Tektronix 1401A User manual

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1401A
SPECTRUM
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MODULE
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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FnlI'l1n\irlg JUN 1971
Reo lOci DEC 1182

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SP EC1FICATlOfliS
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Introo""lIon ,.,
e"'triocol a. ....,teristic:s "
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SEC TI ON 2 OPERATiNG INSTRUCTIONS
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F~ncti"" 01 ControlJ Ind Con_ .....
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SiIJlIII AppIieotion 2·
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RosoI~tion _ Fnq'*"'Y Span
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F,""uency _ ........n ..
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4Z211401A Cctompotibillty
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SECTIONJ CIRCUIT OESCRIPTIOff
lntroou<tion
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SECTlOH 4 MAIHTEHAHa:
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RepKlng CireWl eo .flIt or ... u .... bli .. s
R~1ng Sq ..... Pint lo t MuIti ·pIn Connectors
C,III Switch R .. paIr Of R eplKement
RF _.tId ~tMmblia.
"",.c.t loca6on 01 C_~n l .
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SECTlON 5 PERfOA/rollAHCE CtECK
1ftIn>duc-. ttl""", lftI_don. _ E qo -S ben!
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ShorI Form :>roc ........
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Prelom'nlty
lIattery CllatO<' Le.el'ndle.lO r Ope rllicwo
Cenler frequ encw I1 I"11e.tId Ac c .... cy
Freq....ncy S!I'"
R"Glulion B.n_11I
Incide",,' fM
Video F ilte. Op. •• ri ....
DJ""rnIc; R~ 01 Ditplt, F......Iion.
RF AIt_1Ot dB &elecl or Cl4<:k
Vidto Outpul La ....
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Di$pY'f ..........
Spuriout Reapon ..
Int,,,, od"'.1ion Dit_
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CONTENTS (cont.)
SE.CT IO N 7 ELECTRICAL PARTS L IST
Abbfe,o i .tiom _ S'imbolo
Pao-lO 0nI0rint Inlo""._
1_ of Eleclti<:al Patts Un
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SEC TI ON 8 DIAGRAMS, C IR CU IT 6OAIIOS, AND MECHANICAL
PARTS ILLUST AA TIONS
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1401A W_orm"'" VoIUgo Inform.,io "
SECTION 9 MECHANICAL 'AII TS LI ST
_on ............ L i" Inl ormatioon
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~iotiom one! symbol> used in III;' manu"' .... _ OIl 0< tak ... d;"';1Iy from IEEE
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SECTION 1
SPECIFICATION
Introduction
The 1401A ~trum A".ly'~' Modulo ... "amP'><'!
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j •• lU'~' Cen' .. IrOQOOf'lO\l P<>".ooning ,n Se.,d"r nOO<lt. At
50 MHud" ',equ,,,,,V _. Ih• ..,n"" 1,<QUoncy bKo"",<
250 IoIH>. In 'hO S. .. ch mod •. ,h. c.n ... F, ... ~
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por' of t~ 1f'OC''''''' "'ill >PJ>e" 1\ .. nlel" 'Uftn when the
'_u .. ICY '1>1"" Ier:lUCor:l h om SEARCH "",i(ion.
Tho 1401A wili OJ>!,m hom .ny "'" 01 Ifw .. __ or
..,.""..; ;,.,.,n;ol ,och...-qo;ob[. bon.,oe.. ox .. ,....1 1.6 V to
16 V) DC .• o\(j AC Ii".. Pow., coml<rmpt;"" I<~, 4.5
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I.". COfd I"" appIv,"II AC to u,. powe" poct.. Tho third wu .
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n~hon.' and 'n ..... n.t~ ",,1<lV 00<1 ...
Perf otmance Conditions
Tile por1omt""". li, n,,. on th ...... Iioo ... v"od w,th ,he
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.. 10_ to .. . m UP for .. I• .,.. 25 mlnu"," .h~"Wlld"r;"g
,lie POWER tg OH _"on.
ElECTR 'CAL CHARACT ERI STICS
REV. 6. Sl;PT. 1\174
.lItin (~ MH. ' 5'" gf ,h. I 500 d,., I,.." •• ...., accu'",y can 1M oI.> ... nod I>y
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With,n 10'lI0 of FREQ SPAN MHdDlV
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