Agilent Technologies 8163A User Guide

Performance Test Instructions Performance Tests
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave
Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
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Display/Key Functional Test
1 Setup the test equipment as shown in Figure 171:
Insert the fixed laser source module in slot 1 and the power sensor in slot 2. If
you use the Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, insert the back-
loadable Tunable Laser module, if available, in slot 0.
2 Switch on the mainframe and wait until it has booted.
Testing Hardkeys
3 Press Config. You should see the Configuration menu.
4 Press Aux. You should hear a “beep” and the Configuration menu should
disappear.
5 Press Appl. You should hear a “beep”.
6 Press Help. You should hear a “beep”.
7 Press Preset, the green hardkey. An egg-timer icon should be displayed while
all parameters are set to their default values. The Overview Screen showing all
channels should appear.
Figure 171 Mainframe Setup
Agilent 8166A Mainframe with fixed laser source and power sensor
Power
Sensor
Laser
Source
Power
Sensor
Laser
Source
Agilent 8163A Mainframe with
fixed laser source and power sensor
Agilent 8164A Mainframe with fixed laser source,
power sensor, and tunable laser module
Tunable Laser

Agilent Technologies 8163A Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	8163A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English