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VNA Front-Panel Tour

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E5080B

E5081A Test Ports Portion

Power Switch

Push Power button for powering ON and OFF the VNA.

LED status: Normal: Green, Off: Orange, Shutdown: Orange + Green

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. When the port is assigned as the source, its LED is lighted.

Front panel Access Jumpers (E5081A)

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 the Path Configurator (RF and IF) for internal block diagram.

The following ports on the E5081A are connected with RF semi-rigid cables at the factory shipment. These three cables must be connected at the service center calibration (performance test/adjustment)

Src1 Out and Upconverter RF In (Cable P/N: E5081-61660)
Src1 In and Upconverter RF 1 Out, Src2 In and Upconverter RF 2 Out
- Cable P/N:E5081-61670 for E5081A-xK6, 2 ea.
- Cable P/N:N5245-20155 for E5081A-xNx, 2 ea

Connector Name	E5081A-xKx (20 GHz)	E5081A-xNx (44 GHz)
IF R1 Out, IF R2 Out, Src1 Out, Src2 Out, IF A Out, IF B Out, Upconverter BBnd In, Up Converter RF In	SMA Female	SMA Female
Upconverter RF1 Out, Upconverter RF2 Out, Rcvr A In, Rcvr B In, Rcvr R1 In, Rcvr R2 In, Src1 In, Src2 In,	3.5 mm Female	2.4 mm Female
Port 1, 2, 3, 4	3.5 mm Male	2.4 mm Male

USB Hub

This USB hub contains four USB ports to power your VNA peripherals. There are also four USB ports on the side 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: Some old ECals may not be detected on the USB connector of front panel. Use ones on the rear panel instead.

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 Meas Class Balanced Balanced Source/Topology Receivers Waves Auxiliary Meas Setup Conversions Correction Trace Hold Equation Editor Memory Time Domain Pulse Setup
Format	Format 1 Format Group Delay Aperture Format 2
Scale	Main Autoscale Scale Reference Level Reference Position Scale Coupling Electrical Delay Delay Time Delay Distance Distance Units Velocity Factor Media -Waveguide/coax Waveguide cutoff freq Constants System Z0 Phase Offset Mag Offset Mag Slope
Math	Memory Data/ Memory Math Normalize Data Math Display 8510 Mode 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 Averaging Averaging Restart Average Type IF Bandwidth LF Auto BW Smoothing Smoothing Smooth Percent Smooth Points 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 Cal Set Cal Set Viewer Cal Kit ECal Cal Pod Uncertainty Setup Fixtures Apply Fixtures Power Comp Fixture Setup Cal Plane Manager Auto Fixture Removal
Marker	Markers 1-7 Markers 8-15 Marker Setup Delta Discrete Type Format Coupled Marker Display Marker Table All Off 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 Power level RF Power Start Power Stop Power Power and Attenuators 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 Number of Points Sweep Type Start Stop X-axis Type Sweep Setup 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 State Auto Save Save State As Save Register Save Type Delete State Save Other Save Calset Save Data Save Screen Save User Preset Manage Files
Macro	Favorite 1 Favorite 2 Favorite 3 Macro 1 Macro 2 Macro 3 Key Setup Macro Setup Clear Favorites
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 Print Print to file Page Setup Print Colors Help NA Help On The Web Error Display View Error Log About NA Service Update Firmware Verification Adjustment Routines Diagnostics Option Enable
Undo	Main Undo Redo Clear Undo History
Help	Launches the Help file.
Preset	Main Preset User Preset Confirm Preset

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.