This section describes all available adjustments for the following signal generators:
These adjustments are performed so that the signal generator is properly calibrated.
E8257D
E8267D
E8257N
For proper calibration, perform the adjustments in the order listed below:
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ADC Calibration
YIG-Driver Pre-Tune Calibration
VCO Bias Frac-N Calibration
Internal Source Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
AM Audio Path Offset Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
KV vs. Frequency Calibration
Timebase Calibration (Non Option UNR or UNX Only)
FM Scale Offset Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
FM Path Offset Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
FM In-Band Offset Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
FM Inverting Amplifier Offset Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
FM 1/2 Path Ratio Gain Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
Mod Source Relative Gain Calibration
FM/PM Out-of-Band Calibration (E8267D, E8663D with Option UNT and without Option UNY, and E8257D with Option UNT and without Option UNY or HNY and E8257N Only)
FM/PM YO Frequency Compensation Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
DC FM Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
Low Frequency Output Calibration (E8257D/E8267D Option UNT and E8257N Option 340 Only)
External Input Peak Detector Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
Quadraplier Download (E8257D Option 550 or 567 Only)
IQ Modulator Calibration (E8267D Only)
IQ Gain/Offset/Quadrature Calibration (E8267D Only)
Target I/Q Power Calibration (E8267D Only)
1/f Corner Calibration (E8267D Only)
IQ Time Skew RF (E8267D Option 601 or 602 Only)
IQ Time Skew Baseband (E8267D Option 601 or 602 Only)
ALC Dynamic Calibration
I/Q Upconverter Gain (E8267D Option 532 or 544 Only)
Low Band Digital Prelevel Calibration (E8267D Only)
VBLO Mixer Bias Calibration (E8267D Only)
Low Band Digital Gain Calibration (E8267D Only)
Gain Adjustment Bypass Calibration (For Frequencies <= 3.2 GHz Only)
Low Band Power Flatness Calibration
High Band Power Flatness Calibration
V-Band Power Flatness Calibration (E8257D with Option 567 Only)
V-Band Low Power Attenuator Accuracy Calibration (E8257D with Option 567 and 1E1 Only)
Low Power Attenuator Accuracy Calibration (E8257D with Option 1E1, E8267D and E8257N Only)
Low Band Filter Offset Calibration (E8257D/E8267D Option 1EH Only)
High Band IQ Power Floor Calibration (E8267D Only)
Low Band IQ Power Floor Calibration (E8267D Only)
Low Band Scan Modulator Calibration (E8257D With Option HSM Only)
High Band Scan Modulator Calibration (E8257D With Option HSM Only)
Low Band Filter Offset Refinement Calibration (E8257D With Option HSM and Option 1EH Only)
ALC Modulator Calibration (E8257D/E8257N Only)
High Band ALC Modulator Calibration (E8267D Only)
Low Band ALC Modulator Calibration (E8267D Only)
Low Band ALC Modulator Down-Converter Calibration (E8267D H18 Only)
ALC Mod Bias DAC Sensitivity Calibration (E8267D Only)
AM Gain Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNT and E8257N Only)
Power Clamp Calibration
IQ Impairment Calibration (E8267D Only)
Ramp Sweep Calibration (E8257D/E8267D with Option 007 and E8257N Only)
Pulse Width Calibration (E8257D/67D with Option UNU, UNW, UNS, or HNS and E8257N Only)
9V PTAT ABUS Measure Calibration (E8267D without Option 520 Only)
Backup Cal Data to Motherboard Memory
Overview of Performance Tests
Overview of Adjustments (Serial Prefix >= 4928)
Overview of Utilities