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Marker Search Menus
 
MARKER SEARCH Menu
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MARKER SEARCH Menu
MARKER SEARCH Menu Button Selection Group
The Max, Min, Peak, and Target buttons form a four (4) button selection group where the selection of any one button de-selects the other three (3) buttons.
Max (Marker)
Select sets marker search to Maximum values and de-selects Min, Peak, and Target.
Min (Marker)
Select sets marker search to Minimum values and de-selects Max, Peak, and Target.
Peak (Marker)
Select sets marker search to Peak values, de-selects Max, Min, and Target, and then displays the PEAK menu.
Target (Marker)
Select sets marker search to Target values, de-selects Max, Min, and Peak, and then displays the TARGET menu.
Tracking (Off/On) (Marker)
Select toggles marker tracking off and on.
Advanced Search (Marker)
Select displays the ADVANCED SEARCH menu.
 
 
PEAK (Marker) Menu
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PEAK (Marker) Menu
PEAK (Marker) Menu Search Button Selection Group
The Search Peak, Search Left, and the Search Right buttons form a button selection group where selection of any one button de-selects the other two (2) buttons.
Search Peak (Marker Peak)
Select moves the active marker to the peak with the highest absolute value that matches the selected Peak Excursion, Threshold, and Polarity values.
Search Left (Marker Peak)
Select moves the active marker to the target that is nearest on its left to the peak value that matches the selected Peak Excursion, Threshold, and Polarity values.
Search Right (Marker Peak)
Select moves the active marker to the target that is nearest on its right to the peak value that matches the selected Peak Excursion, Threshold, and Polarity values.
Peak Excursion (Marker Peak)
Select displays the Peak Excursion field toolbar and allows the user to enter the peak excursion value in dB, dBm, or Units (U) depending on instrument settings.
Peak Excursion (dB) Field Toolbar
Peak Excursion (dBm) Field Toolbar
Peak Excursion (Degs) Field Toolbar
Peak Excursion (Units) Field Toolbar
 
 
Threshold (Marker Peak)
Select displays the Threshold field toolbar and allows the user to enter the peak threshold value in dB, dBm, Index, or Units (U) depending on instrument settings.
Threshold (dB) Field Toolbar
Threshold (dBm) Field Toolbar
Threshold (Index) Field Toolbar
Threshold (Degs) Field Toolbar
Threshold (Units) Field Toolbar
Peak Polarity Button Selection Group
The Positive, Negative, and Both buttons form a button selection group where the selection of any one button de-selects the other two (2) buttons.
Positive (Marker Peak)
Sets the peak search object polarity to positive.
Negative (Marker Peak)
Sets the peak search object polarity to negative.
Both (Marker Peak)
Sets the peak search object polarity to either positive or negative.
 
 
 
TARGET (Marker) Menu
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TARGET (Marker) Menu
TARGET Search Button Selection Group
The Search Target, Search Left, and the Search Right buttons form a button selection group where selection of any one button de-selects the other two (2) buttons.
Search Target (Marker)
Select moves the active marker to the marker that matches the target value and polarity.
Search Left (Marker)
Select moves the active marker to the marker that is nearest on its left that matches the target value and polarity.
Search Right (Marker)
Select moves the active marker to the marker that is nearest on its right that matches the target value and polarity.
Target Value (Marker)
Select displays the Target Value field toolbar and allows the user to enter the target value in dB, dBm, Index, or Units (U) depending on instrument settings.
Target Value (dB) Field Toolbar
Target Value (dBm) Field Toolbar
Target Value (Degs) Field Toolbar
Target Value (Units) Field Toolbar
 
 
Target Transition Button Selection Group
The Positive, Negative, and Both buttons form a button selection group where the selection of any one button de-selects the other two (2) buttons.
Positive (Marker Target)
Sets the target transition to search for a positive transition.
Negative (Marker Target)
Sets the target transition to search for a negative transition.
Both (Marker Target)
Sets the target transition to search for either a positive or negative transition.
 
