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MCS User Manual
Table of Contents
MCS Manual ..............................................................................................................................................4
Installation ............................................................................................................................................5
System Requirements ...................................................................................................................6
Installation on Windows .................................................................................................................7
Installation on MacOS X................................................................................................................8
Installation on Linux (Packages) ...................................................................................................9
Installation on Linux (Static Build) ...............................................................................................10
First Start .....................................................................................................................................11
Getting Support ............................................................................................................................12
General Advice ..................................................................................................................................13
Quickstart ...........................................................................................................................................14
Connect to Device .......................................................................................................................15
Select Sweep Profile ...................................................................................................................16
Setup Graphics Parameters ........................................................................................................17
Setting Up Spectrum View ....................................................................................................18
Setting Up Waterfall View......................................................................................................19
Main Screen Layout ..........................................................................................................................20
Menu and Toolbar Actions.................................................................................................................23
Measurement Menu .....................................................................................................................24
Spectran Menu ............................................................................................................................26
Graphics Menu ............................................................................................................................28
Edit Menu .....................................................................................................................................29
Session Menu ..............................................................................................................................30
Extras Menu .................................................................................................................................31
Help Menu ...................................................................................................................................33
Toolbar .........................................................................................................................................36
Views and Controls............................................................................................................................38
Settings Control ...........................................................................................................................39
Result Control ..............................................................................................................................43
Spectrum Control and View ........................................................................................................45
Spectrum Control ...................................................................................................................46
Scaling Controls (1) .........................................................................................................49
Scaling Controls (2) .........................................................................................................51
Trace List and Controls ...................................................................................................52
Trigger Controls ...............................................................................................................55
Marker Controls ...............................................................................................................56
Spectrum View .......................................................................................................................58
Waterfall Control and View ..........................................................................................................61
Waterfall Control ....................................................................................................................62
Waterfall View ........................................................................................................................64
Histogram Control and View .......................................................................................................66
Histogram Control ..................................................................................................................67
Histogram View ......................................................................................................................70
Channelpower Control and View .................................................................................................72
Channelpower Control ...........................................................................................................73
Channelpower View ...............................................................................................................76
Limits Control and View ..............................................................................................................79
Limits Control .........................................................................................................................80
Limits View .............................................................................................................................82
Daylog Control and View.............................................................................................................84
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