1. External Reference not found. Internal reference Locked successfully
This message is displayed when the instrument has detected an external reference but couldn’t lock to the reference. It automatically switches to the Internal Reference. This could happen if the external reference frequency does not match the specified external reference frequency in the Setup menu.
2. External Reference Locked Successfully
Notifications
1. RF Over Power
2. ADC over range
a. If Auto Range is ON - ADC over range: Decrease input power.
b. If Auto Range is Off and if Atten = 65 then ADC over range: Decrease input power.
c. If Auto Range is Off and Atten is < 65 then ADC over range: Adjust range.
3. Level Under
a. If Auto Range is ON - No signal detected: Increase input power.
b. If Auto Range is Off and if Atten = 0 & Preamp is On then no signal detected: Increase input power.
c. If Auto Range is Off and not (b) then no signal detected: Adjust range.
4. Out of band saturation
When the software detects that there is too much power outside the current frequency range, this message is displayed. This usually means that the instrument is currently tuned to a frequency with a very low amplitude signal or no signal and there is a strong signal at another frequency outside the current IF bandwidth.
5. Poor Range
a. If Auto Range is ON - Weak signal: Increase input power.
b. If Auto Range is Off and if Atten = 0 & Preamp is On then Weak signal: Increase input power.
c. If Auto Range is Off and not (b) then Weak signal: Adjust range
6. Lock Failure xx
When there is a lock failure detected from any of the internal LOs, this message is displayed. The xx is usually an error code in hex that can be interpreted by a service center to obtain more information on which LO had the failure.