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User’s Guide
HP ESG-D Series Signal Generators
Serial Number Prefixes:
HP ESG-D1000A, US3704 through US3723
HP ESG-D2000A, US3704 through US3723
HP ESG-D3000A, US3704 through US3723
HP ESG-D4000A, US3704 through US3723
HP Part No. E4400-90081
Printed in USA
Print Date: December 1997 Supersedes: June 1997
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Contents
1
1 Preparing for Use
Installing the Signal Generator 1-2
Checking the Shipment 1-2
Installing Front Handles and Rack Mount Flanges 1-4
Meeting Electrical and Environmental Requirements 1-5
Adjusting the Display Contrast 1-6
Selecting Inverse Video 1-6
Adjusting the Screen Saver 1-6
Selecting the Signal Generator’s HP-IB Address 1-7
Selecting the Signal Generator’s Programming Language 1-8
Verifying Signal Generator Operation 1-9
Operator’s Check 1-9
2 Using Functions
Setting Frequency and Power Levels 2-2
To Set the RF Frequency 2-2
To Set a Frequency Reference and a Frequency Offset 2-3
To Set the RF Output Power Level 2-4
To Set an Amplitude Reference and an Amplitude Offset 2-4
Setting Up Internally-Generated Amplitude Modulation 2-6
Setting the Carrier Frequency 2-6
Setting the Power Level 2-6
Setting the AM Depth 2-6
Setting the AM Rate 2-7
Turning On Amplitude Modulation 2-7
Setting Up Internally-Generated Frequency Modulation 2-8
Setting the Carrier Frequency 2-8
Setting the Power Level 2-8
Setting the FM Deviation 2-8
Setting the FM Rate 2-9
Turning On Frequency Modulation 2-9

Contents
2
Setting Up Internally-Generated Digital Modulation in a PHS
Format (Options UN3 and UN4 Only) 2-10
Setting the Carrier Frequency 2-10
Setting the Power Level 2-10
Setting the PHS Control Channel to Uplink 2-11
Setting Up Timeslot 1 2-11
Setting Up Timeslot 3 2-12
Turning On the PHS Format and the Modulation 2-12
Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep 2-13
Configuring a Step Sweep 2-13
Turning On Continuous Step Sweep 2-14
Configuring a List Sweep Using Step Sweep Data 2-14
Editing List Sweep Points 2-14
Turning On List Sweep for a Single Sweep 2-15
Saving and Recalling an Instrument State 2-16
3 Troubleshooting
If You Encounter a Problem 3-2
•No RF Output? 3-2
•RF Output Power too Low? 3-2
• No Modulation at the RF Output? 3-2
•Can’t Turn Off Sweep Mode? 3-3
•Recalled a Register and Sweep List is Missing? 3-3
•All of the Registers Where You Previously Stored Instrument States are
Empty? 3-3
•Saved an Instrument State in a Register but the Register is Empty or Contains the
Wrong State? 3-3
•The Power Supply has Shut Down 3-3
•Incorrect List Sweep Dwell Time? 3-4
•Can’t Turn Off Help Mode? 3-4
•LF OUTPUT Signal is a Sinewave but the RF OUTPUT Signal is a Pulse
Squarewave? 3-4

Contents
3
Error Messages 3-5
The Front Panel Error Queue 3-5
The SCPI Remote Interface Error Queue 3-5
Querying the Error Queue 3-7
Error Numbers 3-8
No Error 3-9
SCPI Standard Error Messages 3-10
Error Message Description 3-10
Command Error 3-11
Command Error Message Descriptions 3-11
Execution Error 3-17
Execution Error Message Descriptions 3-17
Device-Specific Error 3-25
Device-Specific Error Message Descriptions 3-25
Query Error 3-28
Query Error Message Descriptions 3-28
ESG-D Series Signal Generator Instrument-Specific Error
Messages 3-30
Returning Your Signal Generator to HP 3-55
HP Sales and Service Offices 3-56

Contents
4
4 Front and Rear Panel
Front Panel Overview 4-2
Display Annotation 4-8
Rear Panel Overview 4-13
5 Hardkey and Softkey Reference
AM 5-3
AM Depth 5-3
AM Depth Couple Off On 5-4
AM Dual-Sine Ampl Ratio 5-4
AM Off On 5-5
AM Path 1 2 WB 5-5
AM Rate 5-6
AM Source 5-7
AM Start Rate 5-8
AM Stop Rate 5-9
AM Sweep Time 5-9
AM Sweep Trigger 5-10
AM Tone 1 Rate 5-10
AM Tone 2 Rate 5-11
AM Waveform 5-11
Bus 5-12
Dual-Sine 5-12
Ext 5-12
Ext 1 AC-Coupled 5-13
Ext 1 DC-Coupled 5-14
Ext 2 AC-Coupled 5-15
Ext 2 DC-Coupled 5-15
Immediate 5-16
Internal 5-16
Noise 5-17
Ramp 5-17
Sine 5-17

Contents
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Square 5-18
Swept-Sine 5-18
Triangle 5-18
Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos 5-19
Trigger Key 5-19
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos 5-20
Ampl 5-21
ALC BW Normal Narrow 5-21
ALC Off On 5-22
Ampl Offset 5-23
Ampl Ref Set 5-23
Ampl Ref Off On 5-24
Atten Hold Off On 5-25
Do Power Search 5-25
Power Search Manual Auto 5-26
Amplitude 5-27
Arrow Keys 5-29
Display Contrast Keys 5-31
FM 5-33
Bus 5-33
DCFM/DCΦM Cal 5-34
Dual-Sine 5-34
Ext 5-34
Ext 1 AC-Coupled 5-35
Ext 1 DC-Coupled 5-35
Ext 2 AC-Coupled 5-36
Ext 2 DC-Coupled 5-36
FM/ΦM5-37
FM Dev 5-37
FM Dev Couple Off On 5-38
FM Dual-Sine Ampl Ratio 5-38
FM Off On 5-39
FM Path 1 2 5-40

Contents
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FM Rate 5-41
FM Source 5-42
FM Start Rate 5-43
FM Stop Rate 5-44
FM Sweep Time 5-44
FM Sweep Trigger 5-45
FM Tone 1 Rate 5-45
FM Tone 2 Rate 5-46
FM Waveform 5-46
Immediate 5-47
Internal 5-47
Noise 5-48
Ramp 5-48
Sine 5-48
Square 5-49
Swept-Sine 5-49
Triangle 5-49
Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos 5-50
Trigger Key 5-51
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos 5-51
Freq 5-53
Adjust Phase 5-53
Freq Multiplier 5-54
Freq Offset 5-55
Freq Ref Off On 5-56
Freq Ref Set 5-56
Mode 1 Optimize <10kHz Offset 5-57
Mode 2 Optimize >10kHz Offset 5-57
Optimize ΦNoise 5-58
Phase Ref Set 5-58
Frequency 5-59
Help 5-61
Hold 5-63
Incr Set 5-65