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A g il ent T e c hno l og i e s
E8482A/B S i x / T h r ee 1 x 4
RF M u l t i p l e x e r M odu l e
Se r v i c e M anua l
M anua l Pa r t N u m be r : E8482 - 90010
P ri nted i n M a l a ys i a E0601

C on t e nt s
A g ile n t E8482 A / B Se rvice M a nu al
3
F r o n t M a tter
AG I LENT TE C HNOLOGIE S WA RR ANTY S TATE M ENT .....................................5
U . S . G ov er n m e n t R e st r i c t e d Ri gh ts .............................................................................. 5
D o c u m e n t a ti on H ist o r y................................................................................................. 6
S afe t y S y m bo ls .............................................................................................................6
WA R NING S .................................................................................................................6
Dec l ara ti on o f C on f o r mit y............................................................................................7
C h a p ter 1
G e n er a l In f o r m a t i o n ......................................................................................................9
I n t r odu c ti on...................................................................................................................9
C on t ac ti ng A g il e n t Tec hno l og i e s ...............................................................................10
S afe t y C on si d era ti on s .................................................................................................11
I n s p ec ti on /S h i pp i ng .................................................................................................... 13
I n iti a l I n s p ec ti on .................................................................................................. 13
S h i pp i ng G u i d e li n e s ............................................................................................14
RF M u lti p l e x er M odu l e s De s cr i p ti on.........................................................................15
RF M u lti p l e x er M odu l e Bl o c k D i a g ra m .............................................................15
RF M u lti p l e x er M odu l e S p ec i f i ca ti on s ...............................................................16
RF M u lti p l e x er M odu l e S er i a l N u m b er s .............................................................16
RF M u lti p l e x er M odu l e O p ti on s .........................................................................16
C h a p ter 2
Ver i f i c a t i o n T e s t s .........................................................................................................17
I n t r odu c ti on.................................................................................................................17
Ge n era l Te st R e qu i re m e n ts .........................................................................................17
R ec o mm e nd e d Te st E qu i p m e n t ..........................................................................17
Te st C ond iti on s/ P r o ce du re s ................................................................................18
P erf o r m a n ce Te st R ec o r d .................................................................................... 18
R ec o mm e nd e d S y st e m C on f i gu ra ti on .................................................................18
F un c ti on a l Ver i f i ca ti on Te st ....................................................................................... 19
Te st P r o ce du re .....................................................................................................19
C o rrec ti v e Ac ti on ................................................................................................19
P erf o r m a n ce Te st: Cl o s e d - C h a nn e l R e sist a n ce Te st ..................................................20
Te st P r o ce du re .....................................................................................................20
C o rrec ti v e Ac ti on ................................................................................................22
P erf o r m a n ce Te st R ec o r d............................................................................................23
Te st L imits ...........................................................................................................23
M ea s u re m e n t U n cer t a i n t y ...................................................................................23
Te st Acc u rac y R a ti o (TA R ) ................................................................................23

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C h a p ter 3
S er v i ce ...........................................................................................................................27
I n t r odu c ti on.................................................................................................................27
R e p a i r St ra t e gy ...........................................................................................................27
R e p l acea b l e P ar ts ........................................................................................................ 28
R e p a i r /M a i n t e n a n ce G u i d e li n e s ..................................................................................29
E S D P reca u ti on s ..................................................................................................29
Cl ea n i ng R e qu i re m e n ts ....................................................................................... 29
Tr oub l e s hoo ti ng..........................................................................................................30
I d e n ti f y i ng t h e P r ob l e m ....................................................................................... 30
Te sti ng t h e A ss e m b l y ..........................................................................................31
E 8482 A M odu l e D is a ss e m b l y .............................................................................33
E 8482 B M odu l e D is a ss e m b l y .............................................................................34
A pp e ndi x A
E 8482 A /B Sp ec i f i c a t i o ns .............................................................................................37
A pp e ndi x B
Re l ay Li fe ......................................................................................................................39
R e p l ace m e n t St ra t e gy ................................................................................................. 39
R e l a y L i fe F ac t o r s ....................................................................................................... 39
E nd - o f-L i fe De t er mi n a ti on ......................................................................................... 39
A pp e ndi x C
S c h em a t i c s .................................................................................................................... 41

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A GI L E NT T E CHN O L OGIES WARRANT Y S TAT E M E NT
A G I L E NT P R O DUCT : E 8482 A / B Si x / T h ree 1x4 RF M u lti p l e x er M odu l e DURAT IO N O F WARRANT Y : 1 y ear
1. A g il e n t Tec hno l og i e s warra n ts A g il e n t h ar d ware , acce ss o r i e s a nd s upp li e s a g a i n st d efec ts i n m a t er i a ls a nd w o r k m a n s h i p f o r t h e p er i od
s p ec i f i e d a bov e . If A g il e n t rece i v e s no ti ce o f s u c h d efec ts du r i ng t h e warra n t y p er i od, A g il e n t w ill , a t its op ti on, e it h er re p a i r o r re p l ace
p r odu c ts w h i c h p r ov e t o b e d efec ti v e . R e p l ace m e n t p r odu c ts m a y b e e it h er n ew o r li k e- n ew .
2. A g il e n t warra n ts t h a t A g il e n t s o f t ware w ill no t fa il t o e x ec u t e its p r og ra mmi ng i n st r u c ti on s , f o r t h e p er i od s p ec i f i e d a bov e , du e t o
d efec ts i n m a t er i a l a nd w o r k m a n s h i p w h e n p r op er l y i n st a ll e d a nd u s e d. If A g il e n t rece i v e s no ti ce o f s u c h d efec ts du r i ng t h e warra n t y
p er i od, A g il e n t w ill re p l ace s o f t ware m e d i a w h i c h do e s no t e x ec u t e its p r og ra mmi ng i n st r u c ti on s du e t o s u c h d efec ts .
3. A g il e n t do e s no t warra n t t h a tt h e op era ti on o fA g il e n t p r odu c ts w ill b e i n t err up t e do r err o r free . If A g il e n tis un a b l e , w it h i n a rea s on a b l e
tim e , t o re p a i r o r re p l ace a ny p r odu c t t o a c ond iti on a s warra n t e d, c u st o m er w ill b e e n titl e d t o a ref und o f t h e pu rc h a s e p r i ce upon p r o m p t
re t u r n o f t h e p r odu c t .
4. A g il e n t p r odu c ts m a y c on t a i n re m a nu fac t u re d p ar ts e qu i v a l e n t t o n ew i n p erf o r m a n ce o r m a y h a v e b ee n s ub j ec t t o i n c i d e n t a l u s e .
5. T h e warra n t y p er i od b e g i n s on t h e d a t e o f d e li v er y o r on t h e d a t e o f i n st a ll a ti on i f i n st a ll e d by A g il e n t . If c u st o m er s c h e du l e s o r d e l a y s
A g il e n t i n st a ll a ti on m o re t h a n 30 d a y s af t er d e li v er y, warra n t y b e g i n s on t h e 31 st d a y fr o m d e li v er y.
6. Warra n t y do e s no t a pp l y t o d efec ts re s u lti ng fr o m (a) im p r op er o r i n a d e qu a t e m a i n t e n a n ce o rca li b ra ti on, ( b ) s o f t ware , i n t erfac i ng, p ar ts
o r s upp li e s no t s upp li e d by A g il e n t , (c) un a u t ho r i ze d m od i f i ca ti on o r mis u s e , ( d ) op era ti on ou tsi d e o f t h e pub lis h e d e nv i r on m e n t a l
s p ec i f i ca ti on s f o r t h e p r odu c t , o r (e) im p r op er sit e p re p ara ti on o r m a i n t e n a n ce .
7. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED B Y LO C AL LAW , THE A B OVE WA RR ANTIE S A R E EX C LU S IVE AND NO OTHE R
WA RR ANTY O R C ONDITION , WHETHE R W R ITTEN O R O R AL , I S EX PR E SS ED O R I MP LIED AND AGILENT
SP E C I F I C ALLY DI SC LAI MS ANY I MP LIED WA RR ANTY O R C ONDITION S O F M E RC HANTA B ILITY , S ATI SF A C TO R Y
QUALITY , AND F ITNE SS F O R A P A R TI C ULA R P U RP O S E .
8. A g il e n t w ill b e li a b l e f o r d a m a g e t o t a ng i b l e p r op er t y p er i n c i d e n t up t o t h e g rea t er o f $300,000 o r t h e ac t u a l a m oun t p a i d f o r t h e p r odu c t
t h a t is t h e s ub j ec t o f t h e c l a im , a nd f o r d a m a g e s f o r bod il y i n j u r y o r d ea t h, t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t a ll s u c h d a m a g e s are d e t er mi n e d by a c ou r t
o f c o m p e t e n t j u r is d i c ti on t o h a v e b ee n d i rec tl y ca u s e d by a d efec ti v e A g il e n t p r odu c t .
9. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED B Y LO C AL LAW , THE R E M EDIE S IN THI S WA RR ANTY S TATE M ENT A R E C U S TO M E R ’ S
S OLE AND EXLU S IVE R E M EDIE S . EX C E P T A S INDI C ATED A B OVE , IN NO EVENT WILL AGILENT O R IT S S U PP LIE RS B E
LIA B LE F O R LO SS O F DATA O R F O R DI R E C T , SP E C IAL , IN C IDENTAL , C ON S EQUENTIAL (IN C LUDING LO S T PR O F IT O R
DATA) , O R OTHE R DA M AGE , WHETHE R B A S ED IN C ONT R A C T , TO R T , O R OTHE R WI S E .
F O R C ON S U M E R T R AN S A C TION S IN AU S T R ALIA AND NEW ZEALAND : THE WA RR ANTY TE RMS C ONTAINED IN THI S
S TATE M ENT , EX C E P T TO THE EXTENT LAW F ULLY P E RM ITTED , DO NOT EX C LUDE , R E S T R I C T O R M ODI F Y AND A R E
IN ADDITION TO THE M ANDATO R Y S TATUTO R Y R IGHT S A PP LI C A B LE TO THE S ALE O F THI S PR ODU C T TO YOU .
U .S. G o ver n me n t R es t ric t e d R i ght s
T h e S o f t ware a nd D o c u m e n t a ti on h a v e b ee n d e v e l op e d e n ti re l y a t p r i v a t e e xp e n s e . T h e y are d e li v ere d a nd li ce n s e d a s "c o mm erc i a l
c o m pu t er s o f t ware" a s d ef i n e d i n D F A RS 252.227 - 7013 (Oc t 1988 ) , D F A RS 252.211 - 7015 ( M a y 1991 ) o r D F A RS 252.227 - 7014 ( J un
1995 ) , a s a "c o mm erc i a l it e m " a s d ef i n e d i n F A R 2.101 (a) , o r a s " R e st r i c t e d c o m pu t er s o f t ware" a s d ef i n e d i n F A R 52.227 - 19 ( J un
1987 )( o r a ny e qu i v a l e n t a g e n c y re gu l a ti on o r c on t rac t c l a u s e) , w h i c h e v er is a pp li ca b l e . Y ou h a v e on l y t ho s e r i gh ts p r ov i d e d f o r s u c h
S o f t ware a nd D o c u m e n t a ti on by t h e a pp li ca b l e F A R o r D F A RS c l a u s e o r t h e A g il e n t st a nd ar d s o f t ware a g ree m e n t f o r t h e p r odu c t
i nvo l v e d.
E 8482 A /B Si x / T h ree 1x4 RF M u lti p l e x er M odu l e S er v i ce M a nu a l
E d iti on 1
C opy r i gh t © 2001 A g il e n t Tec hno l og i e s , I n c . A ll r i gh ts re s er v e d.

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Sa f e t y Sym bo ls
I n st r u c ti on m a nu a l s y m bo l aff i x e d t o
p r odu c t . I nd i ca t e s t h a t t h e u s er m u st refer t o
t h e m a nu a l f o r s p ec i f i c WA R NING o r
C AUTION i n f o r m a ti on t o a vo i d p er s on a l
i n j u r y o r d a m a g e t o t h e p r odu c t .
A lt er n a ti ng c u rre n t (A C )
I n st r u c ti on m a nu a l s y m bo l aff i x e d t o
p r odu c t . I nd i ca t e s t h a t t h e u s er m u st refer t o
t h e m a nu a l f o r s p ec i f i c WA R NING o r
C AUTION i n f o r m a ti on t o a vo i d p er s on a l
i n j u r y o r d a m a g e t o t h e p r odu c t .
I nd i ca t e s t h e f i e l d w i r i ng t er mi n a l t h a t m u st
b e c onn ec t e d t o ear t h g r ound b ef o re
op era ti ng t h e e qu i p m e n t — p r o t ec ts a g a i n st
e l ec t r i ca l s ho c k i n ca s e o f fa u lt .
D i rec t c u rre n t (D C ) .
War n i ng. Ris k o f e l ec t r i ca l s ho c k.
o r
F ra m e o rc h a ssis g r ound t er mi n a l — t yp i ca ll y
c onn ec ts t o t h e e qu i p m e n t ' s m e t a l fra m e .
W ARN I N GC
a lls a tt e n ti on t o a p r o ce du re , p rac ti ce , o r
c ond iti on t h a t c ou l d ca u s e bod il y i n j u r y o r
d ea t h.
CAU TIO N
C a lls a tt e n ti on t o a p r o ce du re , p rac ti ce , o r
c ond iti on t h a t c ou l dpo ssi b l y ca u s e d a m a g e t o
e qu i p m e n t o r p er m a n e n t l o ss o f d a t a .
WARN I N GS
T h e f o ll o w i ng g e n era l s afe t y p reca u ti on s m u st b e ob s er v e d du r i ng a ll ph a s e s o f op era ti on, s er v i ce , a nd re p a i r o f t h is p r odu c t . F a il u re t o
c o m p l y w it h t h e s e p reca u ti on s o r w it h s p ec i f i c war n i ng s e ls ew h ere i n t h is m a nu a l v i o l a t e s s afe t y st a nd ar d s o f d e si gn, m a nu fac t u re , a nd
i n t e nd e d u s e o f t h e p r odu c t . A g il e n t Tec hno l og i e s a ss u m e s no li a b ilit y f o r t h e c u st o m er' s fa il u re t o c o m p l y w it h t h e s e re qu i re m e n ts .
G r o und t h e e quip me n t: F o r S afe t y Cl a ss 1 e qu i p m e n t (e qu i p m e n t h a v i ng a p r o t ec ti v e ear t h t er mi n a l ) , a n un i n t err up ti b l e s afe t y ear t h
g r ound m u st b e p r ov i d e d fr o m t h e m a i n s po wer s ou rce t o t h e p r odu c t i npu t w i r i ng t er mi n a ls o r s upp li e d po wer ca b l e .
D O N OT o p er a te t h e p r o du ct in a n e x pl o si v e a tm o sph ere o r in t h e p re s e n ce o f f l a mm a bl e ga s e s o r f u me s .
F o r c on ti nu e d p r o t ec ti on a g a i n st f i re , re p l ace t h e li n e f u s e( s ) on l y w it h f u s e( s ) o f t h e s a m e vo lt a g e a nd c u rre n t ra ti ng a nd t yp e . DO NOT
u s e re p a i re d f u s e s o r s ho r t -c i rc u it e d f u s e ho l d er s .
K ee p a w ay fr o m li v e c i rc ui t s : O p era ti ng p er s onn e l m u st no t re m ov e e qu i p m e n t c ov er s o r s h i e l d s . P r o ce du re s i nvo l v i ng t h e re m ov a l o f
c ov er s o r s h i e l d s are f o r u s e by s er v i ce- t ra i n e d p er s onn e l on l y. U nd er cer t a i n c ond iti on s , d a ng er ou s vo lt a g e s m a y e x ist e v e n w it h t h e
e qu i p m e n t s w it c h e d o ff . T o a vo i d d a ng er ou s e l ec t r i ca l s ho c k, DO NOT p erf o r m p r o ce du re s i nvo l v i ng c ov er o r s h i e l d re m ov a l un l e ss you
are qu a li f i e d t o do s o.
D O N OT o p er a te d a m ag e d e quip me n t: W h e n e v er it is po ssi b l e t h a t t h e s afe t y p r o t ec ti on fea t u re s bu ilt i n t o t h is p r odu c t h a v e b ee n
im p a i re d, e it h er t h r ough phy si ca l d a m a g e , e x ce ssi v e m o ist u re , o r a ny o t h er rea s on, R E M OVE P OWE R a nd do no t u s e t h e p r odu c t un til
s afe op era ti on ca n b e v er i f i e d by s er v i ce- t ra i n e d p er s onn e l . If n ece ss ar y, re t u r n t h e p r odu c t t o A g il e n t f o r s er v i ce a nd re p a i r t o e n s u re t h a t
s afe t y fea t u re s are m a i n t a i n e d.
D O N OT s er v i ce o r a d j us t a l o n e: D o no t a tt e m p t i n t er n a l s er v i ce o r a d j u stm e n t un l e ss a no t h er p er s on, ca p a b l e o f re nd er i ng f i r st a i d a nd
re s u s c it a ti on, is p re s e n t .
D O N OT subs t i t u te p a rt s o r m o di f y e quip me n t: B eca u s e o f t h e d a ng er o f i n t r odu c i ng a dd iti on a l h azar d s , do no t i n st a ll s ub stit u t e p ar ts
o r p erf o r m a ny un a u t ho r i ze d m od i f i ca ti on t o t h e p r odu c t . R e t u r n t h e p r odu c t t o A g il e n t f o r s er v i ce a nd re p a i r t o e n s u re t h a t s afe t y fea t u re s
are m a i n t a i n e d.
Do c u me nt a t i on H is to ry
A ll E d iti on s a nd U pd a t e s o f t h is m a nu a l a nd t h e i r crea ti on d a t e are list e d b e l o w . T h e f i r st E d iti on o f t h e m a nu a l is E d iti on 1. T h e E d iti on
nu m b er i n cre m e n ts by 1 w h e n e v er t h e m a nu a l is re v is e d. U pd a t e s , w h i c h are iss u e d b e t wee n E d iti on s , c on t a i n re p l ace m e n t p a g e s t o
c o rrec t o r a dd a dd iti on a l i n f o r m a ti on t o t h e c u rre n t E d iti on o f t h e m a nu a l . W h e n e v er a n ew E d iti on is crea t e d, it w ill c on t a i n a ll o f t h e
U pd a t e i n f o r m a ti on f o r t h e p re v i ou s E d iti on. Eac h n ew E d iti on o r U pd a t e a ls o i n c l ud e s a re v is e d c opy o f t h is do c u m e n t a ti on h ist o r y p a g e .
E d iti on1 ............................................... J un e , 2001

D E C LARAT I O N O F C O NF O R M I T Y
A cc o r d i ng to IS O/IE C Gu i de 22 and C E N / C E N ELE C E N 45014
R e v i s i on: A.01 I ss ue D ate: 14 J une 2001 D o c u m ent E8482A. D O C
M a nu f ac tu rer’s N a me :
A g il ent T e c hno l og i e s , In c o r po r ated
M a nuf ac tu rer’s Add ress :
815 – 14
th
St. S W
Lo v e l and, C o l o r ado 80537
U SA
D eclares, th a t th e p r odu c t
Pr odu c t N ame :
S i x / T h r ee 1 x 4 RF M u l t i p l e x e r M odu l e
Mod el Nu m b er :
E8482A/B
Pr odu c t O pt i on s : T h i s de c l a r at i on c o v e r s a ll opt i on s of the abo v e p r odu c t ( s ) .
