Agilent Technologies 8360B User manual

Service Guide
Agilent Technologies
8360 B-Series Swept Signal Generator
8360 L-Series Swept CW Generator
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Agilent Technologies 83620B/22B/23B/24B/30B
3844A and Below
Agilent Technologies 83640B/50B
4040A and Below
Agilent Technologies 83623L/30L
3844A and Below
Agilent Technologies 83640L/50L
4040A and Below
Part Number: 08360-90125
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October 2000
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Safety Notes
The following safet
ynotes are used throughout this man
ual. F
amiliarize y
ourself with each of
the notes and its meaning before op erating this instrument.
WARNING
W
arning denotes ahazard. It calls attention to a proced re which, if not
correctly performed or adhered to, co ld res lt in inj ry or loss of life. Do
not
proceed bey
ond aw
arning note ntil the indicated conditions are f lly
nderstood and met.
CA
UTION
Caution denotes ahazard. It calls atten
tion to apro
cedure that, if not
correctly p erformed or adhered to, w
ould result in damage to or destruction
of the instrumen
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not
pro ceed bey
ond acaution sign un
til the indicated
conditions are fully understoodand met.
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General Safety Considerations
WARNING
These servicing instr ctions are for se b
y q alified personnel only
.T
oa
v
oid
electrical shock, do not perform any servicing nless y
o are q alified to do
so.
The opening of cov
ers or remov
al of parts is lik
ely to expose dangero s
v
oltages. Disconnect the instr ment from all v
oltage so rces while it is being
opened.
The detachable po
wer cord is the instr ment disconnecting device. It
disconnects the mains circ its from the mains s pply before other parts of
the instr ment. The front panel switch is only a standb
y switch and is not a
LINE switch.
The po
w
er cord is connected to internal capacitors that may remain liv
e for 5
seconds after disconnecting the pl g from its po
wer s pply
.
This is aSafety Class Iprod ct (pro
vided with aprotectiv
eearthing gro nd
incorporated in the po
w
er cord). The mains pl g shall only be inserted in a
sock
et o tlet pro
vided with aprotectiv
eearth contact. Any interr ption of the
protective cond ctor, inside or o tside the instr ment, is lik
ely to mak
ethe
instr ment dangero s. Intentional interr ption is prohibited.
For contin ed protection against fire hazard replace line f se only with same
type and rating (F 5A/250V). The se of other f ses or material is prohibited.
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CAUTION
Alw
ays use the three-prong ac po
w
er cord supplied with this instrumen
t.
F
ailure to ensure adequate earth grounding by not using this cord maycause
instrument damage.
Before switc
hing on this pro duct, mak
esure that the line v
oltage selector
switc
his set to the v
oltage of the p ow
er supply and the correct fuse is
installed. Assure the supply voltage is in the specied range.
This pro duct is designed for use in Installation Category IIand P
ollution
Degree 2per IEC 1010 and 664 respectively
.
Ven
tilation Requiremen
ts:
When installing the pro duct in acabinet, the
con
v
ection in
to and out of the pro duct m
ust not be restricted. The ambien
t
temperature (outside the cabinet) must be less than the maximum op erating
temperature of the product b
y4

C for ev
ery 100 w
atts dissipated in the
cabinet. If the total po
w
er dissipated in the cabinet is greater than 00
w
atts, then forced con
vection must beused.
Before Applying P
o
w
er
V
erify that the pro duct is congured to match the a
v
ailable main po
w
er source per the input
po
w
er conguration instructions pro
vided in this man
ual.
If this pro duct is to beenergized via an autotransformer makesure the common terminal is
connected to the neutral (grounded side of the mains supply).
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Preface
This man
ual pro
vides service information for the Agilen
tT
ec
hnologies 360 B-Series sw
ept
signal generator and Agilen
tT
echnologies 360 L-Series swept CW generator.
anual Conv
entions
4
F
ront-Panel Key
5
This represen
ts ak
ey ph
ysically lo cated on the instrumen
t.
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Softkey
This indicates a \softkey
," a key whose label is determined b
ythe rm
w
are of
the instrumen
t.
Screen Text
This indicates text displa
y
ed on the instrument's screen.
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