USER GUIDE

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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 3
2. RIBBON CONTROL - Main ................................................................................................... 4
3. RIBBON CONTROL - Settings .............................................................................................. 5
4. FILE MENU ............................................................................................................................ 6
5. QUICK SCAN SETUP ............................................................................................................ 7
6. TRACE MEMORY SETUP .................................................................................................... 8
7. TRACE MAX HOLD SETUP ................................................................................................. 9
8. LIMIT LINE SETUP............................................................................................................. 10

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1. INTRODUCTION
RF Spectrumlyzer main screen comprises of several key components as show below.

Ribbon
Control
Legend

Main Display

Marker Readout

Secondary Display

Ribbon – All the controls and settings for RF Spectrumlyzer are clearly displayed here.
Main Display – Main window displaying the Spectrum Plots after each scan.
Secondary Display – Separate window showing the Delta Trace when a scan is being saved
to the memory.
Marker Readout – Real time display of the Frequency in MHz and corresponding Power
Level in dBm when the user places the mouse pointer over the trace.
Legend – Displays the definition of each trace based on the color.

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2. RIBBON CONTROL - Main
RF Spectrumlyzer employs the Microsoft Ribbon Controls to provide a clean and simple user
interface for the user. The various controls available for the “Main” Tab is as shown below.

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1 Start Frequency Scan

2 Stop Frequency Scan
3 Save existing Trace to Memory

4 Clear Memory Trace

5 Display Maximum Power Trace

6 Clear Maximum Power Trace

7 Display the Limit Line

8 Remove the Limit Line

9 Set the Start Frequency of the Frequency Scan
10 Set the Stop Frequency of the Frequency Scan
11 Set the Value for the Limit Line
12 Show the progress of each Frequency Scan

Note:
 The minimum operating frequency of the RF Spectrumlyzer is 24MHz.
 The maximum operating frequency of the RF Spectrumlyzer is 1766MHz.

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3. RIBBON CONTROL - Settings
The various controls available for the “Settings” Tab is as shown below.

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13 Set the Resolution for the Frequency Scan

14 Set the AGC Gain for the Frequency Scan

15 Set the Range for the Frequency Axis

16 Set the Range for the Power Axis in the Main Display

17 Set the Range for the Power Axis in the Secondary Display

18 Set the Value for the Power Offset

Note:
 Setting a higher value for the Resolution will require more time for each scan. The
resolution settings must be increased as the bandwidth of the frequency scan is
increased.
 The AGC Gain determines the noise floor of each Frequency Scan. However, the
maximum input power before the RF Spectrumlyzer saturates will also be lowered as
the AGC Gain is increased. Please use a lower AGC gain if the input power is high.

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4. FILE MENU
The various options available under the “File” Menu is as shown below.

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19 Insert a previously saved Trace to Memory

20 Save existing Trace in Main Window to File

21 Load settings from the previously saved file

22 Save current settings to file
23 Save a screen shot of the existing Main and Secondary Display Window to file
24 Print a screen shot of the existing Main and Secondary Display Window
25 Exit the RF Spectrumlyzer

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5. QUICK SCAN SETUP
The following steps provide a basic setup guide for the Frequency Scan.
1. Set the Start Frequency under item 9 of the “Main” Ribbon Tab.
2. Set the Stop Frequency under item 10 of the “Main” Ribbon Tab.
3. Select the Resolution values under the item 13 of the “Settings” Ribbon Tab.
4. Select the AGC Gain values under the item 14 of the “Settings” Ribbon Tab.
5. Set the Range for the Frequency Axis under the item 16 of the “Settings” Ribbon Tab.
6. Set the Range for the Power Axis under the item of the “Settings” Ribbon Tab.
7. Click the Icon 1 under the “Spectrum” container in the “Main” Ribbon Tab to start
the Frequency Scan.
8. Click the Icon 2 under the “Spectrum” container in the “Main” Ribbon Tab to stop
the Frequency Scan.

Indicator showing
progress of each
frequency scan

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6. TRACE MEMORY SETUP
This function allows the user to save the existing spectrum in the Main Display to memory. A
separate trace will appear in the Main Display showing the saved Trace. This is very useful for
comparing traces during development and troubleshooting.
Another separate trace will also appear in the Secondary Display showing the Delta difference
between the existing Trace and the Trace that has been saved to the memory. Please follow the
following steps to setup the Trace Memory during the Frequency Scan.
1. Click the Icon 3 under the “Trace to Memory” container in the “Main” Ribbon Tab
to save and display the memory trace.
2. Click the Icon 4 under the “Trace to Memory” container in the “Main” Ribbon Tab
to clear the memory trace.

Memory Trace
displayed in Grey
color in Main Display

Memory Trace
displayed
Secondary Display

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7. TRACE MAX HOLD SETUP
This function allows the user to capture the maximum Power Level after each successive
frequency scan. A separate trace will appear in the Main Display showing the maximum
Power registered. This is a very useful function for capturing signals that is pulsing and also
for troubleshooting EMI problems.
1. Click the Icon 5 under the “Max Trace” container in the “Main” Ribbon Tab to
display the max hold trace.
2. Click the Icon 6 under the “Max Trace” container in the “Main” Ribbon Tab to
clear the max hold trace.

Max Hold Trace

displayed in Orange
color in Main Display

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8. LIMIT LINE SETUP
This function allows the user to set a Limit Line in the Main Display to detect the frequencies where
the spectrum has exceeded the limit during the frequency scan.

1. Set the Power Level for the Limit Line under item 11 of the “Main” Ribbon Tab.
2. Click the Icon 7 under the “Limit Line” container in the “Main” Ribbon Tab to
display the limit line.
3. Click the Icon 8 under the “Limit Line” container in the “Main” Ribbon Tab to
clear the limit line.

Limit Line displayed in

Red color in Main
Display Indicator on top
showing where the
Trace has exceeded
the Limit

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