C on fo r m s wi th th e fo ll o wi ng E u r op ea n D irec t ives :
T he p r odu c t he r e wi th c o m p li e s wi th the r equ ir e m ent s of the Lo w Vo l tage Dir e c t i v e 73/23/EE C and the E MC Dir e c t i v e 89/336/EE C
(i n c l ud i ng 93/68/EE C) and c a rri e s the C E M a r k i ng a cc o r d i ng l y .
Confo rms wi th th e fo ll o wi ng p r odu c t s t a nd ar d s :
E MC S t a nd ar d
IE C 61326 - 1:1997 +A1:1998 / E N 61326 - 1:1997+A1:1998
C ISP R 11:1990 / E N 55011:1991
IE C 61000 - 4 - 2:1995+A1:1998 / E N 61000 - 4 - 2:1995
IE C 61000 - 4 - 3:1995 / E N 61000 - 4 - 3:1995
IE C 61000 - 4 - 4:1995 / E N 61000 - 4 - 4:1995
IE C 61000 - 4 - 5:1995 / E N 61000 - 4 - 5:1995
IE C 61000 - 4 - 6:1996 / E N 61000 - 4 - 6:1996
IE C 61000 - 4 - 11:1994 / E N 61000 - 4 - 11:1994
C anada: I C ES - 001:1998
Au s t r a li a/ N e w Z ea l and: AS/ NZ S 2064.1
L imi t
G r oup 1 Cl a ss A
4 k V CD , 8 k V A D
3 V/ m , 80 - 1000 MH z
0.5 k V s i gna l li ne s , 1 k V po w e r li ne s
0.5 k V li ne -li ne, 1 k V li ne - g r ound
3V, 0.15 - 80 MH z
Di p s : 30 % 10 m s ; 60% 100 m s
Inte rr upt > 95% @5000 m s
T he p r odu c t w a s te s ted i n a t y p i c a l c onf i gu r at i on wi th Ag il ent T e c hno l og i e s te s t sys te m s .
Sa f e t y
IE C 61010 - 1:1990+A1:1992+A2:1995 / E N 61010 - 1:1993+A2:1995
C anada: C SA C 22.2 N o. 1010.1:1992
U L 3111 - 1: 1994
14 J une 2001
D ate
R ay Co rs on
P r odu c t R egu l at i on s P r og r a m M anage r
F o r fu r the r i nfo rm at i on, p l ea s e c onta c t y ou r l o c a l Ag il ent T e c hno l og i e s s a l e s off i c e, agent o r d i s t ri buto r .
Autho ri z ed E U-r ep r e s entat i v e: Ag il ent T e c hno l og i e s D eut sc h l and G m b H , H e rr enbe r ge r St r a β e 130, D 71034 Böb li ngen, Ge rm an y

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Ge n eral I nfo rma t i on 9 Ch a pt er 1
C h a p ter 1
G e n eral I n fo r ma t i on
I nt r odu c t i on
T h is m a nu a l c on t a i n s i n f o r m a ti on re qu i re d t o t e st , t r oub l e s hoo t , a nd re p a i r
t h e A g il e n t E 8482 A /B Si x / T h ree 1x4 RF M u lti p l e x er m odu l e ( s ee Fi gu re
1 - 1 ) . F o r m o re i n f o r m a ti on on t h e RF M u lti p l e x er m odu l e s op era ti on, s ee
A g il e n t E 8482 A / B S i x /T h r ee 1 x 4 RF M u lti p l exe r M odu l e U s e r ’ s M anua l .
N O T E T h e E 8482 B T h r ee 1 x 4 RF M u lti p l exe r m odu l e is i d e n ti c a l t o t h e E 8482 A
m odu l e wit h t h e exce p ti on o f f e w e r c hann e ls ( t h r ee 1 x 4 m u lti p l exe rs )
p r o v i d e d. U n l e ss o t h e rwis e st a t e d, t h is m anua l app li e s t o bo t h m odu l e s .
F i gu re 1 - 1. Ag ile nt E8482 A / B RF Mu l t i p lexer Modu les
A g ilent E8482A
Si x 1x4 R F Multiplexer Module
Agilent E8482B
Three 1x4 RF Multiplexer Module