Agilent Technologies Agilent 4396B User manual

Agilent 4396B Network/Spectrum/Impedance Analyzer
Service Manual
SERIAL NUMBERS
This manual applies directly to instruments with serial
number prex JP1KD, or rmware revision 1.00.
For additional important information about serial
numbers, read \Serial Number" in Appendix A.
Agilent Part No. 04396-90121
Printed in Japan March 2001
Third Edition
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technical changes are incorporated.
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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
4396B comply with INST
ALLA
TION CA
TEGORY II and POLLUTION DEGREE 2
in IEC1010-1. 4396B are INDOOR USE product.
Note
LEDs in 4396B are Class 1in accordance with IEC825-1.
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.
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).
In position of push-button switch.
Out position of push-button switch.
Frame (or chassis) terminal. Aconnection to the frame (chassis) of the
equipment which normally include all exposed metal structures
.
This
Warning
sign denotes ahazard. It calls attention to aprocedure
,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 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.
This
Note
sigh denotes important information. It calls attention to a
procedure, 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.
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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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Typeface Conventions
Bold
Boldface type is used when aterm is dened. F
or example:
icons are
symbols
.
Italics
Italic type is used for emphasis and for titles of manuals and other
publications
.
Italic type is also used for keyboard entries when aname or avariable
must be typed in place of the words in italics
.F
or example:
copy
lename
means to type the word
copy
,to type a space, and then to
type the name of ale such as
file1
.
Computer
Computer font is used for on-screen prompts and messages.
4
HARDKEYS
5
Labeled keys on the instrument front panel are enclosed in
45
.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
SOFTKEYS
Softkeys located to the right of the CRT are enclosed in
NNNNN
.
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Documentation Map
The following manuals are available for the analyzer
.
User's Guide
The User's Guide walks you through system setup and initial power-on, shows how to
make basic measurements, explains commonly used features
, and typical application
measurement examples
.After you receive your analyzer
,begin
with this manual.
T
ask Reference
T
ask Reference helps you to learn how to use the analyzer
.This manual provides simple
step-by-step instructions without concepts
.
Function Reference
The Function Reference describes all function accessed from the front panel keys and
softkeys
.It also provides information on options and accessories available
, specications
,
system performance
,and some topics about the analyzer's features.
Programming Guide
The Programming Guide shows how to write and use B
ASIC program to control the
analyzer and describes how HP Instrument B
ASIC works with the analyzer
..
GPIB Command Reference
The GPIB Command Reference provides asummary of all available GPIB commands
.It
also provides information on the status reporting structure and the trigger system (these
features conform to the SCPI standard).
HP Instrument B
ASIC Manual Set,
The HP Instrument B
ASIC User's Handbook introduces you to the HP Instrument B
ASIC
programming language
,provide some helpful hints on getting the most use from it, and
provide ageneral programming reference
.It is divided into three books
,
HP Instrument
B
ASIC Programming T
echniques
,
HP Instrument B
ASIC Interface T
echniques
,and
HP
Instrument B
ASIC Language R
eference
.
P
erformance T
est Manual
The P
erformance T
est Manual explains how to verify conformance to published
specications
.
Service Manual (Option 0B
W only),
The Service Manual explains how to adjust, troubleshoot, and repair the instrument.
This manual is option 0BW only
.
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