Range Mode] parameter and press Enter.
6 Move to <Auto>, by using the cursor key, and press Enter.
7 Perform a set of measurements.
8 Note the highest [Range] that the instrument automatically set during this set
of measurements.
9 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the [Details] softkey.