Agilent Technologies 83483A User manual

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User's Guide
Agilent 83483A,4A,4B
and 54751A,2A,2B
Plug-In Modules

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Agilent part number: 83483-90010 and 54751-97011
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AApril 2000
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Safety Symbols
The following safety symbols are used throughout this manual. F
amiliarize
yourself with each of the symbols and its meaning before operating this
instrument.
CAUTION
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caution sign denotes a hazard to the instrument. It calls attention to a
procedure which, if not correctly performed or adhered to
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General Safety Considerations
WARNING
Before this instrument is switched on
,make sure it has been properly
grounded through the protective conductor of the ac power cable to a
socket outlet provided with protective earth contact.
Any interruption of the protective (grounding) conductor
,inside or
outside the instrument, or disconnection of the protective earth terminal
can result in personal injury
.
WAR
NING
There are many points in the instrument which can, if contacted, cause
personal injury. Be extremely careful.
Any adjustments or service procedures that require operation of the
instrument with protective covers removed should be performed only by
trained service personnel.
WARNING
If this instrument is not used as specied, the protection provided by the
equipment could be impaired. This instrument must be used in anormal
condition (in which all means for protection are intact) only
.
CAUTION
Before this instrument is switched on,
make sure its primary power circuitry
has been adapted to the voltage of the ac power source
.
F
ailure to set the ac power input to the correct voltage could cause damage to
the instrument when the ac power cable is plugged in.
CAUTION
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) on or near input connectors can damage circuits
inside the instrument. Repair of damage due to misuse is
not
covered under
warranty
.
Before connecting any cable to the electrical input, momentarily short the
center and outer conductors of the cable together
.Personnel should be
properly grounded, and should touch the frame of the instrument before
touching any connector
.
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Contents
1. The Instrument at aGlance
Ordering information ................
1-3
Men
uand Key Con
v
en
tions ........... . . .
1-4
The Agilen
t83483A, 83484A,B and Agilen
t54751A,
54752A,B Electrical Plug-In Mo dule ........
1-6
The purpose of the plug-in mo dule ....... . .
1-6
F
ron
tpanel of the plug-in mo dule ........ . .
1-6
Getting the best performance ............
1-7
Installing the plug-in mo dule ............
1-8
Trigger . . ....................
1-8
2. Channel Setup Menu
Displaying the Channel Setup men
u... . . . ...
2-4
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Display .....................
2-4
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Scale
................... . ..
2-5
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Offset
.............. . ......
2-5
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Bandwidth. ..
....... . .........
2-6
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Channel autoscale
.. . ............
2-6
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
External scale ...
..............
2-7
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Calibrate
................ . . . .
2-10
3. Calibration Overview
F
actory Mainframe Calibrations . ...........
3-4
User Calibrations ............... . . .
3-6
Plug-in Mo dule V
ertical Calibration .........
3-7
Dark Calibration . ............ . . . .
3-8
Channel Skew Calibration .......... . ..
3-10
Prob e Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-10
External Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-13
Complete Calibration Summary . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-14
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4. Specications and Characteristics
Specications ............. . . . . . . .
4-3
Characteristics ................ . . .
4-8
5. In Case of Diculty
If the mainframe does not op erate ..... . . . . . .
5-3
If the plug-in does not op erate . . . . . . . . ....
5-4
Error Messages ....... . . . . . . . .....
5-6
Index
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Figures
1-1. Front panel of the plug-in module
.............1-7
2-1. Electrical Channel Setup menu. ..............2-3
2-2. A typical Cal Status display
................2-11
3-1. Current Frame 1Temp condition .............3-5
3-2. Dark calibration menu . .................3-9
3-3. Electrical Channel Calibrate Menu .............3-12
3-4. External Scale Menu ..................
.3-13
Tables
3-1. F
actory Calibration Summary .......
..
......3-4
3-2. Electrical Channel User Calibration Summary ......
.3-6
3-3. Miscellaneous User Calibration Summary .......
..
.3-7
3-4. Complete Calibration Summary ........ .. .. ..3-14
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1
The Instrument at a
Glance

