HP 8590 E-Series User Manual

Measurement Personalities
Broadcast Measurements Personality
For use with the HP 85913, HP 8593E, HP 8594E, HP 85953, or HP 8596E. The HP 85724A
Broadcast Measurements Personality provides customized RF video measurements for testing
broadcast transmitters. The Broadcast Measurements Personality is a downloadable program on
a memory card. It allows simple selection of either PAL-I or PAL-B/G systems. The channel
bands CCIR VHF, CCIR UHF or CCIR CATV S can be selected. There are 14 measurements
including: carrier level, carrier to noise, intermodulation, and NICAM level.
CATV Measurements Personality
The HP 85901, HP 859ZL, and HP 8594L must have Option 003. The HP 85711B cable
television measurements personality provides a quick and easy way to adapt your spectrum
analyzer for making cable TV measurements while retaining spectrum analysis capability. The
CATV measurements personality is a downloadable program on a memory card that adds a set
of eight functions to simplify cable TV testing: channel selection, carrier level, carrier-to-noise,
power line hum, crossmodulation, composite triple beat, modulation depth, and system
frequency response.
CATV System Monitor Personality
The HP 859OL, HP 8592L, and HP 8594L must have Option 003. The HP 85716A CATV
system monitor personality provides automatic measurements for testing and monitoring your
cable TV system. It can continuously measure headend signal quality and simplify system
proof-of-performance testing. The CATV system monitor personality is a downloadable program
on a memory card. It has seven different channel tests and two system tests (for systems with
NTSC format), and can do performance testing without interrupting service.
Cable TV Measurements and System Monitor Personality
The HP 85.9OL, HP 8592L, and HP 85941, must have Option 003. The HP 85721A Cable TV
Measurements Personality provides one-button diagnostic measurements, automatic system test
and monitoring, and with Option 107, non-interfering RF and video measurements (including
FCC proof of performance) are available. This downloadable program on a memory card
additionally includes the functionality of both the HP 85711B and the HP 85716A Cable TV
Measurement Personalities.
The use of this personality is limited in the HP 8590L and the HP 85921, spectrum analyzers.
CDMA Measurements Personality
For use with the HP 8591E, HP 85933, HP 8594E, HP 8595E, or HP 8596E. The HP 85725B
CDMA measurements personality provides RF transmitter measurements for testing CDMA
cellular radio mobile stations and base stations. In addition, it provides channel plans for IS-95,
J-STD-008, Korean and ARIB-T53 (Japan) Standards. The measurements include: transmit
and receive RF channel power, in-band and out-of-band spurious emissions, standby output
power, occupied bandwidth, gated output power, time response to open loop power control,
and others.
The HP 85725B CDMA measurements personality is a downloadable program on a memory
card. (See Option 053 in this chapter.)
10-2 Measurement Personalities, Options, and Accessories

HP 8590 E-Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	8590 E-Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English