Once a manual calibration type such as 3-Port Cal has been selected, the main setup menu (which is named for the cal type such as THREE PORT CAL) appears. The Modify Cal Setup button provides access to the CAL SETUP, CAL METHOD, and LINE TYPE configuration menus with further access to the appropriate calibration parameter configuration dialog box. The manual calibration setup and procedure menus — FOUR PORT CAL, THREE PORT CAL, TWO PORT CAL, ONE PORT CAL, TRANS. REPONSE, and REFL. RESPONSE and their supporting dialog boxes — change depending on the configuration made during the in the calibration setup. The figure below summarizes the configuration menus and dialogs.

The manual calibration setup menus and dialog boxes provide the following port configurations, calibration types, and calibration methods, and line types:

Most combinations of the calibration parameters above can be further modified through a series of dialog boxes that control DUT connectors, load types such as broadband or sliding loads, port selection, through types, reference plane location, number of bands, and similar settings. Many of these dialog boxes are shown in this document and all are summarized in tables.

 

 

 

 

Use the CAL SETUP menu to set the calibration method (such as SOLT/R or SSLT), the calibration line type (such as coaxial or microwave), and more detailed parameters for ports and connectors through the Edit Cal Parameters button and the linked CAL SETUP dialogs.

 

 

 

 

Use the CAL METHOD menu to select whether the method of SOLT/SOLR, SSLT, SSST, or LRL/LRM will be used during the calibration.

 

 

 

Use the LINE TYPE menu to select from coaxial, non-dispersive, waveguide, or microstrip line types. Non-dispersive is for line types such as coplanar waveguide, stripline, or twin-lead and is treated the same as coaxial line.