PIM Master™ Passive Intermodulation Analyzer with Site Master™ Cable and Antenna Analyzer and 2-Port Option Measurement Guide : Trace : Trace Menu, Distance‑to‑PIM
 
Trace Menu, Distance‑to‑PIM
Key Sequence: Shift, Trace (5)
Trace Menu – Distance‑to‑PIM
Copy Active Trace to Overlay
Press this submenu key to create a copy of the current (active) trace. The trace changes color (refer to Select Trace Color submenu key) when it has been stored to memory. If a valid DTP trace is not available, then pressing this submenu key briefly displays a warning message on the screen. Refer to Valid Trace.
Trace Overlay
Off DTF DTF
Press this submenu key to toggle the trace overlay functions. If a valid DTP or DTF trace is not available, then pressing this submenu key briefly displays a warning message on the screen.
Select Trace color
Press this submenu key to select a color from the Select Color choice box. See Figure: Overlay Trace Color Selection. The chosen color is applied to the stored (overlay) trace. When the active trace is copied, it immediately changes to the color that has been set by this submenu key.
Load DTF Trace
Press this submenu key to display the Recall menu and dialog box. Refer to the PIM Master User Guide for more details.
DTF Trace Top
Press this submenu key to move the upper portion of the DTF trace by expanding or contracting its vertical scale.
DTF Trace Bottom
Press this submenu key to move the lower portion of the DTF trace by expanding or contracting its vertical scale.
Moving the top or bottom of the DTF trace allows you to visually compare the distances between key peaks of DTP versus DTF.
Select Color Choice Box
Overlay Trace Color Selection
Valid Trace
A valid active trace is required for using the trace overlay function. An active trace is valid after running a DTP measurement (using the Test submenu key). It remains valid until one of the following changes takes place:
Changing the measurement mode.
Performing any function that would require a recalibration.
Turning the PIM Master Off and back On (rebooting).