Agilent Technologies 4349B User manual

Safety Summary
When you notice any of the unusual conditions listed below, immediately
terminate operation and disconnect the power cable.
Contact your local Agilent Technologies sales representative or
authorized service company for repair of the instrument. If you continue
to operate without repairing the instrument, there is a potential fire or
shock hazard for the operator.
nInstrument operates abnormally.
nInstrument emits abnormal noise, smell, smoke or a spark-like light
during the operation.
nInstrument generates high temperature or electrical shock during
operation.
nPower cable, plug, or receptacle on instrument is damaged.
nForeign substance or liquid has fallen into the instrument.

WARNING
The 4349B 4-Channel High Resistance Meter and the 16117E Test Lead provided
by Agilent Technologies conform the safety requirements of IEC and CSA, when
the 4349B and the 16117E are operated following the description in this
Operation Manual .
Secure the safety of the measurement system, which you have set up. To secure
the safety and to prevent an electrical shock, observe the following safety
precautions when the external voltage source outputs a dangerous voltage, more
than ± 60Vdc and ± 2 mAdc, defined by the safety requirements of IEC and CSA
nAgilent Technologies recommends you to attach the safety interlock function
to the measurement system so that the operator can not touch the parts
where dangerous voltage may appear. If not possible, warn the operators and
the workers around the measurement system not to touch the parts.
nUse the parts with the safety function to prevent an electrical shock caused
by the insulation breakdown, even if dangerous voltage does not appear on
the parts directly.
nTurn OFF the output of the external voltage source and discharge the
remanent charge of the DUT thoroughly, before touching the measurement
system or the DUT where the dangerous voltage may appear.
nUse the power cord shipped with the 4349B and provide an uninterruptible
safety earth ground to the instrument.
nDo
not apply a dc voltage exceeding ± 50V or ± 50 mA to the INPUT
terminals.
4349B

Conrm the ac line frequency setting of the 4349B.
1. Press .
2. Press un
til
Line
blinks, then press .
Ablinking item means that it is curren
tly selected.
3. If the setting is not matc
hed to the ac line frequency
,press to toggle the setting
bet
w
een
50 Hz
and
60 Hz
.
4. Press t
w
otimes to exit this men
u.
The po
w
er line frequency setting is stored and is not c
hanged after reset or po
w
er-o. Once
y
ou set it, you do not need to set the line frequency as long as the same po
w
er line frequency
is being used.

Agilent 4349B 4-Channel High Resistance Meter
Operation Manual
SERIAL NUMBERS
This manual applies directly to instruments with serial
number prex JP1KD
,or rmware revision 1.04 or greater
.
F
or additional important information about serial
numbers
,read \Serial Number" in Appendix A.
Agilent Part No. 04349-90050
Printed in Japan March 2003
Seventh Edition

Notice
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice
.
This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another
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echnologies.
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echnologies Japan, Ltd.
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est PGU-Kobe
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Hyogo
,651-2241 Japan
c
 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 Agilent Technologies Japan, Ltd.

4349B
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4349B
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
4349B comply with INST
ALLA
TION CA
TEGORY II and POLLUTION DEGREE 2
in IEC1010-1. 4349B are INDOOR USE product.
Note
LEDs in 4349B are Class 1in accordance with IEC825-1.
CLASS 1LED PRODUCT
Ground The Instrument
T
oavoid 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 A
way 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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4349B
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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4349B
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 a particular 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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4349B
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).
Frame or chassis terminal
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 a hazard. It calls attention to aprocedure
,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.
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4349B
Herstellerbescheinigung
GERX 
SCHEMISSION
LpA
<
70 dB
am Arbeitsplatz
normaler Betrieb
nach DIN 45635 T
.19
Manufacturer's Declaration
A
COUSTIC NOISE EMISSION
LpA <
70 dB
operator position
normal operation
per ISO 7779
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4349B
Contents of this Manual
Chapter 1, Getting Started
Provides the product overview and basic measurement procedure
. First time users of the
4349B should read this chapter rst.
Chapter 2, Operating the 4349B
Shows how to operate the 4349B from its front panel. Refer to this chapter when you wish to
learn about operations using the front panel keys
.
Chapter 3, Function Reference
Describes all functions of this instrument. Refer to this chapter when you wish to learn about
the functions of the front and rear panel keys and terminals
.
Chapter 4, Remote Operation
Shows how to remotely operate the 4349B.Refer to this chapter when you wish to learn about
the procedures for remotely operating the 4349B via the GPIB
.
Chapter 5, GPIB Reference
Contains complete information on remotely operating the 4349B via the GPIB
.Refer to this
chapter when you wish to learn about the GPIB commands
,status reporting mechanism, trigger
system, and data transmission format.
Chapter 6, Application Measurement
Provides ameasurement example using the 4349B .
Chapter 7, Measurement Basics
Provides information for eective operations
.
Chapter 8, General Information
Provides specications
,reference data, and other general information.
Chapter 9, Maintenance
Describes how to verify the specications
.
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4349B
Appendix A, Manual Changes
Contains information on using the 4349Bswhich were manufactured before this manual was
printed.
Appendix B, Handler Interface Installation
Contains information which is required for using the handler interface
.Before using the
handler interface, read this appendix and set the handler interface input/output signal.
Appendix C, Overload/No-Contact Operations
The summary of operations when the 4349B detects O
VLD (Overload), or N.C. (No-Contact).
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