 
ADVANCED SEARCH Markers Menu
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ADVANCED SEARCH (Marker) Menu
Multi Peak (Marker)
Select displays the Multi Peak (Marker) menu.
Multi Target (Marker)
Select displays the Multi Target (Marker) menu.
Search Range (Off/On) (Marker)
Select displays the Search Range (Marker) menu.
Bandwidth (Marker)
Select displays the Bandwidth (Marker) menu.
Notch (Marker)
Select displays the Notch (Marker) menu.
 
 
MULTI PEAK Marker Search Menu
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MULTI PEAK (Marker) Menu
All Markers Off (Multi Peak)
Select turns all markers off.
Search Multi Peak
Select starts the defined multi peak marker search.
Peak Excursion (Multi Peak)
Select displays the Peak Excursion (Multi Peak) toolbar and allows entry of the peak excursion value in dB, dBm, Index, or Units (U) depending on instrument settings.
Peak Excursion (dB) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
Peak Excursion (dBm) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
Peak Excursion (Degs) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
Peak Excursion (Index) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
Peak Excursion (Units) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
Threshold (Multi Peak)
Select displays the Threshold field toolbar and allows the user to enter the peak excursion value in dB, dBm, Degrees, Index, or Units (U) depending on instrument settings.
Threshold (dB) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
Threshold (dBm) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
Threshold (Degs) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
Threshold (Index) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
Threshold (Units) (Multi Peak) Field Toolbar
 
Multi Peak Polarity Button Selection Group
The Positive, Negative, and Both buttons form a button selection group where the selection of any one button de-selects the other two (2) buttons.
Positive Polarity (Multi Peak)
Sets the peak search object polarity to positive.
Negative Polarity (Multi Peak)
Sets the peak search object polarity to negative.
Both Polarity (Multi Peak)
Sets the peak search object polarity to either positive or negative.
 
 
 
MULTI TARGET Marker Search Menu
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MULTI TARGET (Marker) Menu
 
All Markers Off (Multi Target)
Select turns all markers off.
Search Multi Target (Multi Target)
Select starts the defined multi peak marker search with search units in dB, dBm, Degrees, or Units depending on the instrument settings.
Target Value (dB) Field Toolbar
Target Value (dBm) Field Toolbar
Target Value (Degs) Field Toolbar
Target Value (Units) Field Toolbar
 
Multi Target Transition Button Selection Group
The Positive, Negative, and Both buttons form a button selection group where the selection of any one button de-selects the other two (2) buttons.
Positive (Multi Target)
Sets the target transition to search for a positive transition.
Negative (Multi Target)
Sets the target transition to search for a negative transition.
Both (Multi Target)
Sets the target transition to search for either a positive or negative transition.
 
SEARCH RANGE Marker Menu
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SEARCH RANGE (Marker) Menu
Search Range (Marker) (Off/On)
Select toggles the search range off and on.
Marker Search Range Units
The marker search range units can vary depending on the settings in the SWEEP TYPES menu and in the DOMAIN menu. The button descriptions below and their related field toolbars reflect a marker units setting of frequency in Hertz. Alternatively, marker units can be:
dBm
Distance (km to um)
Frequency (GHz to Hz)
Number (Index Number)
Time (s to ps)
 
 
Start Range Buttons and Field Toolbars
Only one of the following Start Range button/toolbar pairs appears depending on the instrument settings.
Start Range (dBm) (Marker)
Select displays the Start Range (dBm) field toolbar and allows entry of a starting search point in units of dBm.
Start Range (dBm) Field Toolbar
Start Range (Distance) (Marker)
Select displays the Start Range (Distance) field toolbar and allows entry of a starting search point in Distance units.
Start Range (Distance) Field Toolbar
Start Range (Frequency) (Marker)
Select displays the Start Range (Frequency) field toolbar and allows entry of a starting search point units of Hertz.
Start Range (Frequency) Field Toolbar
Start Range (Number) (Marker)
Select displays the Start Range (Number) field toolbar and allows entry of a starting search point of Index Number.
Start Range (Number) Field Toolbar
Start Range (Time) (Marker)
Select displays the Start Range (Time) field toolbar and allows entry of a starting search point in units of Time.
Start Range (Time) Field Toolbar
 
