Refer to the other documentation supplied with or available for the VectorStar MS4640A Series VNA for more detailed explanations and procedures. Available documents for the MS4640A Series VNA, ME7838A and ME7838D Modular Broadband/Millimeter-Wave VNA Systems, the ME7828A Standard Broadband/Millimeter-Wave VNA System, and the MN4690B Series Multiport VNA System are listed below.
VectorStar MS4640A Series Vector Network Analyzers
The following VectorStar documentation is available on the Anritsu internet, and provided on the user documentation CD and in the instrument in the instrument context-sensitive help system.
• MS4640A Series VNA Technical Data Sheet (TDS) – 11410-00432
• MS4640A Series VNA Operation Manual (OM) – 10410-00266
• MS4640A Series VNA User Interface Reference Manual (UI-RM) – 10410-00307
• MS4640A Series VNA Measurement Guide (MG) – 10410-00269
• MS4640A Series VNA Programming Manual (PM) – 10410-00267
• For IEEE, System, and SCPI commands.
• MS4640A Series VNA Programming Manual Supplement (PM-S) – 10410-00308
• For Lightning 37xxxX and HP8510 commands.
• MS4640A Series VNA Maintenance Manual (MM) – 10410-00268
• MS4640A Series VNA User Help System (HELP) – 10450-00008
• The help is complied from the OM, UI-RM, MG, and PM documents above and is available on the instrument as context-sensitive help, as a help instance on the user documentation CD below, and from the Anritsu web site.
• MS4640A Series VNA User Documentation Compact Disc (CD) – 10920-00049
• Provided with the instrument, the CD contains the TDS, OM, UI-RM, PM, PM-S, MG, and MM (described above) in Adobe PDF format, as well as a instance of the User Help System.
VectorStar ME7838 Series 2-Port BB/mmW VNA Measurement System
• ME7838A Modular BB/mm-Wave Technical Data Sheet (TDS) – 11410-00593
• ME7838D Modular BB/mm-Wave Technical Data Sheet (TDS) –11410-00778
• 3656B W1 (1 mm) Calibration/Verification Kit and 2300-496 System Performance Verification Software User Guide for the VectorStar ME/7838A/ME7828A and Lightning ME7808A/B/C BB/mm-Wave VNA Systems – 10410-00286
• 3659 - Cal-Verif- Kit-UG and 2300-558 System Performance Verification Software for BB-mmW ME7838D with 0.8 mm Connectors – 10410-00327
Updates to Manuals
For updates to any of the MS4640A Series VNA documentation, visit Anritsu’s Web site at: http://www.anritsu.com/VectorStar
Documentation Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout the entire MS4640A Series documentation set:
Instrument Identification
Throughout this manual, the following term definitions are used:
• VectorStar VNA refers to any VectorStar VNA instrument or system.
• VNA refers to any VectorStar standalone VNA instrument.
• M4640A Series VNA or MS464xA Series VNA refers to the MS4642A K, MS4644A K, MS4645A V, or the MS4647A V VNAs.
• MN4690B refers to the test set and software changes to convert the 2-Port VNA into a 4-Port VNA.
• ME7828A, ME7838A, and ME7838D refer to VectorStar VNA systems for millimeter-wave and/or brandband testing. ME7828A/ME7838A/ME7838D ready refers to standalone VNAs that have the necessary internal options to later connect to the required test set and modules.
• When required to identify a specific VNA model, the specific model number is used, such as MS4647A.
Note
Many of the images in this document are used as typical representations of the product or of the product features. Your instrument and instrument displays may vary slightly from these images.
Hard Keys or Front Panel Keys
Front panel hard keys are denoted with a bold Sans Serif font such as “Press the front panel Frequency key.”
User Interface, Menus, and Soft Buttons
The MS4640A Series VNA user interface consists of menus, button lists, sub-menus, toolbars, and dialog boxes. All of these elements are denoted with a special font, such as the CALIBRATION menu or the AutoCal button.
User Interface Navigation
• Previous
The prior object such as a menu or dialog box that was used to navigate to the current object is always identified with a “Previous” cross reference line. In some cases, multiple menus can link to the same sub-menu/dialog.
• Navigation
Elements in navigation shortcuts or paths (identified as “Navigation”) are separated with the pipe symbol (“|”). Menu and dialog box names are distinctive Sans Serif font in CAPITALS. Button names are in Title Case. For example, the path to the AUTOCAL menu is: