HP ESG Series User manual

Printed in USA July 2004
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User’s Guide
HP ESG Series Signal Generators
Serial Number Prefixes:
HP ESG-1000A, US3704 through US3723
HP ESG-2000A, US3704 through US3723
HP ESG-3000A, US3704 through US3723
HP ESG-4000A, US3704 through US3723
HP Part No. E4400-90076
Printed in USA
Print Date: December 1997 Supersedes: June 1997
Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1997. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without
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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
Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep 2-10
Configuring a Step Sweep 2-10
Turning On Continuous Step Sweep 2-11
Configuring a List Sweep Using Step Sweep Data 2-11
Editing List Sweep Points 2-11
Turning On List Sweep for a Single Sweep 2-12
Saving and Recalling an Instrument State 2-13
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
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

Contents
3
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 Series Signal Generator Instrument-Specific Error
Messages 3-30
Returning Your Signal Generator to HP 3-50
HP Sales and Service Offices 3-51
4 Front and Rear Panel
Front Panel Overview 4-2
Display Annotation 4-7
Rear Panel Overview 4-11
5 Hardkey and Softkey Reference
AM 5-3
AM Depth 5-3
AM Depth Couple Off On 5-4

Contents
4
AM Dual-Sine Ampl Ratio 5-4
AM Off On 5-5
AM Path 1 2 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
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 Off On 5-21
Ampl Offset 5-22
Ampl Ref Set 5-22
Ampl Ref Off On 5-23
Atten Hold Off On 5-24
Do Power Search 5-24

Contents
5
Power Search Manual Auto 5-25
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
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

Contents
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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
LF Out 5-67
Bus 5-67
DC 5-68
Dual-Sine 5-68
Ext 5-69
Function Generator 5-69
Immediate 5-70
Internal 5-70
LF Out Amplitude 5-71
LF Out Freq 5-71
LF Out Off On 5-72
LF Out Period 5-72
LF Out Source 5-73

Contents
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LF Out Start Freq 5-74
LF Out Stop Freq 5-75
LF Out Sweep Time 5-76
LF Out Sweep Trigger 5-76
LF Out Tone 1 Freq 5-77
LF Out Tone 2 Ampl % Of Peak 5-78
LF Out Tone 2 Freq 5-79
LF Out Waveform 5-79
LF Out Width 5-80
Noise 5-80
Pulse 5-81
Ramp 5-81
Sine 5-82
Square 5-82
Swept-Sine 5-83
Triangle 5-83
Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos 5-84
Trigger Key 5-85
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos 5-85
Local 5-87
Mod On/Off 5-89
Mode 5-91
Numeric Keypad 5-93
Phase Modulation 5-95
ΦM Dev 5-95
ΦM Dev Couple Off On 5-97
ΦM Dual-Sine Ampl Ratio 5-97
ΦM Off On 5-98
ΦMPath12 5-99
ΦM Rate 5-100
ΦM Source 5-101
ΦM Start Rate 5-102
ΦM Stop Rate 5-103
ΦM Sweep Time 5-103

Contents
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ΦM Sweep Trigger 5-104
ΦM Tone 1 Rate 5-104
ΦM Tone 2 Rate 5-105
ΦM Waveform 5-105
Bus 5-106
DCFM/DCΦM Cal 5-106
Dual-Sine 5-106
Ext 5-107
Ext 1 AC-Coupled 5-107
Ext 1 DC-Coupled 5-108
Ext 2 AC-Coupled 5-108
Ext 2 DC-Coupled 5-109
FM/ΦM Normal High BW 5-109
Immediate 5-110
Internal 5-110
Noise 5-111
Ramp 5-111
Sine 5-111
Square 5-112
Swept-Sine 5-112
Triangle 5-112
Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos 5-113
Trigger Key 5-114
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos 5-114
Power Switch 5-115
Preset 5-117
Pulse 5-127
Ext2 DC-Coupled 5-127
Internal Pulse 5-128
Internal Square 5-128
Pulse Off On 5-129
Pulse Period 5-129
Pulse Rate 5-130
Pulse Width 5-130
Pulse Source 5-131

