Performance Tests
246 Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement 
System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
These Performance Tests test the functionality of the instrument. 
The Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, the Agilent 8164A Lightwave 
Measurement System, and the Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System 
comprises a power supply, a CPU, a hard-disk drive, and a display. The 
Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System also has a floppy-disk drive. 
The complete characteristics to which the Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, 
the Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, or the Agilent 8166A 
Lightwave Multichannel System is tested are given in “Specifications” on 
page 233. All tests can be performed without access to the interior of the 
instrument. The performance tests refer specifically to tests using the Diamond 
HMS-10/Agilent connector.