Performance Verification
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2715 Spectrum Analyzer Service Manual
11. Reset the VERTICAL SCALE to 10 dB/.
12. Check that the 3rd Order IM products are ≤--70 dBc.
13. Disconnect the test equipment from the RF INPUT.
2nd harmonic distortion performance requirement is ≤--66 dBc.
H Test equipment required:
Signal Generator
Bandpass Filter
1. Recall default power up settings by pressing UTIL 1 1.
2. Connect the test equipment as shown in Figure 4 --2.
Signal Generator
2715 Spectrum Analyzer
Bandpass Filter
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Use min-loss pad for
75 Ω input
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Figure 4- 2: Harmonic Distortion Test Equipment Setup
3. Select the following settings on the Spectrum Analyzer:
REFERENCE LEVEL --40 dBm
SPAN/DIV 100 kHz
RESOLUTION BW AUTO
VID FLTR On
VERTICAL SCALE 10 dB/
4. Set the signal generator output frequency and the Spectrum Analyzer center
frequency to the frequency of the bandpass filter.
5. Set the signal generator output amplitude for a full screen signal.
6. Reset the Spectrum Analyzer center frequency to twice the input frequency.
7. Check that the 2nd harmonic is ≤--66 dBc.
8. Disconnect the test equipment from the RF INPUT.
Harmonic Distortion