Contents
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Recall 5-133
Delete All Regs in Seq [n] 5-133
Delete All Sequences 5-133
Delete Seq[n] Reg[nn] 5-134
Recall Reg 5-134
Select Seq 5-135
Return 5-137
RF On/Off 5-139
Save 5-141
Add Comment To Seq[n] Reg[nn] 5-141
Clear Text 5-142
Delete All Regs in Seq [n] 5-142
Delete All Sequences 5-143
Delete Seq[n] Reg[nn] 5-143
Editing Keys 5-143
Editing Mode Insert Replace 5-144
Save Seq[n] Reg[nn] 5-144
Select Reg 5-145
Select Seq 5-145
Sweep/List 5-147
# Points 5-147
Ampl 5-148
Ampl Start 5-148
Ampl Stop 5-149
Bus 5-149
Configure List Sweep 5-150
Configure Step Sweep 5-150
Delete File 5-151
Delete Item 5-151
Delete Row 5-151
Dwell Type List Step 5-151
Edit Item 5-152
Ext 5-152
Freq 5-153

Contents
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Freq&Ampl 5-153
Freq Start 5-154
Freq Stop 5-154
Goto Bottom Row 5-154
Goto Middle Row 5-155
Goto Row 5-155
Goto Top Row 5-155
Immediate 5-156
Insert Item 5-156
Insert Row 5-156
Load From Selected File 5-157
Load List From Step Sweep 5-157
Load/Store 5-157
Manual Mode Off On 5-158
Manual Point 5-158
Off 5-159
Page Down 5-159
Page Up 5-159
Point Trigger 5-160
Preset List 5-160
Single Sweep 5-160
Step Dwell 5-161
Store to File 5-161
Sweep 5-162
Sweep Direction Down Up 5-162
Sweep Repeat Single Cont 5-163
Sweep Trigger 5-163
Sweep Type List Step 5-163
Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos 5-164
Trigger Key 5-164
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos 5-165
Trigger 5-167
Utility 5-169
All 5-169
Binary 5-170
Black Pixels Screen Test 5-170

Contents
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Brightness 5-170
Catalog Type 5-171
Clear Error Queue(s) 5-171
Clear Text 5-171
Copy File 5-172
Delete All Binary Files 5-172
Delete All Files 5-173
Delete All List Files 5-173
Delete All State Files 5-173
Delete File 5-174
Diagnostic Info 5-174
Display 5-174
Editing Keys 5-175
Editing Mode Insert Replace 5-175
Error Info 5-175
Help Mode Single Cont 5-176
HP8648A/B/C/D 5-176
HP-IB Address 5-177
HP-IB/RS-232 5-177
Instrument Adjustments 5-177
Instrument Info/Help Mode 5-178
Inverse Video Off On 5-178
List 5-178
Memory Catalog 5-179
Mod Status Info Off On 5-179
Off 5-179
Page Down 5-179
Page Up 5-180
Power On Last Preset 5-180
Power On/Preset 5-180
Preset Language 5-181
Preset Normal User 5-181
Recall Ref Osc Setting 5-182
Receive Pace None Xon 5-182
Reference Oscillator Adjustment 5-182
Ref Osc Coarse 5-183
Ref Osc Fine 5-183
Remote Language 5-183

Contents
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Reset RS-232 5-183
Reverse Power Protection Normal HP8648 5-184
RS-232 Baud Rate 5-185
RS-232 Echo Off On 5-185
RS-232 Pace 5-185
RTS/CTS 5-186
RTS/CTS Pacing 5-186
RTS On 5-187
Save User Preset 5-187
SCPI 5-188
Screen Saver Delay 5-188
Screen Saver Mode 5-189
Screen Saver Off On 5-189
State 5-190
Step/Knob Ratio 5-190
Store Ref Osc Setting 5-190
Transmit Pace None Xon 5-191
View Next Error Message 5-191
View Previous Error Message 5-192
White Pixels Screen Test 5-192
6 Options and Accessories
Signal Generator Options 6-2
Front Handles (Option 1CN) 6-2
Rack Mount Flanges without Handles (Option 1CM) 6-2
Rack Mount Flanges with Handles (Option 1CP) 6-2
Three Year Warranty (Option W30) 6-2
Move All Front Panel Connectors to Rear Panel (Option 1EM) 6-3
High Stability Timebase (Option 1E5) 6-3
Delete Standard Manual Set (Option 0B0) 6-3
Extra Manual Set (Option 0B1) 6-4
Assembly-Level Service Guide (Option 0BW) 6-4
Component-Level Information Package (Option 0BV) 6-5
Assembly-Level Service Guide and Component-Level Information Package
(Option 0BX) 6-5
User’s Guide - Traditional Chinese for Taiwan (Option AB0) 6-5

