PIM Master™ Passive Intermodulation Analyzer : PIM Master Overview : Front Panel Overview
  
Front Panel Overview
Throughout this manual, typical measurement displays are shown for the basic PIM Analyzer mode of the PIM Master. Note that the images shown in this manual may be different from any images that are displayed on your PIM Master.
Front Panel Display Areas
Front Panel Overview
The PIM Master menu‑driven interface is easy to use and requires little training. Main menu keys on the front panel are used to initiate function‑specific menus. See Figure: MW82119A PIM Master Front Panel.
All of the hard keys and an On/Off button are located to the right of the measurement display. Ten of the hard keys (0 through 9 in the number keypad) are dual purpose, depending upon the current mode of operation. The dual‑purpose keys are labeled with a number on the key itself and with the alternate function printed on the key above the number. The Shift key is above the number keypad and is used to access the functions that are printed on the nine number keys. The escape (Esc) key (which is used for aborting data entry) is located next to the Shift key. The four Arrow keys (above the number keypad) surround the Enter key. The Arrow keys and the number keypad can be used to change the value of an active parameter. The Menu key is above the Arrow keys and is used to display the Menu Key Screen, a grid of shortcut icons for installed measurement modes and user‑selected menus. The On/Off button is above the Arrow keys and to the right of the Menu key.
Arranged in a vertical column along the right edge of the measurement display are 8 submenu keys. They change function depending upon the current menu selection. The current submenu key function is indicated in the active function block (submenu key labels) on the right edge and within the measurement display. An example of the keys is shown in Figure: Front Panel Layout with PIM vs. Time Display.
 
Front Panel Layout, PIM vs. Time
The following three figures are provided to identify display components in different measurement modes. The image and measurement details shown on your instrument may differ from the examples in this user guide. For a description of red PIM values in the PIM Summary Table, refer to Limit Alarm and Pass Indicator.
Front Panel Layout with PIM vs. Time Display
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1.  
Real Time Clock (followed by GPS Coordinates if Option 31 is installed)
2.  
Main Graph Area or Sweep Window or Measurement Grid
3.  
Limit Line (Green line, set from Limit menu))
4.  
Battery Status Icon
5.  
Instrument Mode and Measurement Title
6.  
Submenu Keys or Active Function Block
7.  
PIM Summary Table
8.  
Main Menu Keys
9.  
Instrument Settings Summary
Front Panel Layout, Distance‑to‑PIM
Front Panel Layout with Distance‑to‑PIM Display
1.  
Real Time Clock (followed by GPS Coordinates if Option 31 is installed)
2.  
Main Graph Area or Sweep Window or Measurement Grid
3.  
Marker on Distance‑to‑PIM Measurement Trace
4.  
Battery Status Icon
5.  
Instrument Mode and Measurement Title
6.  
Submenu Keys or Active Function Block
7.  
Marker Table
8.  
Progress Indicator
9.  
Main Menu Keys
10.  
Instrument Settings Summary
 
Front Panel Layout, Swept PIM
Front Panel Layout with Swept PIM Display
1.  
Real Time Clock (followed by GPS Coordinates if Option 31 is installed)
2.  
Main Graph Area or Sweep Window or Measurement Grid
3.  
Swept PIM Measurement Trace (green trace and yellow trace – see footnote)1
4.  
Battery Status Icon
5.  
Instrument Mode and Measurement Title
6.  
Submenu Keys or Active Function Block
7.  
PIM Summary Table
8.  
Progress Indicator
9.  
Main Menu Keys
10.  
Instrument Settings Summary
11.  
Marker data automatically displayed
1 The yellow trace is created by holding F1 fixed and sweeping F2. The green trace is created by holding F2 fixed and sweeping F1. The PIM Summary Table displays the frequencies that are used to generate each sweep. In this display, the green trace (Sweep #2) is visible only in the first 4 MHz of the sweep. Note that the PIM Summary Table displays the Sweep numbers in yellow and green.