HP Part Number 08714-90054Printed in USA November 1999HP 8712ET/ES and HP 8714ET/ESInstallation Instructions for the CPU Board:HP Part Number 08714-60175 (new) andHP Part Number 08714-69175 (rebuilt-exchange)Installation Note

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Automating Measurements

Measurement System Conﬁgurations and Considerations

Stand-Alone Network Analyzers

External Computer Control

Expandability and Large Systems

Throughput Considerations

Selecting a Measurement Controller

Computer-Controlled LAN Operation

Selecting a Programming Language

Microsoft® QuickBasic™

VXI plug&play Driver

Prompting the Operator

Using Graphics to Create On-Screen Diagrams

User-Deﬁned BEGIN Key Menu

Loading a User BEGIN Program

Using a Switch with User BEGIN

Using a Barcode Reader for Data Entry

Using an External Keyboard for Data Entry

Using the Analyzer's Title Feature

Hot Keys on External Keyboard for Common Functions

User-Deﬁned TTL Input/Output

Using a Foot or Hand Switch

Limit-Test Pass/Fail TTL Input/Output

Analyzer Port Numbers

Output for External VGA-Compatible Monitor

Using Fast Recall with the Front Panel or a Keyboard

Using Fast Recall with a Switch

Setting the Instrument State

Using Learn Strings to Save and Recall Instrument States

SCPI Commands that Modify a Single Parameter

Fast Iterative Control

Responsive Communication using SRQs

Using Both of the Analyzer's Measurement Channels

Using Single Sweep to Measure and View All Four S-Parameters

AUTOST ﬁles

Using the Parallel Port

Writing to the Parallel Port

Reading from the Parallel Port

Hardcopy Considerations

Using the Serial Port

Graticule On/Off

Limit Testing

To move the position of the pass/fail indicator

Customized X-axis Annotation

To turn the X-axis annotation on or off

Customized Measurement-Channel Annotation

To turn measurement-channel annotation on or off

Markers

Title and Clock

Querying Measurement Data

Saving the Measurement to Disk — Save ASCII

Saving the Measurement to Disk — Save Data

Querying Marker Searches

Saving Measurement Results to Disk

Using Hardcopy Features to Print or Plot Results

Faster Hardcopies using a PCL5 Printer

Custom Data Sheets

Statistical Process Control

Transferring Files

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Introduction

Step 1. Check the Shipment

Step 2. Meet Electrical and Environmental Requirements

Step 3. Check the Analyzer Operation

Step 4. Conﬁgure the Analyzer

Connecting Peripherals and Controllers

Installing the Analyzer in a Rack

Preventive Maintenance

Front Panel Tour

Entering Measurement Parameters

Presetting the Analyzer

Entering Frequency Range

Entering the Active Measurement Channel and Type of Measurement

Viewing Measurement Channels

Performing the Operator's Check

Make S21 and S12 Transmission Measurements

Make a Broadband Power Measurement

Make S11 and S22 Reﬂection Measurements

If the Analyzer Fails the Operator's Check

Measuring Devices with Your Network Analyzer

The Measurement Display Icon

Measuring S-Parameters

Attenuation and Ampliﬁcation in a Measurement Setup

When to Change the System Impedance

The Typical Measurement Sequence

Using the BEGIN Key to Make Measurements

BEGIN Key Overview

Using the BEGIN Key to Conﬁgure Measurements

Two-Port Calibration

Enter the Measurement Parameters

View and Interpret the S-Parameter Measurement Results

Measuring S21 Forward Transmission using an Enhanced Response Calibration

Connect the DUT

View and Interpret the S21 Measurement Results

Measuring S11 Reﬂection Port 1 using a One-Port Calibration

View and Interpret the S11 Measurement Results

Making a Power Measurement using Broadband Detection

Perform a Normalization Calibration

View and Interpret the Power Measurement Results

Measuring Conversion Loss

View and Interpret the Conversion Loss Results

Making Measurements with the Auxiliary Input

Auxiliary Input Characteristics

Measuring Group Delay

Perform a User Two-Port Calibration

Measuring Impedance using the Smith Chart

View and Interpret the Impedance Measurement Results

Measuring Impedance Magnitude

How the Transmission Measurement Works

Using Markers

To Activate Markers

To Turn Markers Off

To Use Marker Search Functions

To Use Marker Math Functions

To Use Delta (∆) Marker Mode

To Use Other Marker Functions

To Use Polar Format Markers

Using Limit Testing

To Create a Flat Limit Line

To Create a Sloping Limit Line

To Create a Single Point Limit

To Use Relative Limits

Other Limit Line Functions

Additional Notes on Limit Testing

Using Reference Tracking

To Track the Peak Point

To Track a Frequency

Customizing the Display

Using the Split Display Feature

Enabling/Disabling Display Features

Modifying Display Annotation

Expanding the Displayed Measurement

Saving and Recalling Measurement Results

Saving Instrument Data

To Recall from a Floppy Disk or Internal Memory

Other File Utilities

To Use Directory Utilities

Formatting a Floppy Disk

Connecting and Conﬁguring Printers and Plotters

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Contents parts list	HP Part Number 08714-90054Printed in USA November 1999HP 8712ET/ES and HP 8714ET/ESInstallation Instructions for the CPU Board:HP Part Number 08714-60175 (new) andHP Part Number 08714-69175 (rebuilt-exchange)Installation Note Next / 7