VNA Front-Panel Tour


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See Also


Power Switch

Used for choosing between power-on ( | ) and standby (O) state.

Learn to power ON and OFF the VNA.

LCD Touchscreen

VNA is equipped with a 12.1-inch TFT color, touch-sensitive LCD screen for displaying traces, scales, settings, softkeys and other measurement related information. The touchscreen LCD allows to manipulate softkeys by touching the LCD screen directly. For more on the LCD touchscreen, see Screen Display Tour.

Note:

Do not press the surface of the LCD touchscreen with a sharp object (e.g., a nail, pen, or screwdriver). Pressing the surface with a sharp-pointed object will damage the LCD screen surface or cause the screen to fail.

Valid pixels are 99.998 % and more. Below 0.002 % of fixed points of black, blue, green or red are not regarded as failure.

Test Ports

The models are available with 2 or 4 test ports.

See Specs for more information about the Test port connectors and Input damage levels.

The LED of each test port shows the source output status. When the signal comes from the port, its LED is lighted.   

Front panel Access Jumpers

These connectors provide direct access to the VNA source and receivers. This allows you to make a wide variety of measurements and improve dynamic range.

See front panel jumpers specifications

Port 1

Port 3

 Port 4

Port 2

N5247B

Port 1 and Port 3 SW SRC OUT - COMB IN jumpers moved from rear-panel (J8 through J11) to front-panel to minimize path loss.

Important: All of the N5247B front-panel jumpers are EXTREMELY FRAGILE. Learn more.

USB Hub

This USB hub contains four USB ports to power your VNA peripherals. There are also four USB ports on the rear panel.  

Limitation: The total power consumption for all eight USB ports is limited to 4.0 amps. If this limit is exceeded, all USB ports are disabled until a device is removed and power consumption falls below the limit. When first connected, Keysight ECal modules 8509x and N4431 draw significantly more current than other modules.

Note:

The FIRST TIME each USB device (ECal module, power sensor, and so forth) by serial number is connected to a specific VNA USB port, you must be logged in to the VNA with an Administrator account. Learn how.

When a New Hardware Found dialog appears, click OK to install the device.

After being installed, when that same USB device is connected to that same USB port, you can be logged in to the VNA with a Limited/User account.

Ground terminal

Connect a banana-type plug to this terminal for grounding to the VNA chassis.

No probe power

Probe power is NOT provided on VNA models. Learn more about Active Probing

Hardkeys

INSTRUMENT Keys

Manages the Traces and Channels on the VNA display.

Hard Key

Invokes these Softkeys

Prev

Makes the previous Trace/Channel/Window active.

Next

Makes the next Trace/Channel/Window active.

Trace

Invokes the Traces softkey menu which allows you to manage traces.

Channel

Invokes the Channels softkey menu which allows you to manage channels.

Display

Invokes the Display softkey menu which allows you to manage display functions.

Setup

Invokes the Setup softkey menu which allows you to set up a measurement.

RESPONSE Keys

Performs operations on measurement traces after data is measured - not including Data Analysis operations.

Hard Key

Invokes these Softkeys - Click to learn more

Meas

S-Param

Balanced

  • Balanced Source/Topology

Receivers

Waves

Auxiliary

Meas Setup

  • Conversions
  • Correction
  • Trace Hold
  • Equation Editor
  • Memory
  • Time Domain
  • Pulse Setup

Format

Format 1

Format 2

Scale

Main

  • Autoscale
  • Scale
  • Reference Level
  • Reference Position
  • Scale Coupling

Electrical Delay

Constants

Math

Memory

Analysis

  • Conversions
  • Equation Editor
  • Statistics
  • Uncertainty Analysis
  • Limits
  • Limit Table

Time Domain

  • Transform
  • Start Time
  • Stop Time
  • Center Time
  • Span Time
  • TD Mode
  • TD Toolbar
  • Time Domain Setup

Time Gating

  • Gating
  • Gate Start
  • Gate Stop
  • Gate Center
  • Gate Span
  • Gate Type
  • Gate Shape
  • Gating Setup

Avg BW

Main

Smoothing

Delay Aperture

  • Aperture Percent
  • Aperture Points
  • Aperture Frequency

Cal

Main

  • Basic Cal

  • Other Cals

    • Cal All

    • Smart Cal

    • ECal

    • Response Cal

    • Source Power Cal

  • Correction

  • Src Power Correct

  • Interpolation

  • Correction Methods

  • Properties

Port Extension

  • Select

  • Port Extension

  • Time

  • Distance

  • Velocity Factor

  • DC Loss

  • Port Extensions

  • Auto Port Extension

Cal Sets & Cal Kits

Fixtures

  • Apply Fixtures

  • Power Comp

  • Fixture Setup

  • Cal Plane Manager

  • Auto Fixture Removal

Marker

Markers 1-7

Markers 8-15

Marker Setup

Marker Functions

  • Marker -> Start

  • Marker -> Stop

  • Marker -> Center

  • Marker -> Span

  • Marker -> Ref Level

  • Marker -> Delay

  • Marker -> CW Freq

  • Marker -> SA

Search

Main

  • Max Search
  • Min Search
  • Domain
  • Domain Start
  • Domain Stop
  • Tracking