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The Instrument at a Glance
What you'll nd in this chapter
This chapter describes:

options and accessories

the ke
yconventions used in this manual

the front panel, rear panel and ke
ys that do
not
displa
ymenus on the screen
Understanding the information in this chapter will help you successfully operate the instrument.
CAUTION
The input circuits can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD).
Therefore
,avoid applying static discharges to the front-panel input
connectors
.Before connecting any coaxial cable to the connectors
,
momentarily short the center and outer conductors of the cable together
.
A
void touching the front-panel input connectors without rst touching the
frame of the instrument. Be sure the instrument is properly earth-grounded
to prevent buildup of static charge
.
The electrical plug-in module provides two accurate measurement channels
with user selectable bandwidths
.The lower bandwidth mode provides
excellent oscilloscope noise performance for accurate measurement of
small signals
.The high bandwidth mode provides high-delity display and
measurement of very high-speed waveforms
.
The Agilent 83483A or Agilent 54751A electrical plug-in module provides:

User selectable 12.4 or 20 GHz bandwidth
 2.5 GHz bandwidth trigger channel
 3.5 mm (m) connectors
The Agilent 83484A,B or Agilent 54752A,B electrical plug-in module provides:
 User selectable 26.5 or 50 GHz bandwidth
 2.5 GHz bandwidth trigger channel
 2.4 mm (m) connectors
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Ordering information
Options
Option 0B
W
A
gilent 83483A, 83484A, BandAgilent 54751A, 54752A, B
Service Guide
Option 0B1 A
dditional set of user documentation
Option 0B0 Deletes the user documentation
Option UK6 Measured performance data
Optional accessories
Agilent 54006A 6GHz divider probe
Agilent 54008A 22 ns delay line
Agilent 54118A 500 MHz to 18 GHz trigger
Agilent 10086A ECL terminator
SMA (f-f) adapter
,Agilent part number 1250-1158
APC 2.4 (f-f) adapter
,Agilent 11900B
APC 3.5 (f-f) adapter
,Agilent part number 1250-1749
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Menu and Key Conventions
The keys labeled Trigger
,Disk, and Run are all examples of front-panel keys
.
Pressing some front-panel keys accesses menus of functions that are displayed
along the right side of the display screen. These menus are called softkey
menus
.
Softkey menus list functions other than those accessed directly by the
front-panel keys
.T
oactivate afunction on the softkey menu, press the
unlabeled key immediately next to the annotation on the screen. The
unlabeled keys next to the annotation on the display are called softkeys
.
A
dditional functions are listed in blue type above and below some of the
front-panel keys
.These functions are called shifted functions. To activate a
shifted function, press the blue front-panel Shift key and the front-panel key
next to the desired function.
Throughout this manual front-panel keys are indicated by abox around the
key label, for example
,
4
Timebase
5 .Softkeys are indicated by shading on the
key label, for example
,
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Mask Align
.The softkeys displayed depend on
the front-panel key pressed and which menu is selected. Shifted functions
are indicated by the front-panel
4
Shift
5
key followed by the shaded shifted
function, for example the Local function (above the
4
Stop/Single
5 front-panel
key) will be shown as
4
Shift
5 ,
4
Lo cal
5 .
A softkey with On and O in its label can be used to turn the softkey's
function on or o. T
oturn the function on, press the softkey so On is
highlighted. T
oturn the function o, press the softkey so O is highlighted.
An On or O softkey function will be indicated throughout this manual as:
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Test On.
Asoftkey such as
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Sweep Triggered Freerun
oers you achoice of
functions
.In this case you could choose Triggered by pressing the softkey
until Triggered is highlighted, or choose Freerun by pressing the softkey until
Freerun is highlighted. A choices softkey will be indicated throughout this
manual as:
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Sweep Triggered Freerun
Triggered
.
When some softkeys
, such as
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Calibrate probe
, are pressed the rst time
,
ameasurement will be made and the result will be provided. Some softkeys
,
such as
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Offset require the entry of a numeric value
.T
o enter or change the
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The Instrument at aGlance
Menu and Key Conventions
value
,use the general purpose knob located below the front-panel Measure
section.
1-5