Model11848A GeneralInformation
DOCUMENTATIONUPDATING
Aninstrumentmanufacturedaftertheprintingofthesemanualsmayhavea serial-numberprefixthat
isnotlistedonthemanualtitlepage.Havinga serial-numberprefixthatisgreaterthanthatshownon
thetitlepageindicatesthattheinstrumentisslightlydifferentfromthosedocumentedinthemanual.
Inthiscase,yourmanualmaybeprovidedwith updatinginformationtomakeitascurrentaspossible.
Thisupdatinginformationcontainsallmajorchangeinformationthatappliestoinstrumentsbeyond
theserial-prefixrangedefinedonthetitlepage.Minorchangesmaynotbeincludedbutwillbecovered
insubsequentupdatesyoucanreceivebyjoiningtheDocumentationUpdateService.
ADescriptionoftheManualUpdatePacket
AManual Update packetconsistsofreplacementandadditionpageswhichshouldbeincorporatedin
yourmanualtobringituptodate.(Anadditionpageresultswhennewinformationwon'tfit ona
replacementpage.)
SigningUpfortheDocumentationUpdateService
Hewlett-Packardoffersa DocumentationUpdateServicethatwillprovideyouwithfurtherupdates
andchangesastheybecomeavailable.Ifyouhavenotreceivedupdateinformationthatmatchesthe
serialnumberofyourinstrument,youcanreceivethisinformationthroughtheUpdateService.
Ifyouoperateorserviceinstrumentswithdifferentserialprefixes,westronglyrecommendthatyou
jointhisserviceimmediatelytoensurethatyourmanualiskeptcurrent.
Formoreinformation,refertotheDocumentationUpdateServicereplycardincludedinthismanual
orcontact:
Hewlett-PackardCompany
TechnicalWritingDepartment
24001E.Mission-TAFC-34
Spokane,WA99220
(509)922-4001
Also,
ifyoujointheupdateservice,youcanindicatewhetheryouchoosetobecontactedinthe
futureaboutthequalityofthedocumentationyoureceive.Weareconstantlytryingtoprovidethe
bestdocumentationpossibleandperiodicallysurveyourcustomersastotheirexpectationsandthe
usabilityofthemanualsweprovide.
SAFETYCONSIDERATIONS
The Interfaceisa SafetyClassI instrument(thatis,providedwith a protectiveearthterminal).Before
operation,lookoverthePhaseNoiseInterfaceanditsrelateddocumentationtogetfamiliarwith
safetymarkingsandinstructions.RefertotheSafety Considerations pagefoundatthebeginningof
thismanualfora summaryofthesafetyinformation.Safetyinformationthatappliestothespecific
taskathand(forexample,installation)isfoundinthismanual.
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