Triggering a CW Power Sweep

In the CW power sweep mode, use the TRIGGER menu to sweep output power steps between any two power levels.

The Level Sweep Trigger menu is shown in Figure: SWEEP LEVEL TRIGGER Menu,

Press: SWEEP | LEVEL | TRIGGER | TRIGGER

SWEEP LEVEL TRIGGER Menu

TRIGGER Press to display the trigger types: Auto, Single, External, Manual, and Remote. Pressing the question mark icon at the bottom right of the screen displays the TRIGGER TYPES description dialog shown in Figure: TRIGGER TYPES. LEVEL SWEEP Toggle to set level sweep on or off. TRIGGER SWEEP Available in single sweep only. Press to trigger a sweep.

The trigger types displayed are shown in Figure: Level Sweep Trigger Types. Press the information icon to display the TRIGGER TYPES dialog shown in Sweep TRIGGER TYPES.

• Manual: Manual sweep is triggered when TRIGGER POINT is pressed. TRIGGER POINT button is available only when TRIGGER is set to Manual. See TRIGGER SWEEP/TRIGGER POINT.

TRIGGER SWEEP: Available in all sweeps except Manual Sweep. See Figure: TRIGGER SWEEP Button. Pressing TRIGGER SWEEP starts a single sweep. If a single CW power sweep is in progress, pressing TRIGGER SWEEP again aborts the sweep and resets to the beginning sweep point.

TRIGGER POINT: Active in Manual Trigger only and available in step sweep mode. See Figure: TRIGGER POINT Button. Each time the TRIGGER POINT button is pressed, the sweep advances to the next CW point in the sweep. For example a step sweep set at 10 steps and starting at the beginning of the sweep, pressing the TRIGGER POINT advances to the second step. Pressing again advances the sweep to the third step. Pressing the TRIGGER POINT button ten times will complete the sweep and then will then start at the beginning of the sweep.


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