 
Stop Range Buttons and Field Toolbars
Only one of the following Stop Range button/toolbar pairs appears depending on the instrument settings.
Stop Range (dBm) (Marker)
Select displays the Stop Range (dBm) field toolbar and allows entry of a stop search point in units of dBm.
Stop Range (dBm) Field Toolbar
Stop Range (Distance) (Marker)
Select displays the Stop Range (Distance) field toolbar and allows entry of a stop search point units of Distance.
Stop Range (Distance) Field Toolbar
Stop Range (Frequency) (Marker)
Select displays the Stop Range (Frequency) field toolbar and allows entry of stop search point in units of Hertz.
Stop Range (Frequency) Field Toolbar
Stop Range (Number) (Marker)
Select displays the Stop Range (Number) field toolbar and allows entry of a stop search point as an Index Number.
Stop Range (Number) Field Toolbar
Stop Range (Time) (Marker)
Select displays the Stop Range (Time) field toolbar and allows entry of a stop search point in units of Time.
Stop Range (Time) Field Toolbar
Apply to All Traces? (No/Yes) (Marker)
Select toggles the Apply to All Traces between off and on.
If on, the search range set above is applied to all traces in the active channel.
If off, the search range only applies to the active trace in the active channel.
 
 
 
BANDWIDTH Marker Search Menu
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BANDWIDTH (Marker) Menu 
Bandwidth (Off/On) (Marker)
Select toggles the bandwidth marker search off and on.
Bandwidth Loss Value (Marker)
Select displays the Bandwidth Loss Value field toolbar and allows entry of a loss value in dB (shown below), dBm, or Units (U).
Bandwidth Loss Value (dB) Field Toolbar
Include in Search? (Yes/No) (Marker)
Select toggles whether the shape factor will be included in the marker search (Yes) or not included in the search (No).
High (Rel. To Loss) (dB) (Marker)
Select displays the High (Relative to Loss) field toolbar and allows entry of a high loss value in dB. Depending on instrument settings, this search function can be in units of dB, dBm (not shown), or Units.
High (Rel. To Loss) (dB) Field Toolbar
High (Rel. To Loss) (Degs) Field Toolbar
High (Rel. To Loss) (Units) Field Toolbar
Low (Rel. To Loss) (dB) (Marker)
Select displays the Low (Relative to Loss) field toolbar and allows entry of a low loss value in dB. Depending on instrument settings, this search function can be in units of dB, dBm (not shown), or Units.
Low (Rel. To Loss) (dB) Field Toolbar
Low (Rel. To Loss) (Degs) Field Toolbar
Low (Rel. To Loss) (Units) Field Toolbar
NOTCH Marker Search Menu
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NOTCH (Marker) Menu 
Notch (Off/On) (Marker)
Select toggles the bandwidth marker search off and on.
Notch Loss Value (Marker)
Select displays the Notch Loss Value field toolbar and allows entry of a loss value in dB, Degrees, or Units.
Notch Loss Value (dB) Field Toolbar
Notch Loss Value (Degs) Field Toolbar
Notch Loss Value (Units) Field Toolbar
Include in Search (No/Yes) (Marker)
Select toggles whether the notch factor is or is not included in the search.
High (Rel. To Loss) (dB) (Marker)
Select displays the High (Relative to Loss) (Notch) field toolbar and allows entry of a high loss value in dB, dBm (not shown), Degrees, or Units.
High (Rel. To Loss) (dB) Field Toolbar
High (Rel. To Loss) (Degs) Field Toolbar
High (Rel. To Loss) (Units) Field Toolbar
Low (Rel. To Loss) (dB) (Marker)
Select displays the Low (Relative to Loss) (Notch) field toolbar and allows entry of a high loss value in dB, dBm (not shown), Degrees, or Units.
Low (Rel. To Loss) (dB) Field Toolbar
Low (Rel. To Loss) (Degs) Field Toolbar
Low (Rel. To Loss) (Units) Field Toolbar