Agilent Technologies E5100A User manual

Agilent E5100A/B Network Analyzer
User's Guide
SERIAL NUMBERS
This manual applies directly to instruments which has the serial
number prex JP2KC,JP3KC,JP4KC,JP5KC and MY405, or rmware
revision 2.xx and 3.xx.
For additional important information about serial numbers
,read
\Serial Number" in Appendix A.
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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
WARNINGS
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 Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the customer's
failure to comply with these requirements.
Note
E5100A/B complies with INST
ALLA
TION CA
TEGORY II and
POLLUTION DEGREE 2in IEC1010-1. E5100A/B is INDOOR USE
product.
Note
LEDs in E5100A/B are Class 1 in 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.
K
eep 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 Technologies 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.
v

Typeface Conventions
Bold
Boldface type is used when a term 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 a name or a variable must be typed in
place of the words in italics. For 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 LCD are
enclosed in
NNNNN
.
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Certication
Agilent Technologies 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.
Warranty
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
T
echnologies will, at its option, either repair or replace products that
prove to be defective
.
For warranty service or repair
,this product must be returned to a
service facility designated by Agilent T
echnologies
.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 Technologies
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. Agilent Technologies 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 T
echnologies 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).
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
W
arning
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 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.
This
Note
sigh 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.
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Documentation Guide
Please refer to the following manuals for the operation of the
analyzer where necessarily.
User's Guide (Option AB
Aonly) (Agilent P
art Number E5100-900X1)
This documents explains the method to set up and basic operations of E5100A/B in
simple steps
.
Function Reference (Option ABAonly) (Agilent Part Number E5100-900X0)
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 Manual (Option AB
Aonly) (Agilent P
art Number E5100-900X7)
The Programming Manual shows how to write and use B
ASIC program to control the
analyzer and provides a summary of all available GPIB commands
.
Instrument B
ASIC Users Handbook (Option AB
Aonly) (Agilent P
art Number
04155-90150)
The Instrument B
ASIC Users Handbook introduces you to the 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
,
Programming
T
echniques
,
Interface T
echniques
,and
Language R
eference
.
Service Manual (Option 0B
Wonly), (Agilent P
art Number E5100-901X0)
The Service Manual explains how to adjust, troubleshoot, and repair the instrument.
This manual is option 0BW only
.
The number indicated by \x" in the part number of each manual, is
incremented by 1 each time arevision is made
.The latest edition
comes with the product.
x