HP 8530A Owner's manual

Operating and Programming Manual
HP 8530A Receiver
ABCDE
HP P
art No
.8530-90010
Printed in US
AF
ebruary 1994
Edition 2

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8530A Receiver Operating and Programming Manual
08530-90010
February 1, 1994

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Copyright 1994 Hewlett-P
ackard Company
.All rights reserved.

Printing History
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The manual printing date and part number indicate its current edition. The printing date
changes when a new edition is printed. (Minor corrections and updates which are incorporated
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technical changes are incorporated.
The following versions of this manual have been produced:
Edition Date Firmware
Revision
Edition 1 June 1992 A.01.40
Edition 2 October 1993 A.01.60
Manual Applicability
This manual applies to HP 8530A Receivers having an HP 85102R IF detector with serial
number prex 3237A or higher
,running rmware revision A.01.60.
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Safety Considerations
General
This product and related documentation must be reviewed for familiarization with safety
markings and instructions before operation. This product has been designed and tested in
accordance with international standards.
Safety Symbols
L
Instruction manual symbol: the product will be marked with this symbol when
it is necessary for the user to refer to the instruction manual for warnings or
cautions.
M
Indicates hazardous voltages.
K
Indicates earth (ground) terminal.
W
arning
The W
ARNING sign denotes ahazard. It calls attention to aprocedure
,
practice
,or the like
,which, if not correctly performed or adhered to
,
could result in personal injury
.Do not proceed beyond aW
ARNING sign
until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met.
Caution
The CAUTION sign denotes ahazard. It calls attention to an operating
procedure
,practice
,or the like
,which, if not correctly performed or adhered
to
,could result in damage to the product or loss of important data. Do not
proceed beyond aCA
UTION sign until the indicated conditions are fully
understood and met.
Safety Earth Ground
This is a Safety Class I product (provided with a protective earthing terminal). An
uninterruptible safety earth ground must be provided from the main power source to the
product input wiring terminals, power, cord, or supplied power cord set. Whenever it is likely
that the protection has been impaired, the product must be made inoperative and secured
against any unintended operation.
Before Applying P
ower
Verify that the product is congured to match the available main power source as described in
the input power conguration instructions provided in this manual.
If this product is to be powered by an autotransformer, make sure the common terminal is
connected to the neutral (grounded) side of the AC power supply.
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Servicing
Any servicing, adjustment, maintenance, or repair of this product must be performed by
qualied personnel.
Capacitors inside this product could still be charged even when disconnected from their power
source.
To avoid a re hazard, only fuses with the required current rating and of the specied type
(normal blow, time delay,etc.) are to be used for replacement.
v

Typeface Conventions
Bold Bold type is used to introduce a new term. Terms that are highlighted
in this way are dened in the glossary.
Italics Italic type is used for emphasis, and for the titles of manuals and other
publications. It is also used when describing a computer variable .For
example: \Type: LOAD BIN lename 4
Return
5 "
Computer Computer type is used to depict on-screen prompts and messages.
4
Front Panel Keys
5 Front panel keys are shown in enclosed boxes. Numbers you must
enter into the data keypad are shown in normal print, they are not
enclosed in boxes.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Soft Keys Softkeys are the keys on the right-hand side of the display. The
function of these keys changes depending on the displayed menu.
vi

Warranty
Certication
Hewlett-Packard Company certies that this product met its published specications at the
time of shipment from the factory. Hewlett-Packard further certies that its calibration
measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST, formerly NBS), to the extent allowed by the Institute's calibration facility,
and to the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization members.
Warranty
This Hewlett-Packard instrument product is warranted against defects in material and
workmanship for a period of one year from date of delivery. During the warranty period,
Hewlett-Packard Company will, at its option, either repair or replace products which prove to
be defective.
For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility designated by
HP. Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to HP and HP shall pay shipping charges to return the
product to Buyer. However
,Buyer shall pay all shipping charges
,duties
,and taxes for products
returned to HP from another country
.
HP warrants that its software and rmware designated by HP for use with an instrument will
execute its programming instructions when properly installed on that instrument. HP does not
warrant that the operation of the instrument, or software, or rmware will be uninterrupted or
error free
.
LIMIT
A
TION 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 of the environmental specications for the product, or improper site
preparation or maintenance
.
NO OTHER W
ARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
.HP SPECIFICALL
YDISCLAIMS
THE IMPLIED W
ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT
ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR AP
ARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES
THE REMEDIES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE BUYER'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES.
HP 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
Hewlett-Packard products.F
or any assistance
, contact your nearest Hewlett-P
ackard Sales and
Service Oce
.
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Contents
1. General Information
Chapter Contents .............................. 1-1
Operating and Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Service .................................. 1-1
HP 8530A Description ............................ 1-2
Measurement Features.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-4
Design Background of the HP 8530A .................... 1-4
Major Features.... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-4
Angle Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Frequency Domain .............................1-5
Time Domain .... .. ................... .. .. .. 1-5
Calibration . ..
..
..
...................
..
..
.. 1-6
F
our Measurement Inputs ......................... 1-6
Selectable Input Ratios . .. .......................
.1-6
Flexible Triggering ..
..
......................... 1-6
Measure P
arameter 1, 2, 3 or 4in Any Combination .............1-7
Save/Recall Registers ............
................1-7
Measure P
erformance Relative to the P
eak of the Main Lobe .........1-7
Remote Programming ...........................1-7
Data Presentation F
eatures ..........
...............1-7
Display F
ormats ...........
..
................1-7
Multiple Measurements Can be Shown Simultaneously ...........1-7
Trace Memory and Trace Math .................
..
...1-7
Markers Display Precise V
alues for Any P
oint on Display Traces ......1-8
External Video Monitor .................
..
..
..
..1-8
Optional Network Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Input/Output Features .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-8
Printing and Plotting Features . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1-8
Peripheral Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Built In Disc Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
How the HP 8530A Receiver Diers from Similar Products ...........1-9
Options ......................... ..........1-10
Option 005 -P
ositioner Encoder Compatibility ...............
.1-10
Option 010 - Time Domain Operation ......
.............. 1-10
Option 011 - A
dd HP 8510C Firmware Operating System ...
........ 1-10
Option 908 - Rack Mount Kit (for instruments without handles) . . . . . ... 1-10
Option 913 - Rack Mount Kit (for instruments with handles) ........ . 1-10
Option 910 - A
dditional Manual Set . . .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1-10
Option W31 - Extended Service (On-Site, where Available) .... .. .. .. 1-10
EquipmentSupplied ............................. 1-11
A
ccessories and Supplies ...........................1-12
HP-IB Extenders (HP 37204A) and Related Cables ..............1-12
Standard Coax HP-IB Extender ......................1-12
Option 013 Optical Fiber HP-IB Extender ...
..............1-12
HP 85043A System Cabinet .....
....................1-12
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