Channel Scanner Measurement Guide : Channel Scanner (Option 27) Overview : Status Panel (Bar Chart)
 
Status Panel (Bar Chart)
The status panel and features illustrated in this section are unique only to Bar Chart view. Note that the status panel of strip chart view does not contain the strip chart of the selected channel, but the remaining settings are common.
 
Channel Scanner Status Panel (Bar Chart View)
 
SELECTED CHANNEL
Displays the several parameters of the channel as follows:
TYPE: Displays the type of the selected channel.
NAME: Displays the name of the selected/custom channel.
FREQUENCY: Displays the center frequency of the sweep range.
SPAN: Displays the sweep frequency range.
DWELL TIME: Displays the time duration spent scanning a given channel. Measurements will complete at the first opportunity greater than the specified time. A 0 µs or no value indicates the measurements complete as fast as possible.
CHANNEL POWER: Displays the channel power of the selected channel measured over the frequency range.
UPPER LIMIT: Displays the default maximum value of channel power.
LOWER LIMIT: Displays the default minimum value of channel power.
AVERAGE: Displays the average value of the total channel power measured over a given channel.
MINIMUM: Displays the minimum value of the channel power measured over a given channel. The black square indicates the color legend that represents the solid black line in the bar chart.
MAXIMUM: Displays the maximum value of the channel power measured over a given channel. The white square indicates the color legend that represents the solid white line in the bar chart.
ROLLING AVERAGE: Displays the rolling average of the channel power for the last 5 seconds of any given channel.
ROLLING MINIMUM: Displays the minimum rolling average value of the channel power for the last 5 seconds of any given channel.
ROLLING MAXIMUM: Displays the maximum rolling average value of the channel power for the last 5 seconds of any given channel.
STRIP CHART OF SELECTED CHANNEL
Displays a mini strip chart view of the selected channel. Go to MEASURE menu and select VIEW drop-down to choose Strip Chart. Note that this view is not available in strip chart view. See Strip Chart.
CONTINUOUS
Performs continuous scan of all the added channels, when toggled on.
SCAN ONCE
Scans all channels once, when CONTINUOUS is toggled off.
FREQ REFERENCE
Indicates the current frequency reference source of Internal High Accuracy (used after GPS has lost sync, but while the internal clock still has good GPS reference), Internal Standard Accuracy, External, or GNSS (GPS) Hi Accuracy (requires GPS). The instrument automatically selects the frequency reference in the following order of priority: external, GPS, then the internal time base.