How to Obtain “Correct” Front-Panel Display for
Agilent 33120A Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator

 

The function/arbitrary waveform generator assumes you are driving a 50-ohm load (this is the power-on default behavior). If you are driving a high-impedance load (such as the clock input of a digital gate, or an op-amp input) then you will see that the actual voltage waveform is two times higher than the displayed value. Follow these instructions to produce a correct display for high-impedance loads:

 

Note: Bold face means the button label, italicized word means button group label

 

What to do:

How to do it:

1. Display the options menu

·        Press Shift (blue button)

·        Press Menu Þ On/Off  

2. Find and select the system menu

·        Rotate the knob clockwise to select “D: SYS MENU”

·        Press Menu Þ Ú

3. Find and select the output termination submenu

·        You should see “1: OUT TERM”

·        Press Menu Þ Ú

4. Select load impedance type

·        Rotate knob to select “HIGH Z”

5. Enter your selection and return to normal display

 

·        Press Menu Þ Enter