Contents
13
User’s Guide - Korean (Option AB1) 6-6
User’s Guide - Chinese (Option AB2) 6-6
User’s Guide - German (Option ABD) 6-6
User’s Guide - Spanish (Option ABE) 6-6
User’s Guide - Japanese (Option ABJ) 6-7
Signal Generator Accessories 6-8
Transit Case (HP Part Number 9211-1296) 6-8
Remote Interface (HP 83300A) 6-8
RS-232 Cable Kit 6-8
Upgrade and Retrofit Kits 6-9
Firmware Upgrade Kit 6-9
Firmware Upgrade Kit with Documentation 6-9
Analog to Digital Retrofit Kit 6-9
7Operation
8 Safety and Regulatory
Safety Notes 8-2
Instrument Markings 8-3
General Safety Considerations 8-4
Statement of Compliance 8-5
Warranty 8-6
Assistance 8-7
Certification 8-8
Declaration of Conformity 8-9

Contents
14
Compliance with German Noise Requirements 8-10
9 Specifications
HP ESG Series Signal Generators Specifications 9-2
Frequency 9-2
Sweep Modes 9-3
Internal Reference Oscillator 9-4
Output 9-4
Spectral Purity 9-7
Frequency Modulation 9-8
Phase Modulation 9-10
Amplitude Modulation at fc > 500 kHz 9-11
Pulse Modulation 9-12
Internal Modulation Source 9-13
LF Out (Internal Modulation Source) 9-14
External Modulation Inputs 9-14
Simultaneous Modulation 9-15
Remote Programming 9-15
ISO Compliant 9-15
General 9-16
Accessories 9-16
Options 9-17
Index

1-1
1 Preparing for Use
This chapter contains procedures that show you how to install your signal
generator, and how to perform a functional check to verify signal generator
operation.

1-2
Preparing for Use
Installing the Signal Generator
Installing the Signal Generator
This section contains procedures for properly installing your signal generator:
• checking the shipment
• installing front handles and rack flange kits
• meeting electrical and environmental requirements
• adjusting the display
• selecting the signal generator’s HP-IB address
• selecting the programming language
Checking the Shipment
1. Inspect the shipping container for damage.
Look for signs of damage such as a dented or torn shipping container or cushioning
material that shows signs of unusual stress or compacting.
2. Carefully remove the contents from the shipping container and verify that your order is
complete. Refer to Table 1-1 for a list of items that are shipped standard with the signal
generator and for a list of options that you may also have ordered.

1-3
Preparing for Use
Installing the Signal Generator
Table 1-1. Shipment Verification List
Part Number Item Description Option
Unique to Country AC Power Cable Standard
5063-9227 Front Handle Kit 1CN
5063-9214 Rack Flange Kit (without handles) 1CM
5063-9221 Rack Flange Kit (with handles) 1CP
E4400-90076 User’s Guide
(part of manual set E4400-90075) Standard
E4400-90077 Programming Guide
(part of manual set E4400-90075) Standard
E4400-90078 Quick Reference Guide
(part of manual set E4400-90075) Standard
E4400-90079 Calibration Guide
(part of manual set E4400-90075) Standard
E4400-90075 Additional Manual Set OB1
E4400-90008 Service Guide 0BW, 0BX
E4400-90015 Component Level Information Guide 0BV, 0BX
E4400-90024 User’s Guide, Chinese for Taiwan AB0
E4400-90023 User’s Guide, Korean AB1
E4400-90022 User’s Guide, Chinese AB2
E4400-90027 User’s Guide, German ABD
E4400-90026 User’s Guide, Spanish ABE
E4400-90025 User’s Guide, Japanese ABJ