Peak

  • Peak Search
  • Peak Right >> Search
  • << Peak Left Search
  • Next Peak Search
  • Threshold

  • Excursion

  • Peak Polarity

  • Tracking

Target

  • Target Search

  • Target Right >> Search

  • << Target Left Search

  • Target Value

  • Transition

  • Tracking

Multi Peak & Target

  • Multi Peak Search

  • Peak Threshold

  • Peak Excursion

  • Peak Polarity

  • Multi Target Search

  • Target Value

  • Transition

  • Tracking

Bandwidth & Notch

  • Bandwidth Search

  • BW Ref To Marker/Peak

  • BW Level

  • Notch Search

  • Notch Ref To Marker/Peak

  • Notch Level

  • Tracking

Comp & Sat

  • Compression Search

  • Comp Level

  • Saturation Search

  • Pmax Backoff

  • Tracking

Normal Op Pt

  • Normal Op Search

  • Backoff

  • Pin Offset

  • Tracking

STIMULUS Keys

Controls settings that determine what data (stimulus range), and how data (sweep type and triggering), is measured.

Hard Key

Invokes these Softkeys - Click to learn more

Freq

Frequency Range

Frequency Offset Mode

Power

Main

Port Power

  • Select
  • Power level
  • Start Power
  • Stop Power
  • Source State
  • Coupling

Leveling & Offsets

  • Select
  • Slope
  • Offset
  • Limit
  • Offsets and Limits
  • ALC Hardware
  • Receiver Leveling

Sweep

Main

Sweep Timing

  • Sweep Time
  • Dwell Time
  • Sweep Delay
  • Sweep Mode
  • Sweep Sequence
  • Fast Sweep

Source Control

  • Frequency Offset
  • Pulse Setup
  • Balanced Source
  • Phase Control
  • DC Source

Segment Table

  • Add Segment

  • Insert Segment

  • Delete Segment

  • Delete All Segments

  • Segment Table

  • Show Table

Trigger

Main

  • Hold
  • Single
  • Groups
  • Continuous
  • Manual Trigger
  • Restart
  • Trigger Source
  • Trigger

UTILITY Keys

Performs global VNA operations.

Hard Key

Invokes these Softkeys - Click to learn more

Save
Recall

File Recall

  • Recall State
  • Recall Register
  • Recall Calset
  • Recall Data
  • Recall Order

Save State

Save Other

Macro

Favorite 1

Favorite 2

Favorite 3

Macro 1

Macro 2

Macro 3

Key Setup

System

Main

  • Show Taskbar
  • Move App to Back
  • Minimize Application
  • Exit
  • Security
  • Control Panel
  • Manage Files

System Setup

  • Next/Prev Keys
  • Preferences
  • Sound
  • Remote Interface
  • LAN Status
  • Code Emulation

Print

Help

Service

  • Update Firmware
  • Verification
  • Adjustment Routines
  • Diagnostics
  • Option Enable

Undo

Main

  • Undo
  • Redo
  • Clear Undo History

Help

Launches the Help file.

Preset

Main

ENTRY Keys

Hard Key

Invokes these Softkeys

OK

Closes a dialog box and enters any values made in the dialog box.

Cancel

Closes a dialog box.

Bk Sp

Back Space. Backs up the cursor and deletes any previous selection.

0 to 9

Selects values for measurement settings, then press Enter or G/n - M/u - k/m  to complete the selection.

T/p

G/n

M/u

k/m

Completes the value selection, assigning a unit of measurement.

  • G/n (Giga/Nano) E12 or E-12

  • M/u (Mega/micro) E6 or E-6

  • k/m (kilo/milli) E3 or E-3

Enter

Enters the values that you select for the measurement settings.

Decimal point

Enters a decimal point to designate fractions of a whole number.

+/-

Plus - Minus  Toggles between a positive and negative value entry if it is the first key pressed in the entry.

Knob

Rotate to increase or decrease the value of the active entry.

Navigation Keys

These keys allow you to navigate through menus and dialog boxes and select choices from the active entry toolbar.

Hard Key

Invokes these Softkeys

Left / Right

Moves left and right through menus.

Moves tab-left and tab-right within dialog boxes.

Up / Down

Moves up and down through menus.

Behaves as follows in a dialog box:

  • Modifies a numeric value

  • Moves through items in a drop-down list

  • Moves through options buttons in a group of option buttons

Click

Makes a selection just like a mouse click.