Agilent Technologies 4339B User manual

Agilent 4339B High Resistance Meter
Service Manual
SERIAL NUMBERS
This manual applies directly to instruments with serial number prex JP1KD
.
F
or additional important information about serial numbers, read
\Instruments Covered by This Manual" in Chapter 1of
this manual.
Agilent Part No. 04339-90043
Printed in JAPAN March 2001
Fourth Edition

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Safety Summary
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation,
service
,and repair of this instrument. F
ailure to comply with these precautions or with specic
W
ARNINGS
elsewhere in this manual may impair the protection provided by the equipment.
In addition it violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the
instrument.
The A
gilent T
echnologies assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these
requirements
.
Note
4339B is designed for use in INST
ALLA
TION CA
TEGORY II according to IEC
61010-1 and POLLUTION DEGREE 1according to IEC 61010-1 and IEC 60664-1.
4339B is an INDOOR USE product.
Note
LEDs in 4339B are Class 1in accordance with IEC60825-1.
CLASS 1LED PRODUCT
Ground The Instrument
To avoid electric shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cabinet must be connected to a
safety earth ground by the supplied power cable with earth blade
.
DO NOT Operate In An Explosive Atmosphere
Do not operate the instrument in the presence of ammable gasses or fumes
.Operation of any
electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes adenite safety hazard.
Keep Away From Live Circuits
Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers
.Component replacement and internal
adjustments must be made by qualied maintenance personnel. Do not replace components
with the power cable connected. Under certain conditions
,dangerous voltages may exist even
with the power cable removed. T
oavoid injuries
,always disconnect power and discharge
circuits before touching them.
DO NOT Service Or A
djust Alone
Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person, capable of rendering rst
aid and resuscitation, is present.
DO NOT Substitute P
arts Or Modify Instrument
Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards
, do not install substitute parts or
perform unauthorized modications to the instrument. Return the instrument to a Agilent
T
echnologies Sales and Service Oce for service and repair to ensure that safety features are
maintained.
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Dangerous Procedure W
arnings
W
arnings
,such as the example below
,precede potentially dangerous procedures throughout
this manual. Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed.
W
arning
Dangerous voltages
, capable of causing death, are present in this
instrument. Use extreme caution when handling, testing, and adjusting
this instrument.
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Certication
Agilent T
echnologies certies that this product met its published specications at the time
of shipment from the factory
.Agilent T
echnologies further certies that its calibration
measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and
T
echnology
,to the extent allowed by the Institution's calibration facility
,orto the calibration
facilities of other International Standards Organization members.
W
arranty
This Agilent T
echnologies instrument product is warranted against defects in material and
workmanship for aperiod of one year from the date of shipment, except that in the case of
certain components listed in
General Information
of this manual, the warranty shall be for the
specied period. During the warranty period, Agilent Technologies will, at its option, either
repair or replace products that prove to be defective
.
F
or warranty service or repair
,this product must be returned to aservice facility designated by
Agilent Technologies
.Buyer
shall prepay shipping charges to Agilent T
echnologies and Agilent
T
echnologies shall pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer
.However
,Buyer shall
pay all shipping charges
,duties
,and taxes for products returned to Agilent T
echnologies from
another country
.
Agilent T
echnologies warrants that its software and rmware designated by Agilent
T
echnologies for use with an instrument will execute its programming instruction when
property installed on that instrument. Agilent T
echnologies does not warrant that the operation
of the instrument, or software
,or rmware will be uninterrupted or error free
.
Limitation Of W
arranty
The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate
maintenance by Buyer
,Buyer-supplied software or interfacing, unauthorized modication or
misuse
,operation outside the environmental specications for the product, or improper site
preparation or maintenance
.
No other warranty is expressed or implied. A
gilent T
echnologies specically disclaims the
implied warranties of merchantability and tness for aparticular purpose
.
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Exclusive Remedies
The remedies provided herein are buyer's sole and exclusive remedies
.A
gilent T
echnologies
shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages,
whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory
.
Assistance
Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance agreements are available for
Agilent T
echnologies products
.
F
or any assistance
,contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Oce
.
A
ddresses are provided at the back of this manual.
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Safety Symbols
General denitions of safety symbols used on equipment or in manuals are listed below
.
Instruction manual symbol: the product is marked with this symbol when it is
necessary for the user to refer to the instruction manual.
Alternating current.
Direct current.
On (Supply).
O (Supply).
This
W
arning
sign denotes ahazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice
,
condition or the like
,which, if not correctly performed or adhered to,could
result in injury or death to personnel.
This
Caution
sign denotes ahazard. It calls attention to a procedure
, practice
,
condition or the like
,which, if not correctly performed or adhered to
,could
result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the product.
Note
denotes important information. It calls attention to aprocedure
,
practice
, condition or the like, which is essential to highlight.
Axed to product containing static sensitive devices use anti-static handling
procedures to prevent electrostatic discharge damage to component.
Caution, risk of electric shock :T
erminals which may be supplied from the
interior of the equipment at avoltage exceeding 1kV
,or allow connection to a
voltage exceeding 1kV are marked with this symbol.
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Documentation Map
Operation Manual
Operation Manual (Agilent P
art Number: 04339-90050 for English edition, 04339-97050 for
Japanese edition) explains specications
,basic measurement explanations
,andhow to verify
conformance to published specications
.
Service Manual
Service Manual (Agilent P
art Number: 04339-90043) explains how to adjust, troubleshoot, and
repair the 4339B.
How T
oUse This Manual
This is the Service Manual for the 4339B High Resistance Meter
.This manual contains
adjustments and repair information, and consists of the following four chapters
.
Chapter 1General Information
Chapter 1gives general information for servicing the 4339B.This chapter lists the
recommended equipment for adjustments and troubleshooting.
Chapter 2A
djustments
Chapter 2describes the adjustments
,required to ensure that the 4339B is within its published
specications after it has been repaired, or it fails the performance tests
.
Chapter 3Assembly Replacement
Chapter 3provides the information on replacing the 4339B assemblies. The information
includes replaceable assembly lists
,and removal and installation procedures.
Chapter 4Troubleshooting
Chapter 4provides the information on troubleshooting the 4339B.The information includes
theory of operation and information on faulty assembly isolation.
Appendix A Manual Changes
Appendix A contains manual changes and provides information for using this manual with
4339Bs manufactured before the printing date of the manual.
Appendix B Default Jumper and Switch Settings
Appendix B describes the settings of the jumpers and switches on the 4339B A2 CPU Board
Assembly. The information is required when the A2 assembly is replaced.
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